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SpaceX mega rocket Starship's next launch on June 5
May 24, 2024 (AFP)
The launch window from the company's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas opens at 7:00 am local time (1200 GMT), pending regulatory approval. It will be the fourth te...
SpaceX sends 23 Starlink satellites into orbit on third flight in two days
May 24, 2024 (UPI)
The launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida also happened on the fifth anniversary of SpaceX's first Starlink mission in Elon Musk's ambitious plan to p...
Boeing won't fix leaky Starliner before flying first crew to ISS
May 24, 2024 (AFP)
The vessel, under development since 2010, has been plagued by technical problems and has yet to fulfill its purpose of ferrying astronauts to the International ...
NASA's Psyche Thrusters Propel Spacecraft Toward Asteroid
May 23, 2024 (SPX)
NASA's Psyche spacecraft, launched on Oct. 13, 2023, from Kennedy Space Center, passed its six-month checkup and is now using electric thrusters to speed toward...
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites in second mission of the day
May 23, 2024 (UPI)
Falcon 9 lifted off one minute behind schedule, at 10:36 p.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. "Merlin engine...
First crewed Boeing Starliner flight delayed again
May 23, 2024 (AFP)
The US space agency released a statement calling that day a launch opportunity and mentioning June 2, 5 and 6 as other possibilities so no day yet appears to be...
Boeing Starliner crewed test flight delayed indefinitely
May 22, 2024 (UPI)
The launch has been scheduled for no earlier than Saturday, and no new date has been announced. "The team has been in meetings for two consecutive days, assessi...
NASA and Sierra Space deliver Dream Chaser to Florida for launch
May 21, 2024 (SPX)
The Dream Chaser spaceplane, named Tenacity, arrived at Kennedy on May 18 inside a climate-controlled transportation container from NASA's Neil Armstrong Test F...
Russia jails hypersonic scientist for 14 years on treason charges
May 21, 2024 (AFP)
Several prominent Russian scientists involved with research into hypersonics have been arrested and imprisoned in recent years, accused of sharing state secrets...
Orbex partners with MSP for automated component production
May 20, 2024 (SPX)
MSP will supply technology to automate the production of components for Orbex's orbital launch services, aiding in the company's preparations for its first laun...
Ariane 6 will launch 3D Printing technology into space
May 20, 2024 (SPX)
The Replicator mission, a collaboration between Warsaw, Poland, and Berlin, Germany-based startup Orbital Matter, aims to show how 3D printing can be used in or...
First crewed flight of Boeing Starliner postponed again
May 17, 2024 (AFP)
The launch in Florida was scheduled for Tuesday but NASA said it is now planned for May 25 to allow teams to further assess a helium leak linked to the service ...
OCCAR and MBDA begin HYDIS2 concept phase
May 16, 2024 (SPX)
The European Commission selected the HYDIS2 project for funding in July 2023, with France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands co-funding the initiative. The ag...
Boeing Starliner launch delayed to Tuesday due to helium leak
May 15, 2024 (UPI)
NASA, Boeing and the United Launch Alliance said in a statemen Tuesday that the launch date will now come no earlier than Tuesday at 4:43 p.m. EDT. "Starliner t...
First crewed flight of Boeing spacecraft delayed again
May 14, 2024 (AFP)
The next attempt will be May 21 at the earliest. The high-stakes mission was already called off last week, with two astronauts strapped in and ready to fly. Tha...
Maritime Launch Secures Conditional $12.9M Term Sheet from Canadian Government
May 14, 2024 (SPX)
The term sheet from the Government of Canada proposes $12.9 million in project cost reimbursements, conditionally repayable, to support Maritime Launch's Spacep...
SpinLaunch appoints new CEO to drive next phase
May 11, 2024 (SPX)
The company's Board of Directors has named David Wrenn, previously Chief Operating Officer, as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. This follows the ...
White Sands propulsion team evaluates 3D-printed engine component for Orion
May 08, 2024 (SPX)
For the initial Artemis missions, Artemis I to Artemis VI, a repurposed Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) engine from the retired space shuttle fleet will serve ...
SSC partners with Perigee Aerospace for satellite launches from Esrange
May 08, 2024 (SPX)
"I'm very pleased to announce this historic collaboration, our first orbital launch partnership. The market demand for this service is huge and it's needed now,...
Long March 6C rocket joins fleet with successful inaugural launch
May 08, 2024 (SPX)
Launching at 11:21 am from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center located in a mountainous area of Shanxi province, the 43-meter-tall rocket successfully placed a ...
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