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China plans four Tiangong Space Station launches in 2021
Apr 30, 2021 (Sputnik)
Earlier in the day, the country successfully sent off the core module of China's new space station Tiangong, which means "heavenly palace," by launching a rocke...
Jacobs and NASA begin processing of SLS Core Stage at Cape
Apr 30, 2021 (SPX)
The SLS rocket will send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft on a test flight around the moon and back to Earth later this year, paving the way for future Artemis miss...
FAA delays SpaceX Starship environmental review for 4th time
Apr 29, 2021 (UPI)
The review was initially supposed to be completed Dec. 31, 2021. It was pushed back to Feb. 28, then March 28, then April 29, before the latest date -- May 31. ...
Arianespace's second successful launch in 72 hours
Apr 29, 2021 (ESA)
The mission's primary purpose was orbiting Pleiades Neo 3, the first of four satellites in an advanced Earth observation constellation. Pleiades Neo 3 was wholl...
Arianespace Vega mission set to launch EO satellites
Apr 28, 2021 (SPX)
The 18th mission of Europe's Vega light launcher will also orbit an observation microsatellite for the Norwegian space agency, Norsat-3, plus four cubesats for ...
The company's multiple technologies support United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket launch
Apr 28, 2021 (SPX)
"The successful launch of this Delta IV rocket demonstrates the reliability of our large composite aerospace structures," said Wendy Williams, vice president, a...
Cosmodrome project injects new life into Russian Far East
Apr 28, 2021 (XNA)
It was no surprise when Moscow last year named its first approved coronavirus vaccine Sputnik, after the satellite whose launch in 1957 stunned the West. A Bloo...
Long March-6 launches nine commercial satellites
Apr 28, 2021 (XNA)
The rocket blasted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province at 11:20 a.m. (Beijing Time). This was the 366th flight mission...
Reusable plane project aims for low orbit
Apr 27, 2021 (XNA)
The plane will take off from and land on a conventional runway like a jetliner and will be capable of flying in near space or even into outer space. The low-cos...
NASA's moon rocket, spacecraft return for repair after scrubbed test
Apr 26, 2021 (UPI)
The SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived at the assembly building after a 10-hour journey from launch pad 39B that began Monday morning, NASA confirmed. Crew...
Georgia Tech shares $15M from NASA to advance deep space exploration
Apr 26, 2021 (SPX)
The Georgia Institute of Technology, along with 11 partner universities and 17 researchers, will receive $15 million over five years to fund the Joint Advanced ...
Ax-1 splashes down off Florida coast, ending first private mission to ISS
Apr 25, 2021 (UPI)
"Dragon Endeavour has returned, bringing the Axiom-1 crew home," SpaceX officials announced on the livestream. "On behalf of the entire SpaceX team, welcome bac...
SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts enter International Space Station
Apr 24, 2021 (UPI)
The arrival boosted space station occupancy temporarily to 11, one of the highest numbers in history and the most since the space shuttle program ended in 2011....
SpaceX capsule Endeavour docks at ISS
Apr 24, 2021 (AFP)
Following Crew Dragon's link up to the Harmony module, the astronauts aboard the Endeavour and the space station will begin conducting standard leak checks and ...
SpaceX capsule Endeavour docks at ISS
Apr 24, 2021 (AFP)
The spacecraft named Endeavour, piloting herself autonomously, locked on to a docking port at 5:08 am Eastern time (0908 GMT), some 260 miles (420 kilometers) a...
Space Launch System Core Stage heads to Kennedy Space Center
Apr 24, 2021 (SPX)
At Kennedy, the core stage will be integrated with the rest of the SLS rocket and the Orion spacecraft in preparation for launch. Through the Artemis program, N...
SpaceX in orbit on route to ISS
Apr 23, 2021 (AFP)
The Crew-2 mission, which includes the first European, Thomas Pesquet of France, blasted off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:49 am East...
SpaceX aiming for Friday morning launch to ISS
Apr 23, 2021 (AFP)
The Crew-2 mission blasts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:49 am Eastern Time (0949 GMT), after being delayed a day by adverse weath...
SpaceX launches another 53 Starlink satellites into space
Apr 21, 2021 (UPI)
The rocket lifted off at 1:51 p.m. from Launch Complex 40 after a 3-hour delay due to strong winds. It was the 43rd launch related to the Starlink project. Spac...
The End of Space Access
Apr 21, 2021 (SPX)
When will this happen? No one knows the answer, but It could be soon. Just last week one of SpaceX's satellites came within 60 meters of a OneWeb satellite. As ...
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