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SmallGEO's first flight reaches orbit
Jan 28, 2017 (ESA)
ESA's new small telecom platform was launched on its first mission in the early hours of Saturday morning. The Hispasat 36W-1 satellite, based on the SmallGEO p...
Russia to check space flight engines over faulty parts
Jan 28, 2017 (AFP)
Russia on Saturday said it had ordered a full check of engines used on its key Proton rocket after a cargo ship crashed last month due to engine disintegration ...
NASA sounding rocket launches into Alaskan night
Jan 27, 2017 (SPX)
An experiment to measure nitric oxide in the polar sky was successfully launched on a NASA sounding rocket at 8:45 a.m. EST, Jan. 27, 2017, from the Poker Flat ...
Airbus Safran Launchers in 2016: we keep our promises
Jan 24, 2017 (SPX)
2016 was a fundamental year for Airbus Safran Launchers: the construction of the company was finalized on 1st July, with integration of all its personnel, activ...
India Defers Much-Awaited Heaviest Rocket Launch
Jan 23, 2017 (Sputnik)
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has decided to postpone the launch of its heaviest rocket GSLV Mk-III by a few months as it did not complete the neces...
ULA and team launches US military spy satellite
Jan 20, 2017 (SPX)
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO Flight 3 satellite lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 Ja...
2017 Rocket Campaign Begins in Alaska
Jan 20, 2017 (SPX)
A NASA sounding rocket campaign during January through March 2017, at the Poker Flat Research Range in Alaska will support the effort to better understand the s...
When One launch is not enough: SpaceX Return To Flight
Jan 19, 2017 (SPX)
SpaceX celebrated the first flight of its Falcon 9 rocket in over four and a half months on Saturday, with a remarkably smooth launch of the vehicle from Califo...
Japan aborts mini-rocket mission shortly after liftoff
Jan 15, 2017 (AFP)
Japan's space agency Sunday aborted a mission to use a mini-rocket to send a satellite into orbit after the spacecraft stopped sending data to ground control sh...
SpaceX launches, lands rocket for first time since Sept blast
Jan 14, 2017 (AFP)
SpaceX on Saturday successfully launched and landed its first unmanned Falcon 9 rocket since a costly and complicated launchpad explosion in September. "Liftoff...
Japan delays launch of mini-rocket amid bad weather
Jan 13, 2017 (XNA)
Japanese space agency on Wednesday postponed the launch of an experimental rocket due to adverse weather conditions. The modified sounding rocket SS-520, to be ...
ISRO set to increase vehicle capacity to accommodate more space launches
Jan 13, 2017 (IANS)
India would maximise its rocket capability to launch more satellites for maximum return on investment, its space agency chief said on Wednesday. "By launching 1...
Ruptured oxidant tank likely cause of Progress accident
Jan 13, 2017 (Sputnik)
A ruptured oxidant tank on the third stage of a carrier rocket most likely caused a recent accident involving a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft, Russia's spac...
Next Cygnus Mission to Station Set for March
Jan 11, 2017 (SPX)
Orbital ATK has completed a significant mission milestone for NASA's next International Space Station cargo mission. The Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) of the C...
Michoud complete stand for testing SLS main fuel tank
Jan 10, 2017 (SPX)
Major construction is complete on NASA's largest new Space Launch System structural test stand, and engineers are now installing equipment needed to test the ro...
China's carrier rocket puts 3 satellites in space in first commercial mission
Jan 10, 2017 (Sputnik)
China's solid-fueled carrier rocket Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) put in space on Monday three satellites as part of its first commercial launch, Xinhua news agency repor...
GMV invests in PLD Space
Jan 10, 2017 (SPX)
The International Tech Company GMV, with an important presence in the global space sector, has decided to trust in the PLD Space project and will take part in t...
Weather delays resumption of SpaceX's rocket launches
Jan 09, 2017 (AFP)
Bad weather has postponed SpaceX's plan to resume flights of its Falcon 9 rocket until at least January 14, the California-based private space firm said Sunday....
Poor weather delays SpaceX rocket launch five days
Jan 08, 2017 (UPI)
SpaceX's planned rocket launch was delayed five days until Jan. 14 because of bad weather. The launch was originally scheduled for 10:22 a.m. Monday from Vanden...
Arianespace looks to the future with confidence at the service of its customers
Jan 06, 2017 (SPX)
Following a very busy 2016 with 11 successful launches, new operational records, and 13 new launch contracts distributed across its entire family of launchers, ...
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