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What You Need to Know about NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 Mission
Jul 27, 2023 (SPX)
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, an...
SpaceX misses attempt for record-breaking 'double-launch' attempt
Jul 27, 2023 (UPI)
The company was scheduled to launch the Falcon Heavy rocket within 44 minutes of launching a Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites which, according to a ...
Gilmour Space Technologies to accelerate design and manufacturing with Siemens Xcelerator
Jul 26, 2023 (SPX)
Siemens Digital Industries Software's consultancy and implementation partner PhoenxPLM will support Gilmour Space's transition to Siemens' NX software for produ...
NASA picks Lockheed Martin to develop nuclear rocket
Jul 26, 2023 (AFP)
The Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program may launch as soon as 2027, officials said on a call. Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) sy...
Kuaizhou 1A launches satellites into orbit
Jul 25, 2023 (SPX)
The Kuaizhou 1A, a 20-meter solid-propellant rocket, lifted off at 11:20 am, marking its 21st flight and third launch this year. With a liftoff weight of approx...
Rocket Lab set to boost Capella's satellite constellation with upcoming launch
Jul 25, 2023 (SPX)
The mission, named 'We Love the Nightlife,' is slated to commence during a launch window that opens on July 28, 2023 NZST/UTC. The launch site will be Rocket La...
World's first methane-fueled rocket makes history, courtesy of LandSpace and GCL
Jul 25, 2023 (SPX)
GCL, a global pioneer in renewable energy services, was instrumental in the development of Zhuque-2. This collaboration has resulted in China becoming the first...
SpaceX aborts launch of Starlink satellites
Jul 20, 2023 (UPI)
The mission was to deploy 15 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit where they were to join the thousands of other orbitals making up the company's Internet-e...
AROBS Engineering Takes Lead Role in Space Rider Project Software Verification and Validation
Jul 20, 2023 (SPX)
Space Rider's central aim is to establish an affordable, independent, and reusable integrated space transportation system, facilitating regular access and retur...
Protecting Space Assets through Innovation: Hyperspace Challenge 2023
Jul 20, 2023 (SPX)
This call to action is open to not only entities within the conventional domains of space, aerospace, and defense, but also to companies within tangential indus...
China unveils cutting-edge JF-22 Hypersonic Wind Tunnel facility
Jul 19, 2023 (SPX)
The primary function of the JF-22 is to facilitate a plethora of simulated flight experiments, pivotal during the development of various aircraft models. Wind t...
Rocket Lab delivers seven satellites to orbit with Electron Rocket
Jul 18, 2023 (SPX)
The mission's seven-satellite payload, launched via the Electron rocket, was destined for three separate clients: NASA, Space Flight Laboratory (SFL), and Spire...
Raytheon, Northrop Grumman secure further hypersonic weapon development contract
Jul 18, 2023 (SPX)
The ambitious partnership, which has been working in sync since 2013, will employ learnings and data accumulated from preceding stages of the program to further...
China's methane-fueled rocket achieves global first with successful orbital insertion
Jul 14, 2023 (SPX)
The Beijing-based private enterprise, LandSpace, which designed and constructed the rocket, announced that the ZQ 2 successfully delivered an experimental paylo...
Rocket Lab to boost Synspective's satellite constellation with more launches
Jul 14, 2023 (SPX)
Since 2020, Rocket Lab has been a key player in the initial deployment of Synspective's synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation. The satellite co...
Rocket Lab readies launch of seven satellites from New Zealand
Jul 14, 2023 (UPI)
This mission, which Rocket Lab calls Baby Come Back, will involve a launch on an Electron rocket as early as Friday from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula during a ...
Japan rocket engine explodes during test: official
Jul 14, 2023 (AFP)
The Epsilon S -- an improved version of the Epsilon rocket that failed to launch in October -- blew up "roughly 50 seconds after ignition", science and technolo...
NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne put Gateway thruster system to the test
Jul 13, 2023 (SPX)
Led by NASA's Technology Demonstration Missions program, the Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS), built by Aerojet Rocketdyne, provides 12 kilowatts of p...
Aerojet Rocketdyne unveils cutting-edge solid rocket motor for Kratos' Zeus Program
Jul 12, 2023 (SPX)
The Aerojet Rocketdyne team, in collaboration with Kratos, has received high praise for this remarkable accomplishment. Eileen P. Drake, CEO and president of Ae...
LandSpace to launch methane-propelled rocket
Jul 11, 2023 (SPX)
The rocket was transported to its service tower at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China on Thursday, and would go through final function ch...
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