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Russia's Next Carrier-Based Rocket Launch Planned for 2018 - Khrunichev Center
Jun 14, 2017 (Sputnik)
The last launch of Russia's light-class Rokot carrier rocket will take place early next year, Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center said Tuesday...
Russian Proton Rocket With US Satellite Lifts Off Into Space After 1-Year Hiatus
Jun 09, 2017 (Sputnik)
This is the first launch of a Proton since June 2016 when it suffered an engine glitch, prompting an audit that grounded the rocket for a year. "The launch took...
Russian rocket returns to service with launch of US satellite
Jun 08, 2017 (AFP)
"The Proton-M was successfully launched at 6:45 am (0345 GMT)," from the Baikonur cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said. "A...
NASA Awards Universal Stage Adapter Contract for Space Launch System Rocket
Jun 08, 2017 (SPX)
Under the contract, Dynetics will design, develop, test, evaluate, produce and deliver the first universal stage adapter for the second integrated mission of SL...
Ariane 5 launches its heaviest telecom payload
Jun 05, 2017 (ESA)
Liftoff came at 23:45 GMT (20:45 local time, 01:45 CEST on 2 June) last night from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on a mission lasting about 41 min...
SpaceX's first recycled Dragon arrives at space station
Jun 05, 2017 (AFP)
Live images on NASA television showed the spaceship approaching the orbiting outpost, then being grabbed with the station's robotic arm at 9:52 am (1352 GMT). "...
India launches GSLV in heavy lift configuation
Jun 05, 2017 (AFP)
The 43-metre (140-foot) rocket lifted off just before 5:30 pm (1200 GMT) from the southern island of Sriharikota, one of two sites used by the Indian Space Rese...
India shows off space prowess with launch of mega-rocket
Jun 05, 2017 (AFP)
The 43-metre (140-foot) rocket hurtled into a clear sky at 5:28 pm (1158 GMT) from the southern island of Sriharikota, one of two sites used by the Indian Space...
India shows off space prowess with launch of mega rocket
Jun 05, 2017 (AFP)
The 43-metre (140-foot) rocket lifted off just before 5:30 pm (1200 GMT) from the southern island of Sriharikota, one of two sites used by the Indian Space Rese...
SpaceX blasts off cargo using recycled spaceship
Jun 03, 2017 (AFP)
The refurbished Dragon cargo capsule soared into space aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 5:07 pm (2107 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida. "Three, two, one, and liftof...
Eutelsat signs new launch contract with Arianespace
Jun 03, 2017 (ESA)
The Arianespace order book now includes three future launches for Eutelsat in addition to the 32 Eutelsat satellites already launched by the European launch ser...
Lightning strike postpones SpaceX launch until Saturday
Jun 02, 2017 (AFP)
The lightning did not hit any of SpaceX's equipment but happened within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of the launch pad. The strike happened about 25 minutes before ...
Ariane 5 launches its first all-electric satellite
Jun 02, 2017 (ESA)
The launch took place on Thursday, June 1 at 8:45 pm (local time) from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Today's launc...
Colossal rocket-launching plane rolls toward testing
Jun 01, 2017 (AFP)
The project backed by billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been proceeding for about six years and was on track for its first launch demonstration as...
SpaceX poised for Thursday cargo launch to space station
May 31, 2017 (AFP)
The launch of SpaceX's 11th commercial resupply mission aboard an unmanned Dragon cargo ship is scheduled for 5:55 pm (2155 GMT) on June 1, and will be broadcas...
Dream Chaser Spacecraft Passes Major Milestone
May 29, 2017 (SPX)
CRS2 Integration Review #3 (IR3) confirmed SNC's Dream Chaser Cargo System design meets NASA's key requirements and maximizes probability of mission success dur...
NASA's Space Launch System Engine Testing Heats Up
May 28, 2017 (SPX)
The 500-second - more than eight full minutes - test on the A-1 Test Stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi marked another milestone toward launch ...
Successful launch puts New Zealand in space race
May 25, 2017 (AFP)
The rocket blasted off from the company's facility at Mahia, on the east coast of the North Island, to end three days of launch attempts aborted because of the ...
Rocket Lab scrubs test launch attempt from Launch Complex 1
May 25, 2017 (SPX)
Peter Beck, CEO and founder of Rocket Lab, says poor weather is delaying the launch attempt of Rocket Lab's first test rocket titled 'It's a Test'. "Similar to ...
Neptune: Neutralizer-free plasma propulsion
May 24, 2017 (SPX)
Plasma propulsion systems use electric power to ionize propellant gas and transform it into the fourth state of matter, known as plasma. Electrically charged io...
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