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SpaceX grounds Falcon 9 missions, could impact ISS launch
Feb 03, 2026 (AFP)
SpaceX, the private space company owned by Elon Musk, has paused flights of its Falcon 9 rocket following an issue its second stage experienced during a routine...
NASA backs studies to boost hypersonic flight testing
Feb 02, 2026 (SPX)
The agency has awarded short term study contracts to SpaceWorks Enterprises of Atlanta, Georgia, and Stratolaunch of Mojave, California, to examine how existing...
China sea launch boosts private rocket activity in 2026
Jan 30, 2026 (SPX)
The latest flight lifted off at 4:10 am local time from a mobile barge in the Yellow Sea off the coast of Shandong province, sending four commercial satellites ...
NASA delays Moon mission over frigid weather
Jan 30, 2026 (AFP)
The earliest window for the moonshot will now be February 8, two days later than originally scheduled. NASA was preparing to conduct a key fueling test over the...
Rocket Lab conducts second Electron mission in eight days to orbit Korean imaging satellite
Jan 30, 2026 (SPX)
The mission, named Bridging The Swarm, lifted off on January 30 at 2:21 p.m. NZDT (01:21 UTC) from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand to place the NEO...
Autophage rocket concept wins EU prize for debris free launch technology
Jan 29, 2026 (SPX)
The company has been recognized as the first enterprise to gain international acknowledgment for a propulsion solution that from the outset addresses sustainabl...
NASA and GE run hybrid jet engine test toward commercial flight
Jan 28, 2026 (SPX)
The engine, tested at GE Aerospace's Peebles Test Operation site in Ohio, is a modified version of the company's Passport engine configured with hybrid-electric...
SpaceX eyes IPO timed to planet alignment and Musk birthday: report
Jan 28, 2026 (AFP)
The rocket company is planning its IPO for when Jupiter and Venus appear very close together in the sky -- a conjunction that occurs for the first time in more ...
NASA Testing Advances Space Nuclear Propulsion Capabilities
Jan 27, 2026 (SPX)
Teams at the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, conducted more than 100 tests on the engineering development unit over several months...
Starfighters completes key wind tunnel campaign for STARLAUNCH 1 air launch vehicle
Jan 26, 2026 (SPX)
The test series examined STARLAUNCH 1 separation behavior at both subsonic and supersonic speeds, specifically at Mach 0.85 and Mach 1.3. Engineers combined com...
Major equity deal backs Gilmour Space expansion of sovereign launch capability
Jan 21, 2026 (SPX)
The Series E round was jointly led by the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) and superannuation fund Hostplus, with participation from Future Fund,...
Stratolaunch secures major funding to scale hypersonic flight services
Jan 21, 2026 (SPX)
Stratolaunch describes itself as a hypersonics technology accelerator providing comprehensive testing capabilities to support national security requirements for...
Elon Musk hints at buying Ryanair amid Starlink spat
Jan 20, 2026 (AFP)
By late Tuesday, lowcost carrier Ryanair had not replied to a request from AFP to respond to the poll that was posted Monday, with more than 900,000 participant...
Interstellar raises major Series F funding to expand launch and satellite business
Jan 19, 2026 (SPX)
The company states that this latest round brings its cumulative funding to 44.6 billion JPY (about 287.7 million USD), making it one of the largest fundraising ...
China tests Long March 12B reusable first stage at Jiuquan
Jan 19, 2026 (SPX)
The company said engines on the Long March 12B first stage were ignited on Friday afternoon and sustained combustion for a period while ground teams monitored p...
Galactic Energy conducts sixth offshore Ceres 1 mission from Yellow Sea platform
Jan 19, 2026 (SPX)
The latest Ceres 1 lifted off at 4:10 a.m. local time from a mobile offshore platform positioned in the Yellow Sea off Shandong province in eastern China, placi...
NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad ahead of Artemis 2 mission
Jan 17, 2026 (AFP)
The maneuver, which takes up to 12 hours, will allow the US space agency to begin a string of tests for the Artemis 2 mission, which could blast off as early as...
GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles
Jan 15, 2026 (SPX)
The partners report that the experimental propulsion system is designed to deliver higher speed and extended range while lowering production and operating costs...
Fueling research in nuclear thermal propulsion
Jan 14, 2026 (SPX)
Taylor Hampson, a master's student in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE), is well aware of the problem. It is one of the many reasons he is...
Firefly prepares Alpha Block II upgrade for Flight 8
Jan 14, 2026 (SPX)
Alpha Flight 7, targeted to lift off in the coming weeks, will be the final mission to fly in the current Block I configuration. Firefly plans to use this missi...
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