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Vega-C rocket lost shortly after lift-off in French Guiana
Dec 21, 2022 (AFP)
The failure on Tuesday night threatens to ground the Vega-C, which would leave Europe without a short-term way to launch satellites into orbit after delays to t...
Rocket Lab reschedules 1st US launch to January
Dec 20, 2022 (SPX)
The move of the planned launch window from December 2022 to early 2023 was driven by weather and the additional time that the National Aeronautics and Space Adm...
North Korea conducts 'final-stage test' for spy satellite: state media
Dec 19, 2022 (AFP)
The report comes a day after Seoul's military said it had detected launches by Pyongyang of two medium-range ballistic missiles, the North's latest in a year of...
GKN Aerospace and ArianeGroup extend partnership on Ariane 6 rocket engine subsystems
Dec 18, 2022 (SPX)
GKN Aerospace, at its Trollhattan site in Sweden, is currently focused on industrializing and integrating novel, innovative technology into its Ariane 6 product...
NASA conducts first test of redesigned Lunar rocket engine at Stennis
Dec 18, 2022 (SPX)
The hot fire test was shut down early by a non-flight system used to monitor the engine. NASA and Space Launch System lead engine contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne ...
China launches one more space experiment satellite
Dec 18, 2022 (XNA)
The rocket blasted off at 2:17 pm at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China's Sichuan province and soon placed the Shiyan 21 satellite into i...
North Korea tests solid-fuel motor, aiming to build new weapon: state media
Dec 16, 2022 (AFP)
Despite heavy international sanctions over its weapons programmes, Pyongyang has built up an arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). All its kno...
Northrop Grumman increases hypersonic manufacturing production capacity and affordability
Dec 14, 2022 (SPX)
"Increased manufacturing capacity is key to enabling our nation's need for cost-effective hypersonic production at scale," said Dan Olson, vice president and ge...
China launches two space experiment satellites
Dec 13, 2022 (XNA)
The rocket blasted off at 4:22 pm (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and sent the satellites Shiyan-20A and Shiyan-20B i...
US conducts successful hypersonic missile test: Air Force
Dec 12, 2022 (AFP)
The AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) was launched from a B-52H bomber on Friday off California's coast and "reached hypersonic speeds greater ...
Smart Dragon 3 rocket makes maiden flight
Dec 12, 2022 (XNA)
The rocket blasted off at 2:35 pm from a ship in the Yellow Sea and launched 14 satellites into orbit during its flight, the State-owned conglomerate said in a ...
After 15 Years, 1,000 Tests, Orion's Heat Shield Ready to Take the Heat
Dec 11, 2022 (SPX)
Jeremy Vander Kam is the deputy system manager for the Orion spacecraft's thermal protection system (TPS) at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon...
China launches Long March 2D carrier rocket
Dec 09, 2022 (XNA)
The rocket blasted off at 2:31 am at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China's Shanxi province and soon placed the Hyperspectral Multifunctional O...
PSLV-XL rocket motor made by industry passes test: ISRO
Dec 09, 2022 (IANS)
The Indian space agency tested the booster motor called PSOM-XL at its rocket port in Sriharikota on Wednesday. According to the ISRO, with this test, the priva...
Evolving time-tested technology to outmatch hypersonic weapons inside the atmosphere
Dec 08, 2022 (SPX)
Seeking the first missile specifically designed to defeat hypersonic threats in their most vulnerable phase of flight, the glide phase, the MDA selected Raytheo...
New rocket successfully takes to outer space
Dec 08, 2022 (XNA)
The rocket blasted off at 9:15 am at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert and soon deployed the Xingyun Transport VDES Experi...
Launches secured for five Sentinel satellites
Dec 08, 2022 (ESA)
The contract not only marks an important milestone in the continuity of the Sentinel missions and the European Union's Copernicus programme, but also Europe's a...
AFRL, CNM Ingenuity shift innovation to next level at Hyperdrive Space Summit
Dec 08, 2022 (SPX)
Gabe Mounce, the director of the AFRL Technology Outreach Office at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico and deputy director of SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of ...
From Shetlands to Azores, Europe's space race takes off
Dec 08, 2022 (AFP)
By the end of this year, Spanish start-up PLD Space expects to launch its Miura-1 mini-rocket from the El Arenosillo site in the southern region of Andalusia. S...
Southern Launch and ATSpace return to launch up to two Kestrel I rockets before the end of the year
Dec 08, 2022 (SPX)
ATSpace CEO Dr Yen Sen Chen said they were pleased to discover that the repairs required to the VS03 rocket were less than first anticipated. "We always planned...
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