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ESA and Avio advance design of reusable rocket upper stage
Sep 30, 2025 (SPX)
The initiative builds on previous industrial work and aims to reduce risks associated with developing reusability, ultimately improving flexibility, cost effici...
Beyond Gravity wins order to build robotic thruster mechanisms for HummingSat satellites
Sep 30, 2025 (SPX)
"With this thruster pointing mechanism, we are setting a new industry standard. We have developed a product that clearly stands out from the competition thanks ...
Long March 2D reaches 100th mission milestone with dual satellite launch
Sep 30, 2025 (SPX)
The vehicle lifted off at 11 am local time from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, carrying Shiyan 30A and 30B. Both satellites were deplo...
Kinetica 2 rocket on track for inaugural mission in 2025
Sep 29, 2025 (SPX)
The 52-meter-tall Kinetica 2 is a medium-lift, liquid-fuel launcher and the successor to CAS Space's Kinetica 1. Featuring a 3.35-meter-diameter core booster, t...
Northrop Grumman Hypersonic Navigation System Exceeds Rocket Test Milestones
Sep 29, 2025 (SPX)
The navigation system demonstrated reliable operation in GPS-denied environments, validating its role in enabling precision targeting at hypersonic speeds. The ...
Space: Framatome and ENEA sign MoU to explore advanced technological solutions for designing lunar nuclear fission reactors
Sep 25, 2025 (SPX)
Nuclear fission is seen as a key enabler for lunar operations due to its resilience in hostile environments and its ability to provide uninterrupted energy duri...
SpaceX, ULA launch rockets from Cape Canaveral
Sep 25, 2025 (UPI)
SpaceX launched its 86th Starlink mission this year. The flight will add another 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to orbit. It has 8,400 already there. The SpaceX...
German military satellites to fly on Ariane 6 under new Arianespace contract
Sep 25, 2025 (SPX)
Airbus serves as prime contractor for the SATCOMBw Stufe 3 program, responsible for satellite design, integration, testing, and delivery in orbit. The contract ...
Themis reusable rocket demonstrator stands ready in Sweden
Sep 25, 2025 (SPX)
The first test model, known as T1H for Themis-1 engine-Hop, arrived in Kiruna earlier this summer after a 3000 km journey by truck from the ArianeGroup integrat...
SpaceX, ULA plan rocket launches Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral
Sep 24, 2025 (UPI)
SpaceX is scheduled to lift off at 4:36 EDT with a Falcon 9 rocket taking 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 40. There is a four-ho...
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit
Sep 21, 2025 (UPI)
The first stage booster from the launch returned to the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean shortly after separating. It was the 11th time ...
China deploys Yaogan 45 satellite on Long March 7A rocket
Sep 17, 2025 (SPX)
Developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, Yaogan 45 will support scientific experiments, land resource surveys, agricultural monitoring, and ...
Beijing company sets new thrust record in rocket engine test
Sep 17, 2025 (SPX)
The test took place Monday on an offshore platform in Haiyang, Shandong province. Nine TH-12 liquid oxygen-kerosene engines fired for 30 seconds, generating aro...
Ohio State scientists advance focus on nuclear propulsion
Sep 17, 2025 (SPX)
Leading these advances are researchers at The Ohio State University: Engineers are developing a nuclear propulsion system that uses liquid uranium to directly h...
Infinite Orbits secures multiple GEO launches with Impulse Space
Sep 17, 2025 (SPX)
Initial flights will deploy several satellite servicers for orbital life extension missions and a fleet of inspection and surveillance microsatellites. At least...
SpaceX Saturday Starlink launch on schedule
Sep 13, 2025 (UPI)
Liftoff from launch site SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California remained on schedule Saturday morning, with ignition expected to occur at 1:55 p.m....
Chinese launch campaign places multiple satellites in orbit
Sep 07, 2025 (SPX)
Early in the day, at 10:34 am Beijing Time, a Long March 3C rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province. The launch carried t...
Kongsberg to supply key hardware for Ariane 6 launcher
Sep 07, 2025 (SPX)
The new deal builds on a long-running partnership between the Norwegian company and ArianeGroup, the Franco-German prime contractor behind Ariane 6. The launche...
First reusable US launcher set for European base at Andoya
Sep 07, 2025 (SPX)
The agreement outlines terms for multiple launch campaigns from Andoya, marking the first time Astrobotic will operate reusable launch systems from continental ...
SpaceX completes 500th booster landing in Starlink mission
Sep 05, 2025 (UPI)
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 8:32 a.m. EDT, carrying a payload of 28 Starlink sate...
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