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Rocket Lab receives FAA authorization to resume launches
Oct 26, 2023 (SPX)
Rocket Lab is now finalizing a meticulous review into the anomaly's root cause, a process that involves working through an extensive fault tree to exhaust all p...
UK plans space mission after striking deal with US firm
Oct 25, 2023 (AFP)
The memorandum of understanding with Houston-based Axiom Space sets out plans for a flight that would see British astronauts conduct a two-week mission in space...
New US rocket Vulcan Centaur set to launch on December 24
Oct 25, 2023 (AFP)
The mission, called Cert-1, will also carry on board the cremated remains of several people associated with the original "Star Trek" series, including creator G...
Indian skycraft's crew module recovered from sea
Oct 23, 2023 (XNA)
The test flight was successfully launched earlier in the day after putting it on hold for a couple of hours due to a technical anomaly. The crew module was reco...
SpaceX Achieves Back-to-Back Starlink Satellite Launches to Expand Global Internet Coverage
Oct 22, 2023 (SPX)
The day's first launch took place at 4:23 a.m. ET from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off, carrying 21 Starlink internet sa...
NASA's innovative rocket nozzle paves way for deep space missions
Oct 20, 2023 (SPX)
Under the agency's Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity, engineers from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, partnered with Elementu...
China prepares to launch Shenzhou-17 crewed spaceship
Oct 20, 2023 (XNA)
According to the CMSA, the facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, and various pre-launch function checks and joint tests will be car...
'No prospects': Russians slowly leaving legendary spaceport city
Oct 20, 2023 (AFP)
Leased by Russia from Kazakhstan since the collapse of the USSR, the legendary launch site was for years the heart of the Soviet space programme, sending both t...
NASA conducts 1st hot fire of new RS-25 Certification Test Series
Oct 19, 2023 (SPX)
Operators fired the RS-25 engine for more than nine minutes (550 seconds), longer than the 500 seconds engines must fire during an actual mission, on the Fred H...
New SwRI chamber simulates harsh acoustic environment of rocket launches
Oct 18, 2023 (SPX)
SwRI's new chamber serves as a critical asset for testing whether space systems, particularly small satellites, can withstand the thunderous cacophony accompany...
DARPA-funded team proposes sweating hypersonic missiles to beat heat
Oct 18, 2023 (SPX)
Hypersonic missiles can travel faster than a mile per second, but this sheer velocity exposes the missile's tip to extreme heat, causing the material to round a...
NASA prepares Artemis II rocket core stage for final assembly phase
Oct 16, 2023 (SPX)
Engineers have begun final integration testing at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, in preparation for acceptance ahead of shipment of the stage ...
Evolution Space to produce and test solid rocket motors at Stennis
Oct 11, 2023 (SPX)
"This is another great addition to south Mississippi's commercial space engagement," Center Director Dr. Rick Gilbrech said. "Evolution Space gains access to cr...
EU warns Musk's X spreading 'illegal' disinfo after Hamas attack
Oct 10, 2023 (AFP)
The letter said concerns had heightened after the Hamas attack against Israel, and demanded Musk respond to the complaint within 24 hours and contact "relevant ...
Vega flies to bring satellites to space
Oct 10, 2023 (ESA)
Triton (formerly known as FORMOSAT-7R) is a Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) satellite that will collect signals that bounce off the sea surface to help scientists ca...
France's Arianespace launches 12 satellites into space
Oct 09, 2023 (UPI)
Arianespace's 100-foot-tall Vega rocket took off from Kourou, French Guiana on Sunday and deployed the satellites into space about one hour later in the rocket'...
Spain's first private rocket successfully lifts off
Oct 07, 2023 (AFP)
The launch of the small MIURA1 rocket took place at 02:19 am (0019 GMT) from a military base in the southern region of Andalusia, according to the company, PLD ...
Rocket Lab opens engine development center in Long Beach
Oct 05, 2023 (SPX)
The facility was formerly Virgin Orbit's headquarters and factory for the Launcher One vehicle. Rocket Lab took over the lease for the facility and acquired the...
Orbit Fab appoints Chief Engineer, advances refueling system test capabilities
Oct 05, 2023 (SPX)
Fresh off his most recent stint as Senior Propulsion Engineer at Astrobotic, where he supported Peregrine and Griffin lunar lander programs, and previously spac...
Spain's MIURA 1 launch campaign kicks off
Oct 04, 2023 (SPX)
The launch will take place this October at the El Arenosillo Experimentation Centre (CEDEA) of the National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA) in one of ...
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