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ISRO tests large human rated solid rocket booster for the Gaganyaan program
May 17, 2022 (SPX)
The successful completion of this test marks a major milestone for the prestigious human space flight mission of ISRO, the Gaganyaan, as the first stage of the ...
Launch of China's commercial carrier rocket fails
May 16, 2022 (XNA)
Abnormal performance was identified during the flight of the rocket, which lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 3:09 p.m. (...
FAA issues Commercial Space Reentry Site Operator License for Huntsville Airport
May 16, 2022 (SPX)
The license permits the airport to offer its site for Sierra Space Dream Chaser vehicles returning to Earth from future NASA resupply missions to the Internatio...
Work continues to return Artemis I Moon rocket back to launch pad for next test
May 16, 2022 (SPX)
After re-tightening the flange bolts on the tail service mast umbilical lines to address a hydrogen leak identified during the previous wet dress rehearsal, eng...
Boeing reportedly butting heads with supplier over Starliner issues
May 16, 2022 (Sputnik)
Boeing and its supplier, Aerojet Rocketdyne, are blaming each other for a major new issue with the Starliner spacecraft's fuel valve, as the problems with the p...
Landmark partnership between the US and UK to launch new era of spaceflight
May 13, 2022 (SPX)
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg signed a declaration on 11 May 2022 to work together on future commercial spacef...
Fly far, fly true
May 13, 2022 (ESA)
The 2nd International Conference on Flight Vehicles, Aerothermodynamics and Re-entry Missions Engineering, FAR 2022, concerned with all aspects of flying vehicl...
ISRO tests human-rated HS200 solid rocket booster for Gaganyaan mission
May 13, 2022 (IANS)
"ISRO successfully completed the static test of a human-rated solid rocket booster (HS200) for the Gaganyaan Programme at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sri...
US and Britain enter commercial spaceflight partnership
May 13, 2022 (UPI)
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his British counterpart, Grant Shapps, signed the agreement at Maryland's Smithsonian Institution, London's Departme...
Orbex reveals first full-scale microlauncher rocket developed in Europe
May 11, 2022 (SPX)
The unveiling of the first of a new generation of European launch vehicles - designed to launch a new category of very small satellites to orbit - represents a ...
Virgin Orbit to expand fleet with modification of second airborne satellite launchpad
May 11, 2022 (SPX)
L3Harris will modify one of the newly acquired aircrafts to serve as an additional airborne launch pad for Virgin Orbit's small satellite launch service, with d...
DLR Land Down Under
May 10, 2022 (SPX)
DLR is the Federal Republic of Germany's research centre for aeronautics and space. They conduct research and development activities in the fields of aeronautic...
Phantom Space places order for more than 200 Ursa Major rocket engines
May 10, 2022 (SPX)
Under the terms of the agreement, Ursa Major will supply hundreds of its Hadley engines in different configurations including ground test and upper-stage vacuum...
Roscosmos boss calls to hold Elon Musk 'accountable' for supporting Ukraine 'fascists'
May 10, 2022 (UPI)
The accusation by Rogozin, shared to Twitter by Musk, comes after the chief executive of SpaceX sent user terminals for its Starlink satellite-internet system t...
UK blogger detained in Baikonur confirms release from custody after issued fine
May 10, 2022 (Sputnik)
On Saturday, Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said that UK citizen Benjamin Rich and a Belarusian citizen Alina Zelupa were detained during unauthorised passage n...
Virgin Orbit announces next launch, dubbed 'Straight Up'
May 10, 2022 (SPX)
Integration testing with airplane and ground equipment will take place followed by a full launch rehearsal and final mating to the customized 747 that serves as...
Briton, Belarusian held at Kazakh spaceport: Roscosmos
May 07, 2022 (AFP)
On Saturday evening, "a report was received from the space centre concerning the detention of British citizen Rich Benjamin and Belarusian citizen Zelupa Alina"...
NASA's Crew-3 astronauts to splash down in Atlantic Ocean
May 06, 2022 (UPI)
After a 24-hour delay to be sure of weather conditions in the Atlantic Ocean, NASA's Crew-3 returned to Earth on Friday with a splashdown just off the coast of ...
NASA's Crew-3 astronauts splash down in Atlantic Ocean
May 06, 2022 (UPI)
After a 24-hour delay to be sure of weather conditions in the Atlantic Ocean, NASA's Crew-3 returned to Earth on Friday with a splashdown just off the coast of ...
DARPA seeks proposals leading to in-space demonstration of nuclear thermal rocket
May 05, 2022 (SPX)
The overall objective of DRACO is to enable time-critical missions over vast distances in cislunar space, the area between Earth and the moon. Nuclear thermal p...
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