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Investigating materials weathering at hypersonic velocities
Jan 14, 2025 (SPX)
The experiments focused on the role of droplet size and shape in determining the extent of damage caused during high-speed collisions. A Light Gas Gun facility ...
China's Smart Dragon 3 rocket launches satellites from sea
Jan 14, 2025 (SPX)
The rocket lifted off at 11 a.m. from a dedicated launch service ship, releasing the satellites into a low-Earth orbit approximately 650 kilometers above the pl...
Blue Origin eyes early Tuesday launch but weather an issue
Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)
The inaugural launch of the towering 320-foot (98-meter) rocket, dubbed New Glenn in honor of legendary American astronaut John Glenn, had been initially schedu...
Blue Origin scrubs key test launch again, eyes Thursday
Jan 14, 2025 (AFP)
The company said it would aim for early Thursday morning at the earliest, with a new three-hour window starting at 1:00 am (0600 GMT). An initial test launch of...
Blue Origin scrubs first launch of giant New Glenn rocket
Jan 13, 2025 (AFP)
The towering 320-foot (98-meter) rocket, dubbed New Glenn in honor of legendary astronaut John Glenn, was scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force ...
Blue Origin scrubs first launch of giant New Glenn rocket
Jan 13, 2025 (AFP)
This mission, dubbed NG-1, was set to mark Blue Origin's entry into the orbital space race, directly challenging SpaceX's dominance in the commercial launch mar...
Five things to know about New Glenn, Blue Origin's new rocket
Jan 11, 2025 (AFP)
Here are five key things to know about the heavy-lift vehicle aiming to challenge SpaceX's dominance in the commercial space market. - Homage - New Glenn honors...
Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Back in Florida
Jan 10, 2025 (SPX)
This is a return visit to Kennedy for the ETA. After completing its journey around the Moon and splashing down in the Pacific Ocean on December 11, 2022, as par...
Stratolaunch Awarded 247M by Missile Defense Agency for Hypersonic Flight Testing
Jan 10, 2025 (SPX)
The project involves enhancements to Stratolaunch's Spirit of Mojave 747 launch platform, allowing its reusable Talon-A vehicle to conduct test flights from var...
Rocket Lab to Provide Hypersonic Test Launches for Department of Defense
Jan 10, 2025 (SPX)
The MACH-TB program, overseen by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD (R&E)) Test Resource Management Center (TRMC), ...
Starfighters Accelerates Efforts in Space Launch Development
Jan 10, 2025 (SPX)
"Partnering with Innoveering brings the expertise we need to deliver on our vision for reliable, cost-effective launch vehicles," said Rick Svetkoff, CEO of Sta...
Westinghouse Awarded NASA DOE Contract for Space Microreactor Development
Jan 10, 2025 (SPX)
The FSP project aims to develop compact, nuclear-powered systems capable of providing a reliable energy source for astronauts on the Moon and beyond. This initi...
Blue Origin's first orbital launch now targeting Sunday
Jan 09, 2025 (AFP)
A three-hour window opens Sunday at 1:00 am (0600 GMT) from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Standing 320 feet (98 meters) tall, New Glenn is ...
Italy's Meloni denies discussing SpaceX deal with Musk
Jan 09, 2025 (AFP)
"I have never spoken personally with Musk about these matters," she told journalists at her annual press conference in Rome. In the wake of Meloni's whirlwind v...
Weather prompts Blue Origin to push back New Glenn rocket launch
Jan 09, 2025 (UPI)
The liftoff had been scheduled for Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex 36 in Florida at 1 a.m. EST Friday, but officials rescheduled to 1 a.m. E...
Bezos's Blue Origin targets Friday for first orbital launch
Jan 07, 2025 (AFP)
Named New Glenn, it is targeting a liftoff no earlier than Friday, January 10 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, the company said in a statemen...
PLD Space advances business operations in 2024
Jan 06, 2025 (SPX)
Throughout 2024, PLD Space secured significant investments, including a 40.5 million euro grant under the Spanish small satellite launcher project, supported by...
SpaceX sends up first Starlink mission of 2025
Jan 06, 2025 (UPI)
The rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the afternoon. Officials with SpaceX said the flight was the 17th on...
UAH Electric Propulsion Club seeks patent for experimental ion thruster
Jan 06, 2025 (SPX)
In recent years, the proliferation of small satellites in Earth orbit has led to an unprecedented demand for small-scale low-power electric propulsion for satel...
Bezos's Blue Origin poised for first orbital launch this week
Jan 06, 2025 (AFP)
Named New Glenn, the rocket is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as soon as Wednesday 1:00 am (0600 GMT), with a backup w...
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