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Roscosmos Finds No Flaw in Fabric of Soyuz Vehicle at Assembly Stage - Source
Sep 17, 2018 (Sputnik)
"The last photographs of the fabric of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft have been done in shop 45 of the experimental machine-building plant of the Energia rocket and...
NASA blasts off space laser satellite to track ice loss
Sep 15, 2018 (AFP)
Cloaked in pre-dawn darkness, the $1 billion, half-ton ICESat-2 launched aboard a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force base in California at 6:02 am (1302 ...
Arianespace's Vega to orbit THEOS-2 for Thailand's GISTDA
Sep 14, 2018 (SPX)
Using a Vega or Vega C rocket, this Earth observation mission will be conducted from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, from 2021. THEOS-2 is a v...
India continues to use foreign launchers for heavy satellites
Sep 14, 2018 (Sputnik)
Two European heavy-lift Ariane 5 launch vehicles would be used to launch India's GSAT-31 and GSAT-30 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou,...
Ariane 5 to launch the GSAT-31 and GSAT-30 satellites for India
Sep 14, 2018 (SPX)
The two satellites are to be launched on separate Ariane 5s from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana from end 2018 onwards, sta...
Bidding farewell to a space industry workhorse
Sep 14, 2018 (SPX)
With roots tracing back to the dawn of the space age, the Delta II has an admirable success record since debuting almost three decades ago in 1989. A successful...
SpaceX announces new plan to send tourist around Moon
Sep 14, 2018 (AFP)
"SpaceX has signed the world's first private passenger to fly around the Moon aboard our BFR launch vehicle -- an important step toward enabling access for ever...
United Launch Alliance to launch final Delta 2 with NASA's ICESat-2
Sep 13, 2018 (SPX)
"This is the end of an era, as we prepare to launch the final Delta II rocket," said Gary Wentz, ULA vice president of Government and Commercial Programs. "This...
Russian spacecrafts under careful scrutiny after ISS air leak incident
Sep 13, 2018 (Sputnik)
In late August, Roscosmos state space corporation head Dmitry Rogozin said an air leak and a subsequent drop in pressure occurred at the Soyuz spacecraft docked...
NASA tests engine part to reduce costs
Sep 13, 2018 (SPX)
The redesigned main combustion chamber, which is the heart of the engine, has performed well during two tests in flight-like conditions. During the tests, tempe...
Supply of Russian rocket engines to China will benefit ties
Sep 12, 2018 (Sputnik)
Russia will strengthen cooperation with China by supplying its rocket engines to the Asian country, Hu Bin, counselor of the Department of Treaty and Law at Chi...
Ariane 6 accelerates as first commercial GEO contracts signed
Sep 11, 2018 (SPX)
Arianespace's backlog is now 59 launches to be carried out during the coming years, including three on Vega C and five on Ariane 6 - the new launchers slated to...
Arianespace to launch the CSO-3 satellite with Ariane 6
Sep 11, 2018 (SPX)
The CSO (Composante Spatiale Optique) is a very-high-resolution satellite system comprising several new-generation optical detection satellites. It is a follow-...
Eutelsat signs up for Ariane 6
Sep 11, 2018 (SPX)
The agreement covers five launches until 2027 and will provide Eutelsat with assured access to space with schedule flexibility at cost effective prices. With th...
Soyuz-2.1a Rocket's Launch Might Be Rescheduled for 2019
Sep 11, 2018 (Sputnik)
"If the deliveries of satellite-borne equipment are delayed for more than a week, the timely assembly of the spacecrafts, the conduct of in-plant tests and [the...
Tesla tumbles on new executive departures, Musk interview
Sep 07, 2018 (AFP)
Tesla shares sank 6.3 to close at $263.24 after the latest events that heightened concerns over Musk's erratic management style at the electric carmaker. "Elon'...
Elon Musk muses about life over whiskey and weed
Sep 07, 2018 (AFP)
Musk shared thoughts on those topics and more during a podcast with comedian Joe Rogan that lasted more than two hours and stretched into Friday. At one point, ...
Alaska Aerospace To Host Open House And Town Hall Meeting In Kodiak
Sep 06, 2018 (SPX)
"In commemoration of twenty years of launch activity from our spaceport in Kodiak, we are excited about this opportunity to showcase our facilities to the publi...
Roscosmos Head Offers to Continue Rocket Engines Supply to US Despite Sanctions
Sep 05, 2018 (Sputnik)
Even though sanctions have been previously imposed on Russia, the state is ready to continue supplying rocket engines to the United States, Russian state space ...
NASA, SpaceX Agree on Plans for Crew Launch Day Operations
Sep 03, 2018 (SPX)
A key question the program and the company have been assessing is whether the astronauts will climb aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft before or after SpaceX fue...
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