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Arianespace to launch SES-14 and Al Yah 3 for SES and Yahsat
Jan 19, 2018 (ESA)
SES-14 also hosts a payload for NASA's Explorer program: GOLD (Global-Scale Observation of the Limb and Disk). With this 295th mission of its launcher family - ...
Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 test advances exploration efforts
Jan 19, 2018 (SPX)
The 365-second test at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi qualified the controller for the third of four RS-25 engines that will power ...
NASA picks up where it left off in 2017, tests RS-25 Flight Controller
Jan 18, 2018 (SPX)
A 3D printed part tested in December was tested again. This rocket engine component, a pogo accumulator assembly, is part of an ongoing series of tests with par...
Update from Mojave: VSS Unity successfully completes high speed glide flight
Jan 15, 2018 (SPX)
It's been a few months since our last flight, during which we worked through a planned period of focused ground time. This involved extensive analysis, testing ...
Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports ULA Launch in Support of National Security
Jan 15, 2018 (SPX)
"The successful launch of a payload in support of our national security and that of allied forces demands the best propulsion systems available," said Aerojet R...
India launches country's 100th satellite and 30 microsats
Jan 12, 2018 (Sputnik)
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched the country's 100th satellite - the advanced remote sensing "Cartosat-2" from the Satish...
Blue Origin tests rocket engine as US seeks to replace Russian RD-180
Jan 11, 2018 (Sputnik)
American aerospace company Blue Origin has released video footage showing a recent test of its Blue Engine 4 (BE-4) next-generation rocket engine, which is plan...
Arianespace prepares for a busy 2018
Jan 10, 2018 (SPX)
Building on these achievements, Arianespace is targeting a record number of launches in 2018, while actively focusing on the next decade with its Ariane 6 and V...
Arianespace begins building final 10 Ariane 5s ahead of Ariane 6 operational debut
Jan 10, 2018 (SPX)
The decision announced follows the commitment made by Arianespace in December 2016 to initiate the procurement of long lead items (LLI**). It also allows Ariane...
Dragon space truck set for departure from Space Station
Jan 09, 2018 (SPX)
On Friday, Jan. 12, flight controllers will use the space station's Canadarm2 robotic arm to detach Dragon from the Earth-facing side of the station's Harmony m...
SpaceX says rocket worked fine as spy satellite reported lost
Jan 09, 2018 (AFP)
"For clarity: after review of all data to date, Falcon 9 did everything correctly on Sunday night," said Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer ...
Orbital ATK signs rocket development deal with US Air Force
Jan 05, 2018 (SPX)
"Under this CRADA, Orbital ATK is better able to support SMC in being the guardians of assured access to space," said Scott Lehr, President of Orbital ATK's Fli...
Triumph expands contract for Dream Chaser spacecraft landing gear system
Jan 04, 2018 (SPX)
The contract for work was signed with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), and includes the main and nose landing gear as well as integrated actuation solutions for...
China tests new ballistic missiles with hypersonic glide vehicles
Dec 29, 2017 (Sputnik)
The two DF-17 ballistic missile tests occurred November 1 and November 15, respectively, a US official briefed on the intelligence assessment told the Diplomat ...
One Small Step: Massive Stratolaunch Aircraft Conducts First Taxi Tests
Dec 28, 2017 (Sputnik)
The Model 351 - aka the Stratolaunch - boasts the world's widest wingspan of any plane. Made almost entirely from composite materials, the twin fuselage aircraf...
Space Launch System solid rocket booster avionics complete key testing
Dec 27, 2017 (SPX)
Engineers simulated the booster avionics operations in a systems integration lab at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where all the av...
Russia loses contact with Angolan satellite: space industry source
Dec 26, 2017 (AFP)
The incident involving the Russian-made Angosat-1 is a new embarrassment for the country's once proud space industry after Russia in November lost contact with ...
Japan launches H-IIA carrier rocket with 2 satellites
Dec 26, 2017 (Sputnik)
"Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and JAXA successfully launched H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 37 (H-IIA F37) (with upgraded function) which encapsulates the Global...
Chinese start-up tests rocket engine
Dec 26, 2017 (XNA)
The test was conducted in a test ground in east China's Jiangxi Province on Friday, said Shu Chang, chief executive officer of Beijing-based One Space, on Satur...
NASA Conducts Final RS-25 Rocket Engine Test of 2017
Dec 22, 2017 (SPX)
The engine tested also included a large 3D-printed part scheduled for use on future RS-25 flight engines. The part, a beach ball-sized pogo accumulator assembly...
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