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SpaceX CRS-27 delivers truck load of research projects to ISS
Mar 07, 2023 (SPX)
A Helping Hand for Hearts The Tissue Chips in Space program, a collaboration between the National Center for Translational Sciences at the National Institutes o...
Japan's new H3 rocket fails to reach orbit, self-destruct command issued
Mar 07, 2023 (SPX)
The H3 successfully launched after a failed attempt last month when the vehicle's two solid rocket boosters failed to ignite as planned, and aborted right at li...
Japan's new H3 rocket fails again, forced to self-destruct
Mar 07, 2023 (AFP)
The failure is a blow for Japan's space agency JAXA, which has billed the rocket as a flexible and cost-effective new flagship. Its launch had already been dela...
Virgin Galactic to renew Spaceplane Flights
Mar 07, 2023 (SPX)
VSS Unity is a suborbital spaceplane that is launched using a carrier aircraft which carries the spaceplane up to an altitude of around 15,000 meters. Once at t...
Europe's Vega-C rocket failure traced to defective engine part: ESA
Mar 03, 2023 (AFP)
The launching from the Kourou space port would have been the first commercial launch for the Vega-C and presented a new option for European space payloads after...
SpaceX Dragon crew blasts off for ISS
Mar 02, 2023 (AFP)
The SpaceX Dragon Crew-6 mission launched at 12:34 am (0534 GMT) Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a livestream of the...
Successful flight acceptance hot test of CE-20 cryogenic engine
Mar 01, 2023 (SPX)
The CE-20 cryogenic engine is a high-thrust cryogenic engine that has been developed by ISRO for use in the upper stage of the GSLV Mk III rocket. This engine u...
Rocket Lab establishes Australian Subsidiary to support rapidly growing Space Sector
Mar 01, 2023 (SPX)
To help facilitate this growth, the Australian Government has committed more than AUD$2 billion to the civil space sector since 2018 for programs spanning Earth...
Rocket Lab set for dual launch campaigns in Virginia and New Zealand
Mar 01, 2023 (SPX)
Both launches are scheduled to take place in March with the launch windows to be finalized based on individual customer and range requirements; however, both mi...
Rocket Lab Signs Multi-Launch Deal to Deploy Satellite Constellation for Capella Space
Mar 01, 2023 (SPX)
Scheduled for launch beginning in the second half of 2023, each Electron mission will deploy a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satel...
Gilmour Space and Atomos Space sign MoU for launch and in-space transfers
Feb 28, 2023 (SPX)
The partnership will see Atomos contract Gilmour for launch services on its Eris and upcoming orbital launch vehicles. In addition, Atomos' Orbital Transfer Veh...
SpaceX launches new Starlink 'V2 Mini' satellites into orbit
Feb 27, 2023 (UPI)
SpaceX announced "Liftoff!" in a tweet at 6:16 p.m. EST, showing the Falcon 9 rocket lift off from pad 40 against the sunset. The launch was delayed earlier Mon...
ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket is flying for the first time in May
Feb 26, 2023 (SPX)
The long-awaited inaugural flight of the new Vulcan Centaur rocket is targeting a four-day launch window that will open no later than May 4th from Space Launch ...
Galactic Energy to launch rockets from the sea
Feb 24, 2023 (SPX)
According to Xia Dongkun, a vice-president at Galactic Energy, the company has scheduled the launch of one of its Ceres 1 rockets in the Yellow Sea off the coas...
World's first 3D-printed rocket Terran 1 is ready for its maiden flight
Feb 23, 2023 (SPX)
The 110-foot (33-meter) Terran 1 will undergo a crucial launch test on the "Good Luck, Have Fun" (GLHF) mission before it launches commercial payloads. Accordin...
NASA, SpaceX delay Sunday Crew-6 flight until Monday
Feb 22, 2023 (UPI)
SpaceX's capsule Endeavour was scheduled to launch on a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday evening. After a flight readiness review briefing on Tuesday afternoon, it was de...
DoD invests additional $1.5M toward 3D-printed hypersonic rocket engine
Feb 21, 2023 (UPI)
The aerospace manufacturer announced the deal in a press release on Tuesday with funding coming from the National Security Innovation Capital. The company is de...
Flight Crew Arrives at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for Crew-6 Mission
Feb 21, 2023 (SPX)
Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Touchdown was at approximately 12:30 p.m. EST (1730 GMT) on Tuesday, February 21. The crew members greeted NASA officials and ans...
SpaceX Endeavour's crew arrive at KSC ahead of launch
Feb 21, 2023 (UPI)
Crew-6 comprises two NASA astronauts, mission commander Stephen Bowen and pilot Warren Hoburg, along with mission specialists Sultan Alneyadi from the United Ar...
Inmarsat-6 F2 marks 12th SpaceX launch of 2023
Feb 19, 2023 (SPX)
Inmarsat-6 F2 is the second in the London-based satellite telecommunications company Inmarsat's I-6 fleet. The 12,000-pound (5,500-kilogram) satellite is based ...
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