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Russia starts adapting RD-180 engine used in US for super-heavy Yenisei Rocket
Apr 22, 2020 (Sputnik)
"The RD-180 engine, which has unique flight statistics, will be used in the first stage of the Soyuz-6 rocket, which can replace the Soyuz-2 medium-class launch...
Can high-power microwaves reduce the launch cost of space-bound rockets?
Apr 22, 2020 (SPX)
In a study published in the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, researchers from the University of Tsukuba have helped solve important wireless power transmissio...
Iran hails military satellite launch as US tensions simmer
Apr 22, 2020 (AFP)
The United States charges Iran's satellite programme is a cover for its development of missiles. The Islamic republic has previously insisted its aerospace acti...
NASA, SpaceX to Launch First Astronauts to Space Station from U.S. Since 2011
Apr 20, 2020 (SPX)
As the final flight test for SpaceX, this mission will validate the company's crew transportation system, including the launch pad, rocket, spacecraft, and oper...
Scientific machine learning paves way for rapid rocket engine design
Apr 17, 2020 (SPX)
One group of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin is developing new "scientific machine learning" methods to address this challenge. Scientific mach...
NASA announces first SpaceX crewed flight for May 27
Apr 17, 2020 (AFP)
"On May 27, @NASA will once again launch American astronauts on American rockets from American soil!" Jim Bridenstine, head of the National Aeronautics and Spac...
US Rocketry Chief Offers Novel Explanation for Why America Continues to Buy Russia's RD-180 Engines
Apr 17, 2020 (Sputnik)
The United States is buying Russian rocket engines not because of any problems with its domestic engine engineering programmes, but to subsidize Russian rocket ...
RocketShip delivers Delta IV Heavy boosters at VAFB
Apr 14, 2020 (AFNS)
The ULA barge, known as the RocketShip, delivered the parts in preparation for an upcoming launch scheduled for later this year showcasing the ongoing mission a...
Russia space chief spars with Elon Musk over launch pricing
Apr 11, 2020 (AFP)
"Instead of honest competition on the market for space launches, they are lobbying for sanctions against us and use price dumping with impunity," Roscosmos chie...
Rocket Lab completes electron mid-air recovery test
Apr 10, 2020 (SPX)
The successful test is a major step forward in Rocket Lab's plans to reuse the first stage of its Electron launch vehicle for multiple missions. The test took p...
Three Proton-M rockets returned to factory over quality control issues
Apr 10, 2020 (Sputnik)
Three Proton-M heavy-lift launch vehicles designated for launching satellites from the Baikonur Cosmodrome will be returned to the Khrunichev rocket manufacture...
Russia will cut space launch prices by 30 percent in response to SpaceX predatory pricing
Apr 10, 2020 (Sputnik)
Russia will slash the price of its space launch services by 30 percent to counter what it sees as dumping by Elon Musk's SpaceX company, the head of Russia's st...
Pandemic delays New Zealand launch of three US Intel satellites
Apr 09, 2020 (SPX)
The private space launch company announced this week it had been forced to postpone the launch from its New Zealand spaceport on the north island's Mahia Penins...
Dragon returns to Earth with science payloads from ISS
Apr 08, 2020 (SPX)
Some of the scientific investigations Dragon will return to Earth include: Generating a nutritional meal Planning ways to supply food for a multi-year mission o...
Space Force announces its first pandemic-related launch delay
Apr 08, 2020 (UPI)
The announcement Tuesday evening said the launch, previously planned for late April, would occur no earlier than June 30. The satellite is to be launched from C...
SpaceX's Dragon splashes down after trip to space station
Apr 07, 2020 (UPI)
The mission was the 20th cargo trip for SpaceX, and the last for its original cargo Dragon. A second-generation Dragon will be used going forward, according to ...
NASA ground, marine teams integral to moving SLS rocket to pad
Apr 06, 2020 (SPX)
Based out of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, the move team ensures all the flight hardware for the SLS rocket's core stage is safely...
Hypersonic surfing at ESA
Apr 02, 2020 (ESA)
The aim of the project is to develop and fly a waverider-based vehicle above seven times the speed of sound, designed to surf on the shock waves generated by it...
NASA, SpaceX Simulate Upcoming Crew Mission with Astronauts
Apr 01, 2020 (SPX)
Over the last several months, key members of flight control teams working from NASA's Johnson and Kennedy Space Centers and SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Ca...
NASA Adds Shannon Walker to First Operational Crewed SpaceX Mission
Apr 01, 2020 (SPX)
Walker will join NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr., as well as Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), for a six-mo...
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