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SpaceX launches Northrop Grumman mission to ISS
Aug 04, 2024 (UPI)
The space exploration company used a Falcon 9 rocket to launch the Cygnus spacecraft made by Northrop Grumman -- best known as a defense contractor. Northrop Gr...
SpaceX delays resupply mission to ISS with bad weather
Aug 03, 2024 (UPI)
The Falcon 9 was scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at 11:29 a.m. ET. A backup launch opportunity is 11:02 a.m. ET Sunday. But the 45th Weather Sq...
Rocket Lab launches fifth StriX satellite for Synspective
Aug 03, 2024 (SPX)
The mission, named "Owl For One, One For Owl" in reference to Synspective's StriX satellites, which are named after the genus of owls, lifted off at 04:39 a.m.,...
NASA and Boeing Progress on Crew Flight Test Data Evaluation
Aug 02, 2024 (SPX)
Teams are taking their time to analyze the results of recent docked hot-fire testing, finalize flight rationale for the spacecraft's integrated propulsion syste...
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites; fourth takeoff in week
Aug 02, 2024 (UPI)
The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at 1 a.m., EDT, with the first stage returning to Earth to stick its Atlantic Ocean landing on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gra...
Omega Propulsion Service Enhances Satellite Operations
Aug 02, 2024 (SPX)
"We are very impressed with what is being developed by the three partners that make up Omega, with their fresh take on the space propulsion business," says ESA'...
Space Perspective Unveils First Marine Spaceport
Aug 02, 2024 (SPX)
MS Voyager's innovative and patented launch system utilizes a series of rollers that work together to maneuver balloons upright on the vessel's 200-foot deck. T...
Sentinel-2C earth observation satellite set for Sept 3 Launch
Aug 01, 2024 (SPX)
The Sentinel-2C satellite will be launched aboard a Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Center. This mission marks another milestone in the ongoing collaboration ...
Northrop Grumman rocket boosters power successful Space Force launch
Aug 01, 2024 (SPX)
Jim Kalberer, vice president of propulsion systems at Northrop Grumman, stated, "Our GEM 63 rocket motors deliver reliable, proven propulsion for customers' mos...
ULA launches top-secret Space Force payload on Atlas V rocket
Jul 30, 2024 (UPI)
The Atlas V lifted off from Launch Complex 41, south of Kennedy Space Center, at 6:45 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, carrying a top-secret payload for the U.S. Space Forc...
Starliner completes docked hot fire test
Jul 30, 2024 (SPX)
Under the direction of Starliner flight director Chloe Mehring and with Boeing engineers on console monitoring, flight controllers commanded the sequential firi...
ULA plans to launch Atlas 5 from Florida for Space Force
Jul 29, 2024 (UPI)
Liftoff is scheduled for 6:45 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 41, with a three-hour window. There is a 55% chance of rain Tuesday, according to Accuweather.com. Th...
SpaceX launches back-to-back Starlink missions
Jul 28, 2024 (UPI)
The launches resumed when the Federal Aviation Administration cleared Elon Musk's space exploration company Friday to launch 23 of its Starlink broadband satell...
SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 9 Starlink Mission
Jul 27, 2024 (SPX)
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:45 a.m. EDT, right within its planned four-hour launch window. SpaceX provided a...
Gilmour Space to Start Hypersonic Flight Tests in 2025
Jul 26, 2024 (SPX)
"We've witnessed a surge in the research and development of hypersonic vehicles, materials, and other related technologies in recent years, especially since AUK...
SpaceX cleared to launch Falcon 9 rocket again
Jul 26, 2024 (AFP)
The rocket, a prolific launch vehicle that propels both satellites and astronauts into orbit, experienced an anomaly during a launch on July 11 in its second st...
Rocket Lab Sets Date for 51st Electron Mission with Synspective Satellites
Jul 25, 2024 (SPX)
The "Owl for One, One for Owl" mission will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, during a 14-day window starting on July 31st NZST / J...
NASA continues to delay return of Boeing Starliner, astronauts from ISS
Jul 25, 2024 (UPI)
NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager Steve Stich in a conference call Thursday morning said the agency has made significant progress in assessing the Starliner'...
Morpheus Space unveils new mass production facility in Dresden
Jul 24, 2024 (SPX)
The GO-2 is a modular Field Emission Electric Propulsion (FEEP) system that offers reliable and continuous mobility throughout the satellite's mission. It aims ...
NASA Sounding Rocket Launches, Studies Heating of Sun's Active Regions
Jul 22, 2024 (SPX)
The mission's goal is to determine the heating mechanisms in active regions on the Sun by making critical observations using X-ray spectroscopy. The Sun's surfa...
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