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Northrop Grumman speeds innovation in solid rocket motor development with second SMART Demo success
Aug 08, 2025 (SPX)
The latest SMART Demo motor incorporated additive manufacturing for primary nozzle structures and long-lead tooling, a cost-effective propellant with broad temp...
SpaceX Crew-10 return delayed due to weather at splashdown site
Aug 07, 2025 (UPI)
The Crew-10's Dragon capsule, Endurance, will undock at 6:05 p.m. EDT on Friday for a 17.5-hour journey and is scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off...
Rocket Lab expands iQPS satellite network with successful Electron launch
Aug 06, 2025 (SPX)
The mission, titled 'The Harvest Goddess Thrives,' lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 04:10 UTC on August 5. A single SAR imaging satellite, QPS...
Intuitive Machines wins funding to advance orbital logistics vehicle
Aug 05, 2025 (SPX)
The award is not affiliated with NASA, marking a strategic step by Intuitive Machines to broaden its customer base across commercial, civil, and national securi...
NASA races to put nuclear reactors on Moon and Mars
Aug 05, 2025 (AFP)
A new NASA directive -- first reported by Politico and seen by AFP on Tuesday -- calls for the appointment of a nuclear power czar to select two commercial prop...
SpaceX Dragon delivers Crew-11 to International Space Station
Aug 02, 2025 (UPI)
NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, entered the ISS at...
Is SpaceX's Stock Price Affected by Trump's Supportive Politics over Bitcoin?
Aug 01, 2025 (SPX)
Here is how Trump affected the prices of SpaceX since he was elected. - Before Trump was elected, SpaceX seated around 120 USD - After Trump was elected in 2024...
Rocket Lab to Launch Fifth Electron Mission for iQPS Earth Imaging Constellation
Aug 01, 2025 (SPX)
The mission, titled 'The Harvest Goddess Thrives', will lift off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand with a window opening on August 5, 2025 UTC. It will carry...
4D images show heat shield damage goes below the surface
Aug 01, 2025 (SPX)
According to Ringel's advisor, Francesco Panerai, "The oxidation of carbon fiber is a key process in thermal protection. It is also one of the most studied in m...
US, India launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite
Jul 30, 2025 (AFP)
Dubbed NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), the pickup truck-sized spacecraft blasted off around 5:40 pm (1210 GMT) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre o...
Eris rocket debut signals new chapter for Australia's launch ambitions
Jul 30, 2025 (SPX)
The 23-meter-tall, 30-tonne Eris rocket utilized innovative hybrid propulsion to lift off from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in North Queensland, achieving approx...
SpaceX scrubs static fire test of Falcon 9 due to issue
Jul 29, 2025 (UPI)
SpaceX said in a statement that it was now targeting a window on Tuesday for the test after saying the scrub was due to an issue with the transporter erector cr...
SpaceX launches 24 satellites to polar areas to boost Internet access
Jul 27, 2025 (UPI)
The mission put 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. It will deploy the satellites into a polar orbit to boost internet service in polar regions. The St...
SpaceX launches satellites from California, Florida day after scrubs
Jul 23, 2025 (UPI)
In both situations, the rockets and payloads were in good health. On Wednesday, the private agency launched two Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Rec...
7 Must-Read Astronautics Books for Future Aerospace Engineers
Jul 23, 2025 (SPX)
Astronautical engineering is the branch of aerospace engineering that focuses on designing and developing the science of space exploration. However, its value d...
New MachLab rocket test site launches UK into next phase of space engineering
Jul 23, 2025 (SPX)
Established by University of Glasgow researchers with nearly Pounds 500,000 in funding-half from the UK Space Agency-MachLab will support the development of roc...
Lunar soil shows promise for in-situ oxygen and fuel production
Jul 22, 2025 (SPX)
"This integrated approach exceeded our expectations," said Lu Wang of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. "The one-step integration of lunar H2O extr...
SpaceX scrubs launch of 2 SES mPOWER satellites
Jul 21, 2025 (UPI)
The Falcon 9 was scheduled to lift off at 5:27 p.m. from Pad 40 but, with 11 seconds on the countdown clock, it was aborted. During the SpaceX webcast, a launch...
SpaceX sends Starlink satellites to polar orbit in late night launch
Jul 19, 2025 (UPI)
The Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:52 p.m. PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base's pad 4 East. About eight minutes later, Falcon 9's first-stage booster successfully l...
Boeing looks for Starliner fixes despite costs, ISS age
Jul 18, 2025 (UPI)
Boeing confirmed this week it is pushing ahead and trying to address helium plug seal leaks on the spacecraft, as well as problems with its thermal shunts and i...
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