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Europe to test wingless 'space plane'
Feb 09, 2015 (AFP)
Europe will launch an experimental "space plane" on Wednesday, a car-sized, wingless vessel whose 100-minute unmanned mission will inform the design of reusable...
Can jet planes launch small satellites into orbit on the cheap?
Feb 06, 2015 (UPI)
Launching a satellite is an expensive endeavor. Rockets must be built -- often only to be obliterated upon re-entry or wrecked as they splash back into the ocea...
IXV spaceplane packed and ready for Vega launch Feb 11
Jan 29, 2015 (ESA)
Preparations are moving forward for next month's Vega flight, with its Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) passenger now integrated in the lightweight launc...
Space Launch System Booster Aimed and Ready to Fire
Jan 27, 2015 (SPX)
A full-scale version of the booster for NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, is ready to fire for a major ground test and is paving the way on NASA's jou...
Russia Could Export 30 More Rocket Engines to US
Jan 20, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russian rocket manufacturer Energia is currently in talks with US space launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) over a contract to deliver 30 additional RD...
Watch SpaceX nearly land rocket on floating barge
Jan 16, 2015 (UPI)
SpaceX tried -- and failed -- to land its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating barge Saturday, but it came oh-so-close to success, a new video of the botched landing s...
Rocketdyne Completes Hot-Fire Test With RS-25 Engine Controller Unit
Jan 14, 2015 (SPX)
Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully completed the first in a series of hot-fire tests on the RS-25 rocket engine, which will help power NASA's new Space Launch ...
Alaskan sounding rocket studies role of solar wind on Earth's atmosphere
Jan 14, 2015 (SPX)
The interaction of solar winds and Earth's atmosphere produces northern lights, or auroras, that dance across the night sky and mesmerize the casual observer. H...
NASA Completes Investigation of July 2014 Sounding Rocket Failure
Jan 13, 2015 (SPX)
An investigation team has determined that the failure of a July 2014 Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket flight from NASA's Wallops Flight Faci...
Watch NASA test the newest space launch system rocket engine
Jan 12, 2015 (UPI)
The engine that will power NASA's next manned missions into space -- to the moon, Mars, and beyond -- was successfully tested last week at the space agency's St...
SLS Core Stage Engine: In It for the Long Haul
Jan 11, 2015 (SPX)
How easy would it be to take the engine out of your current car and stick it into a different car? If you're a mechanic, you know it is entirely possible but wo...
RS-25 Engine Testing Blazes Forward for Space Launch System
Jan 11, 2015 (SPX)
The new year is off to a hot start for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS). The engine that will drive America's next great rocket to deep space blazed through its...
Russian Angara Heavy Lift Rocket Blasts Off From Plesetsk
Dec 23, 2014 (Sputnik)
Russia's newest ecologically friendly heavy-class Angara-A5 carrier rocket has been launched from the Plesetsk Space Complex in the country's northwest, a sourc...
Russia successfully test-launches new rocket
Dec 23, 2014 (AFP)
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday oversaw the successful test-launch of Russia's newest heavy-class Angara rocket, a rare piece of good news in a week dominat...
Angara-A5 Launch Opens New Page in Russia's Space Exploration
Dec 23, 2014 (Sputnik)
The successful launch of Russia's newest heavy rocket, the Angara A5, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, is a significant milestone in the history of Russia's rocket...
India launches biggest ever rocket into space
Dec 18, 2014 (AFP)
India successfully launched its biggest ever rocket on Thursday carrying an unmanned capsule which could one day send astronauts into space, as the country ramp...
ISRO to Test-Fly Heaviest Rocket, Crew Module on December 18
Dec 16, 2014 (IANS)
India will test-fly its heaviest and upgraded rocket - the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mark III) - on December 18, space agency ISRO said Frid...
RS-25 engine upgrade is no 80s techno flashback
Dec 11, 2014 (SPX)
Take a look at your current devices. Can you imagine swapping that smartphone for a gigantic cellphone from the 1980s? Surfing the Internet with dial-up speed? ...
Orbital outlines details of Antares launcher Go-Forward Plan
Dec 11, 2014 (SPX)
Orbital Sciences has announced new details in its plans to resume cargo flights to the International Space Station (ISS) and to accelerate the introduction of a...
Scientists test new hybrid rocket engine for Bloodhound SSC
Dec 10, 2014 (UPI)
Engineers donned flame-retardent suits and safety goggles this week as they tested the new hybrid rocket engine that they hope will power Bloodhound SSC past th...
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