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Elon Musk arrives in Japan for first visit since 2014
Aug 18, 2023 (AFP)
"Just arrived in amazing Japan," the billionaire said late Thursday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter that he bought last year. In 2014, the CEO of T...
SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites into space
Aug 17, 2023 (UPI)
The rocket launched at 11:36 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The mission deployed 22 additional Starlink satellites...
China's Kuaizhou-1A rocket launches five new satellites
Aug 15, 2023 (XNA)
The State-owned space contractor said in a news release that the solid-propellant rocket blasted off at 1:32 pm from its launch vehicle and soon deployed the He...
Musk says cage fight with Zuckerberg will be in Italy
Aug 12, 2023 (AFP)
While any showdown between the two tech titans has yet to be officially confirmed, Musk said on his X social media platform -- formerly known as Twitter -- that...
China's commercial CERES-1 Y7 rocket launches 7 satellites
Aug 11, 2023 (XNA)
The commercial rocket blasted off at 12:03 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the launch site, carrying seven satellites, including the Xiguang-1 01 satellite. Xiguang-1 ...
Impulse Space secures $45M in Series A Funding Round
Aug 09, 2023 (SPX)
"With the support from RTX Ventures, Impulse Space continues on the path toward its mission to provide agile, economic logistics services in any orbit," says Im...
Rocket Lab inks new deal to launch HASTE mission from Virginia
Aug 09, 2023 (SPX)
The contract signing with a new customer came just days after Rocket Lab successfully launched the first HASTE mission on 17 June 2023 for Leidos under the Mult...
Boeing says troubled Starliner will be ready to fly crew by March
Aug 07, 2023 (AFP)
The troubled program has experienced numerous postponements but was finally meant to send astronauts to the International Space Station on July 21. During testi...
SpaceX launches 22 additional Starlink satellites
Aug 07, 2023 (UPI)
The rocket launched at 10:41 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, sending the 22 satellites into low-Earth orbit where t...
Musk says his cage fight with Zuckerberg will stream on X
Aug 06, 2023 (AFP)
"Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X," Musk posted. "All proceeds will go to charity for veterans." Zuckerberg soon hit back on Threads, the new app he...
Hypersonics Capability Center: Northrop Grumman's next step beyond Mach 5
Aug 05, 2023 (SPX)
In response to the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) increasing need for long-range and swift-response weapons, the HCC is purpose-built as a next-generation p...
HYDIS2 consortium project for hypersonic defence interceptor proposed for funding by the European Commission
Aug 03, 2023 (SPX)
The consortium, coordinated by MBDA, proposed HYDIS2 (HYpersonic Defence Interceptor Study), a project that brings together Defence groups, institutions, SMEs, ...
A new frontier for space in Australia with approval granted for a permanent commercial space launch facility in Koonibba
Aug 03, 2023 (SPX)
Southern Launch CEO Lloyd Damp says, 'The development of permanent, world-class facilities at the Koonibba Test Range will put Australia on the map as a space-f...
iRocket collaborates with Air Force to develop reusable rockets
Aug 03, 2023 (SPX)
"Collaborating with iRocket via a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement includes use of a key facility, equipment, and AFRL expertise to enable both si...
NASA and Boeing to deliver Starliner update
Aug 01, 2023 (SPX)
Listeners can tune in to the teleconference live on NASA's website. The agenda for the briefing will be a comprehensive overview of both the spacecraft and team...
NASA rocket hardware prepped for shipment to Space Coast
Aug 01, 2023 (SPX)
The ICPS is poised to be transported by ULA's R/S RocketShip to its sister facility in Florida, situated close to NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Here, the essenti...
The world's largest ComSat ever built launches on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket
Jul 28, 2023 (SPX)
The company had to delay the mission from July 27th "To complete vehicle checkouts". Hughes Network Systems's Jupiter 3/EchoStar XXIV satellite launched on a Sp...
Marotta Controls Delivers 30,000th CoRe Valve to SpaceX
Jul 28, 2023 (SPX)
The CoRe Flow Controls series includes 10 of the company's most versatile solenoid valves capable of supporting various industrial flow control applications. Th...
Long March carrier rocket conducts 150th consecutive successful launch
Jul 28, 2023 (XNA)
The three satellites of the Yaogan-36 family were launched at 04:02 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of...
Former Twitter exec says a mercurial Musk rules by 'gut'
Jul 27, 2023 (AFP)
Esther Crawford, whose picture sleeping in a Twitter office late last year made her a viral sensation, shared her thoughts on Wednesday in a lengthy post at X. ...
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