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Rocket Factory Augsburg signs agreement with Andoya Space for maiden flight
Sep 30, 2020 (SPX)
"This partnership is of key importance as it will enable RFA and Andoya Space to launch the first satellite from continental Europe on a European launch vehicle...
NASA awards launch services contract for IMAP mission
Sep 30, 2020 (SPX)
This region is where the constant flow of particles from our Sun, called the solar wind, collides with winds from other stars. This collision limits the amount ...
United Launch Alliance scrubs spy satellite launch 2nd time this week
Sep 29, 2020 (UPI)
The launch of the company's powerful Delta IV Heavy rocket was derailed after local weather delayed pre-launch preparations, including issues with a Mobile Serv...
SpaceX improved Crew Dragon capsule for planned Oct. 31 launch
Sep 29, 2020 (UPI)
Liftoff is planned for 2:40 a.m. from Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew 1 mission to the International Space Station will be the first re...
Powerful Delta Heavy rocket ready for another launch attempt from Florida
Sep 25, 2020 (UPI)
United Launch Alliance plans to send the satellite into space Sunday at 12:10 a.m. EDT, after nearly a month's delay following a launch abort Aug. 29 only 3 sec...
Space Force to start flying on reused SpaceX rockets
Sep 25, 2020 (UPI)
The Space Force will fly two GPS satellites into orbit on a Falcon 9 first-stage booster. The lower cost that SpaceX charges for reused rockets will save taxpay...
Blue Origin postpones Texas launch of experiments for NASA, universities
Sep 24, 2020 (UPI)
"Launch is scrubbed for today. New launch target forthcoming," the company announced on Twitter. Liftoff had been scheduled for 12:40 p.m. EDT at Blue Origin's ...
Rocket Lab to launch commercial rideshares mission for Planet, Canon
Sep 23, 2020 (SPX)
The mission - named 'In Focus' in a nod to the Earth-imaging satellites onboard - will lift-off in October from Rocket Lab's private orbital launch site, Launch...
Rocket Lab completes final dress rehearsal for first Electron mission from US soil
Sep 21, 2020 (SPX)
With this major milestone complete, the Electron launch vehicle, launch team, and the LC-2 pad systems are now ready for Rocket Lab's first launch from U.S. soi...
General Atomics delivers nuclear thermal propulsion concept to NASA
Sep 21, 2020 (SPX)
The GA-EMS design exceeded the key performance parameters and optimized the NTP reactor for manufacturability, the highest ranked figure of merit. "GA-EMS is un...
Russia's S7 Space seeks to create reusable rocket
Sep 21, 2020 (Sputnik)
The Technology and Research Company that is part of S7 AirSpace Corporation, which owns the Sea Launch floating spaceport, has begun work to develop a light lau...
Complex to build 20 solid-propellant Long March 11 carrier craft every year
Sep 21, 2020 (XNA)
Jin Xin, deputy project manager of the Long March 11 solid-propellant rocket at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, said on Wednesday in Shandong's ...
Hardware testing heats up at Marshall test lab
Sep 21, 2020 (NASA)
"The advanced testing we performed in these facilities along with our expert workforce are essential for proving hardware for spaceflight to support the Artemis...
NASA technology enables precision landing without a pilot
Sep 18, 2020 (SPX)
A combination of laser sensors, a camera, a high-speed computer, and sophisticated algorithms will give spacecraft the artificial eyes and analytical capability...
UK Spaceports form historic alliance
Sep 17, 2020 (SPX)
A concordat has been signed by three vertical rocket launch sites - Shetland Space Centre Space Hub Sutherland, and Spaceport 1, Western Isles - along with two ...
US to stop using Russian rocket engine RD-180 in Mid-2020s says ULA
Sep 16, 2020 (Sputnik)
The RD-180 engine is manufactured at the Energomash rocket engine manufacturer (an enterprise of Russian state space corporation Roscosmos) and is used in the f...
Northrop Grumman and NASA donate Shuttle boosters to California Science Center
Sep 16, 2020 (SPX)
"The contributions made by the Space Shuttle Program to space science and exploration have been powerful," said Charlie Precourt, vice president, propulsion sys...
PLD Space closes new investment in tie-up with Arcano Partners
Sep 16, 2020 (SPX)
The 7M euro venture will fund the buildout of the PLD Space aerospace project in a deal forming part of its Series B investment round. PLD Space, based out of E...
NASA's 2021 Student Launch Competition Opens
Sep 15, 2020 (SPX)
Every year, NASA challenges middle school, high school, college, and university students from around the United States to design, build, test, and then fly and ...
Air Force destroys surrogate cruise missile in hypervelocity projectile test
Sep 15, 2020 (UPI)
The Air Force ran its second test of the Advanced Battle Management System earlier this month. The system is meant to streamline the collection, analysis and sh...
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