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Japanese startup's space rocket launch fails
Dec 18, 2024 (AFP)
It was the second attempt by Space One to become the country's first private firm to put a satellite into orbit, after the first try in March ended in a mid-air...
SpaceX Launches SES O3b mPOWER Satellites to Expand Global Communications Network
Dec 18, 2024 (SPX)
The mission carried the O3b mPOWER 7 and 8 satellites, part of SES's next-generation communications constellation designed to provide high-throughput and low-la...
Japanese start-up says space rocket launch attempt fails
Dec 18, 2024 (AFP)
"Kairos was launched... but the rocket terminated its flight after judging that the achievement of its mission would be difficult," Space One said in a statemen...
Orion Spacecraft Tested in Ohio After Artemis I Mission
Dec 18, 2024 (SPX)
The crew module, now known as the Orion Environmental Test Article (ETA), returned to NASA's Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, in January 2024 and...
First integration of European reusable stage demonstrator Themis
Dec 18, 2024 (SPX)
Standing 28 meters tall, the prototype comprises the Multi-Engine Bay (MEB), tanks, the Flight Control Bay (FCB), and the upper segment that completes the stage...
FAA issues License Authorization for SpaceX Starship Flight 7
Dec 18, 2024 (SPX)
"The FAA continues to increase efficiencies in our licensing determination activities to meet the needs of the commercial space transportation industry," said K...
Japan's Space One suffers second Kairos rocket failure
Dec 18, 2024 (UPI)
The rocket's first-stage nozzle malfunctioned about 80 seconds into the flight at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday local time from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto, Wakayama Pre...
2025 in space: Trump-Musk alliance should boost 'space economy'
Dec 18, 2024 (UPI)
The billionaire's influence over space policy, already strong under outgoing President Joe Biden, will most likely deepen in what many analysts believe will be ...
Japan's Space One delays Kairos rocket launch again
Dec 15, 2024 (AFP)
Tokyo-based Space One had initially scheduled liftoff for its Kairos rocket for 11:00 am (0200 GMT) on Saturday, but pushed the launch back 24 hours because of ...
China Long March 8A prepares for first flight in January 2025
Dec 13, 2024 (SPX)
On Monday, the rocket was loaded onto a ship to begin its journey to the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan province, South China. "The Long March 8A is an up...
NASA's crew capsule had heat shield issues during Artemis I
Dec 13, 2024 (SPX)
A tiny spot at first, it gradually grew to a round circle falling at a great speed from the fringes of space. It was NASA's Orion capsule, which would soon end ...
Artemis II core stage positioned for integration
Dec 13, 2024 (SPX)
The core stage, which arrived at Kennedy Space Center on July 23, had previously been stored horizontally in the facility's transfer aisle. Its transfer to High...
Equatorial Launch Australia shifts focus to new Queensland spaceport site
Dec 13, 2024 (SPX)
The decision stems from the Northern Land Council's (NLC) repeated delays in approving a Head Lease essential for expanding the Arnhem Space Centre. Formal nego...
China successfully tests XZY 1 verification rocket engine
Dec 13, 2024 (SPX)
Developed by Beijing Jianyuan Technology Co Ltd, also known as Space Epoch, the XZY 1 is a medium-lift launch vehicle with a stainless steel body powered by liq...
Undeterred by Friday the 13th, SpaceX plans pair of launches
Dec 12, 2024 (UPI)
The planned 11:28 a.m. PT liftoff will be the first of a pair of SpaceX launches scheduled for Friday the 13th. The other will carry a GPS navigation satellite ...
Rocket Lab conducts hypersonic suborbital test launch for DoD
Dec 10, 2024 (SPX)
The MACH-TB project, designed to enhance hypersonic flight testing capabilities, supports technology development for the United States. This initiative was spea...
PLD Space secures euro 11 million loan to advance MIURA 5 launch site
Dec 10, 2024 (SPX)
The financing was arranged through COFIDES' Fund for Foreign Investment (FIEX), which is designed to facilitate the international growth of Spanish businesses. ...
Blue Ring Pathfinder payload ready for integration on New Glenn first mission
Dec 10, 2024 (SPX)
Developed by Blue Origin's In-Space Systems division, the Blue Ring Pathfinder is designed to evaluate core flight capabilities, ground systems, and overall ope...
SpaceX launches 23 more Starlink satellites
Dec 08, 2024 (UPI)
The 229-foot tall Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40 at 12:11 a.m. as it lit up the sky. The first stage booster landed on the A Sho...
China's new Long March rockets to enable lunar and Mars missions
Dec 08, 2024 (SPX)
Long explained that the Long March 10 is specifically being designed to support the launch of new-generation spacecraft and lunar landers, forming a critical co...
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