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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 ...
Maritime Launch unveils commercial suborbital program at Spaceport Nova Scotia
Oct 01, 2023 (SPX)
Maritime Launch's suborbital program called Dedicated Altitude Research and Testing (DART), is a program designed to offer flight opportunities to researchers a...
Record-breaking launch of SpaceX's Starlink satellites
Sep 30, 2023 (SPX)
Compared to its earlier Starlink spacecraft, SpaceX's V2 Mini satellites are more powerful. The company claims that the new satellites have increased broadband ...
Blue Origin to remain grounded for now following crash probe
Sep 27, 2023 (AFP)
The Federal Aviation Administration report into the September 12, 2022 "mishap" said failure of an engine nozzle caused by higher-than-expected engine operating...
Historic NASA wind tunnel testing Mars Ascent Vehicle
Sep 26, 2023 (SPX)
The same facility that provided valuable testing for NASA missions to low-Earth orbit and the Moon is now helping the agency prepare to launch the first rocket ...
All engines added to NASA's Artemis II core stage
Sep 26, 2023 (SPX)
Technicians added the first engine to NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage Sept. 11. Teams installed the second engine onto the stage Sept. 15 wit...
Third Subscale Booster for future Artemis missions fires up at Marshall
Sep 23, 2023 (SPX)
Beginning with Artemis IX, the SLS rocket in its Block 2 configuration will use the BOLE (booster obsolescence and life extension) booster. The more powerful so...
'Anomaly' ends Rocket Lab launch mid-flight
Sep 20, 2023 (UPI)
The issue occurred at stage separation of the two-stage Electron rocket at about 2 minutes 38 seconds after liftoff. No explanation was given during the live te...
SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites in 65th mission of 2023
Sep 16, 2023 (UPI)
The launch at 11:38 p.m. EDT was confirmed by SpaceX, which said it was the fifth flight for the first stage booster used in the mission. It had previously laun...
Rocket Lab signs deal with Leidos to launch 4 HASTE missions
Sep 15, 2023 (SPX)
The missions, scheduled across 2024 and 2025, will lift off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA's Wallops...
Mini space thruster that runs on water
Sep 15, 2023 (ESA)
Avoiding any need for bulky gaseous propellant storage, an associated electrolyser runs a 20-watt current through water to produce hydrogen and oxygen to propel...
Marcus Wandt will fly to International Space Station on third Axiom Space mission
Sep 15, 2023 (ESA)
Axiom Space announced the four crew members who will spend up to 14 days on board the Space Station during the Ax-3 mission. Marcus will serve as mission specia...
The Vostochny cosmodrome: symbol of Moscow's struggling space sector
Sep 13, 2023 (AFP)
Built in the Russian Far East near the Chinese border, it opened for launches in 2016 and aimed to reduce Moscow's dependence on the main space base of Baikonur...
New DOD-funded project will develop morphing hypersonic engine
Sep 12, 2023 (SPX)
Hypersonic propulsion would allow for air travel at speeds of Mach 6 to 17, or more than 4,600 to 13,000 mph, and has applications in commercial and space trave...
NASA approves crew for Axiom's third private mission to space station
Sep 12, 2023 (UPI)
"Axiom Space's chief astronaut and former NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria will command the private mission. Italian Air Force Col. Walter Villadei will ser...
Phase Four's next generation Maxwell Propulsion System Achieves Flight Heritage
Sep 12, 2023 (SPX)
The advances in the Maxwell propulsion system underscores Phase Four's commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer-focused solutions towards providing re...
Virgin Galactic completes 4th successful flight in 4 months
Sep 11, 2023 (SPX)
'Galactic 03' was Virgin Galactic's fourth successful spaceflight in the past four months, and the third flight of Virgin Galactic's inaugural commercial spacef...
SpinLaunch and Sumitomo team up for Low-Cost Space Solutions
Sep 11, 2023 (SPX)
In recent years, the demand for telecommunication, broadcasting, and other services from satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) has rapidly increased, while the av...
Rocket Lab announces launch window for next Capella Space mission
Sep 11, 2023 (SPX)
'We Will Never Desert You' will launch the second of Capella's third-generation SAR Acadia satellites to low Earth orbit. This will be Rocket Lab's third launch...
Relativity Space signs lease on historic NASA Test Stand
Sep 11, 2023 (SPX)
Established in the 1960s, NASA Stennis is the nation's largest and most prestigious propulsion test center. The A-2 Test Stand was constructed in 1966 to test a...
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