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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 on 3rd Starlink mission
Jan 29, 2020 (SPX)
SpaceX originally said the launch would occur Monday morning, but pushed that to Tuesday because of rain and clouds near the pad. Then, on Monday evening, the c...
Russian Space Agency confirms plans to launch nuclear-powered space tug by 2030
Jan 29, 2020 (Sputnik)
Roscosmos plans to deliver a nuclear-powered space tug into orbit by the year 2030, agency first deputy director Yuri Urlichich has confirmed. In a presentation...
Stennis Space Center sets stage for Artemis testing in 2020
Jan 24, 2020 (SPX)
The Green Run testing will be the first top-to-bottom integrated testing of the stage's systems prior to its maiden flight. The testing will be conducted on the...
Russia to supply US with six RD-180 rocket engines this year
Jan 23, 2020 (Sputnik)
The RD-180 engines will be used to power the first stage of the Atlas V launch vehicles. In December, Energomash said that it shipped a total of six RD-180 rock...
Fire at Firefly Aerospace interrupts rocket test
Jan 23, 2020 (UPI)
"There were no injuries and no significant damage to the facility," said Eric Salwan, Firefly's director of commercial business development. "We won't know abou...
Aerospike rocket engines are more efficient than classic ones
Jan 22, 2020 (SPX)
After reading the test data from the sensors for both classic and aerospike rocket engines, we clearly saw that the aerospike rocket engines are more efficient ...
EU announces funding for Ariane 6 and other space-tech
Jan 21, 2020 (AFP)
Half the money is in the form of a loan for the new Ariane 6 heavy launcher programme, a collaboration between the European Space Agency programme and the Arian...
Russia claims edge as US lags in hypersonic weapons development
Jan 20, 2020 (Sputnik)
The US military has failed in the domain of hypersonic arms research and development and it will take years for America to regain its once leading position, the...
NASA, SpaceX complete final major flight test of crew spacecraft
Jan 20, 2020 (SPX)
The launch escape test began at 10:30 a.m. EST with liftoff from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a mission to show the ...
RUAG Space develops high-tech-mechanisms for new all-electric satellites
Jan 20, 2020 (SPX)
The electric propulsion is necessary to bring the satellite exactly into its position and to maintain this position over the lifetime of several years. "To have...
Gremlins program completes first flight test for X-61A vehicle
Jan 20, 2020 (SPX)
The goal for this third phase of the Gremlins program is completion of a full-scale technology demonstration series featuring the air recovery of multiple, low-...
Exquadrum-Dynetics team test full-scale OpFires rocket
Jan 20, 2020 (SPX)
This test is the culmination of the Phase 1 portion of the $15.1M prime contract, which was awarded to Exquadrum in September 2018. The team of Exquadrum and Dy...
SpaceX sucessfully tests Crew Dragon emergency abort system
Jan 19, 2020 (AFP)
"As far as we can tell thus far it was a picture-perfect mission," SpaceX founder Elon Musk told reporters. He added that the first manned flight of the capsule...
X-60A program conducts integrated vehicle propulsion system verification test
Jan 17, 2020 (SPX)
The X-60A is an air-launched rocket designed for hypersonic flight research. It is being developed by Generation Orbit Launch Services under an AFRL Small Busin...
First Spacebus Neo satellite launched
Jan 17, 2020 (ESA)
Konnect, with a launch mass of 3619 kg, was the first to be released after about 27 minutes. Konnect will provide broadband services for Europe and Africa and h...
Operational Fires Program Advances to Phase 3, Targets System Development and Integration
Jan 17, 2020 (SPX)
OpFires aims to develop and demonstrate a novel ground-launched system, enabling hypersonic boost glide weapons to penetrate modern enemy air defenses and rapid...
DARPA Awards Lockheed Martin Hypersonic OpFires Phase 3 Contract
Jan 17, 2020 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin, DARPA and the U.S. Army, aims to develop and demonstrate an innovative, ground-launched, mobile, integrated weapon system that leverages DARPA-...
Spinlaunch receives additional $35M from investors
Jan 17, 2020 (SPX)
The responsive launch system utilizes a large mass accelerator to provide on demand launches of small satellites in virtually any weather at an order of magnitu...
NASA rings in busy new year in Florida to prepare for Artemis Missions
Jan 15, 2020 (SPX)
Launch countdown simulations will continue to ramp up in 2020 to train and certify the launch control team for Artemis missions. The types of simulations will b...
SpaceX, NASA gear up for in-flight abort demonstration
Jan 14, 2020 (SPX)
The test, known as in-flight abort, will demonstrate the spacecraft's escape capabilities - showing that the crew system can protect astronauts even in the unli...
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