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Reusable carrier rocket completes critical hop test
Jun 25, 2024 (SPX)
The State-owned conglomerate announced that its subsidiary, the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, successfully executed a "hop test" using an experime...
China performs successful test towards reusable rocket goal
Jun 25, 2024 (SPX)
The state-owned conglomerate announced that one of its subsidiaries, the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, used an experimental rocket to perform a "h...
SpaceX deploys another round of Internet satellites
Jun 23, 2024 (UPI)
The reusable first stage booster returned to the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean about 8 minutes after launch. This was the 11th flight...
NASA pushes Starliner return to July
Jun 22, 2024 (UPI)
The agency said in a blog post that it delayed Starliner's Tuesday departure from the International Space Station so it doesn't conflict with a series of planne...
Boeing Starliner's return to Earth delayed again
Jun 22, 2024 (AFP)
The delay of the rescheduled June 26 return will allow more time for the review of the thruster malfunctions and helium leaks that caused the first delay, it sa...
ASTRA 1P Launched on SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket
Jun 21, 2024 (SPX)
The Ku-band satellite will enhance SES's TV neighbourhood at 19.2 degrees East, delivering content for broadcasters, sports organizations, and content owners to...
SpaceX finally launches communications satellite
Jun 20, 2024 (UPI)
The SES-24 is a communications satellite for a partnership between companies SES and Astra, European communication organizations. Unlike the thousands of low-Ea...
Boeing Starliner return to Earth set for June 26
Jun 18, 2024 (AFP)
Starliner's first crewed mission to the ISS, which had been scheduled to last about eight days, has been extended due to thruster malfunctions and helium leaks....
China' conducts ignition test conducted on new rocket
Jun 18, 2024 (SPX)
"During the ignition test that took place at an engine testing facility in Beijing's Fengtai district, three YF-100K engines spewed fire for several minutes, ge...
Rocket Lab Signs Largest Electron Launch Deal with Synspective
Jun 18, 2024 (SPX)
Rocket Lab has been the exclusive launch provider for Synspective since 2020, with four missions completed. The company first launched Synspective's synthetic a...
NASA to give status update as Boeing Starliner awaits departure from ISS
Jun 17, 2024 (UPI)
The 12 p.m. EDT pre-departure media teleconference will evaluate mission requirements and weather conditions at available landing locations in the southwestern ...
Ariane 6 to launch RAMI Deployer for interplanetary missions
Jun 13, 2024 (SPX)
UARX Space's advanced mission injector, RAMI, will be part of the launch. This payload, about the size of a small suitcase, is designed to transport four CubeSa...
FAA seeks public input on SpaceX Starship's environmental impact in Florida
Jun 12, 2024 (UPI)
SpaceX wants a commercial launch vehicle operator license to use Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the FAA says. SpaceX also wants to build...
European Consortium Receives euro 15M for Inflatable Heat Shield Development
Jun 10, 2024 (SPX)
ICARUS ("Inflatable Concept Aeroshell for the Recovery of a re-Usable launcher Stage") has received euro 10 million in funding from the European Commission (EC)...
Ariane 6 to Launch SpaceCase SC-X01 for Heat Shield Demonstration
Jun 07, 2024 (SPX)
Among the various missions, two have unique objectives compared to the other satellites: they aim to re-enter Earth's atmosphere and splashdown in the Pacific O...
Stealth gas contracts awarded amid high profile crewed Starliner mission
Jun 07, 2024 (UPI)
While not the most high-profile element of the space program, scientists would be unable to perform the work they need to without access to large amounts of cri...
Rocket Lab plans 50th Electron mission to deploy five satellites for Kineis
Jun 07, 2024 (SPX)
The 'No Time Toulouse' mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand during a 14-day launch window that opens on June 19...
Galactic Energy Launches Third Rocket in 10 Days
Jun 07, 2024 (SPX)
The company reported that the rocket lifted off at 1 pm from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gobi Desert, sending three remote-sensing s...
SpaceX's megarocket Starship launches on fourth test flight
Jun 06, 2024 (AFP)
The most powerful launch system ever built blasted off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas at 7:50 am (1250 GMT). More than two million people followed along on ...
Boeing Starliner spacecraft springs more leaks on way to ISS
Jun 06, 2024 (AFP)
The spaceship finally blasted off from Florida on Wednesday following years of delays and safety scares -- as well as two recently aborted launch attempts, befo...
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