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Old Rivals India, China Nurture New Rivalry in Satellite Launch Business
Nov 20, 2017 (Sputnik)
ISRO, which has recently made rapid strides in the cost-effective launching of satellites for other countries, including a record launch of 104 satellites at on...
NASA launches next-generation weather satellite
Nov 18, 2017 (AFP)
The satellite, called the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1), is a joint venture between the US space agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin...
NASA launch of NOAA weather satellite rescheduled for Nov 18
Nov 17, 2017 (SPX)
Liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex 2 is targeted for 4:47 a.m. EST (1:47 a.m. PST). NASA TV launch coverage begin...
SpaceX postpones launch of secretive Zuma mission
Nov 17, 2017 (AFP)
"We have decided to stand down and take a closer look at data from recent fairing testing for another customer," SpaceX said in a statement issued late Thursday...
Baikonur for Russia, Kazakhstan offers UAE Baikonur for launches
Nov 16, 2017 (Sputnik)
Roscosmos chief Igor Komarov told Sputnik that Russia's space corporation Roscosmos and its Kazakh colleagues have offered the United Arab Emirates Space Agency...
The state of commercial spaceports in 2017
Nov 14, 2017 (SPX)
One must ask, "Why do we need 10 spaceports for so little commercial space activities?" This represents a great deal of investment and ongoing expense for an in...
Orbital ATK Successfully Tests First Motor Case for Next Generation Launch Vehicle
Nov 09, 2017 (SPX)
The company is in early production of development hardware for its Next Generation Launch (NGL) system, and on October 27 successfully completed the structural ...
Alaska Aerospace Launches Aurora Launch Services Company
Nov 03, 2017 (SPX)
As the emerging small launch vehicle market grows, Aurora Launch Services will be a major part of Alaska Aerospace's efforts at creating an Alaska based sustain...
Russia embezzlement probe at rocket firm Soyuz
Nov 03, 2017 (AFP)
"Two investigations into abuse of power have been opened" into officials at the factory in the southern central city of Samara around 1,000 km (625 miles) south...
Launch your design with Cheops
Nov 03, 2017 (ESA)
The design will be placed on the Soyuz rocket's fairing, the tough outer shell that protects the satellite during launch and as it passes through the atmosphere...
NASA Selects Studies for Gateway Power and Propulsion Element
Nov 03, 2017 (SPX)
These latest studies will help provide data on commercial capabilities as NASA defines objectives and requirements as well as help reduce risk for a new powerfu...
Arianespace to launch Embratel Star One D2
Oct 31, 2017 (SPX)
Arianespace reports the signature of a launch contract for the Embratel Star One D2 satellite for Brazilian operator Embratel Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel...
Arianespace to launch Inmarsat's fifth Global Xpress satellite
Oct 30, 2017 (ESA)
The satellite will be orbited by an Ariane 5 heavy-lift launcher from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (South America) durin...
SpaceX launches Korean satellite, sticks rocket landing
Oct 30, 2017 (AFP)
The tall, white rocket roared into the blue sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida at 3:34 pm (1934 GMT), propelling Koreasat-5A toward a geostationary orbit some 22,...
New solid rocket motor development facility completed at Spaceport America
Oct 26, 2017 (SPX)
The new facility, called the Space Propulsion Center (SPC), is co-owned and operated by the two companies and is located at Spaceport America adjacent to the UP...
Aerojet Rocketdyne breaks ground on advanced manufacturing center in Huntsville
Oct 26, 2017 (SPX)
Aerojet Rocketdyne earlier announced that it was headquartering its Defense business unit in Huntsville, along with its defense advanced programs group known as...
Thruster for Mars mission breaks records
Oct 26, 2017 (SPX)
The development of the thruster was led by Alec Gallimore, University of Michigan professor of aerospace engineering and the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineerin...
Draper and Sierra Nevada Corporation announce new agreement for space missions
Oct 26, 2017 (SPX)
Customers for the new agreement include commercial entities, researchers, private foundations and NASA itself, which announced in February that it seeks partner...
NASA awards launch contracts for Landsat 9 and Sentinel-6A
Oct 23, 2017 (SPX)
The total cost for NASA to launch Landsat 9 is approximately $153.8 million, which includes the launch service and other mission-related costs. Landsat 9 is a p...
It's a success! Blue Origin conducts first hot-fire test of BE-4 engine
Oct 23, 2017 (Sputnik)
The BE-4 engine, powered by liquid oxygen and liquid methane propellants, has been closely watched within the aerospace community and in military space for a nu...
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