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Solar flares pause Blue Origin-NASA Mars probe launch
Nov 12, 2025 (UPI)
The second delay came as a result of the strongest solar flares of the year Tuesday. Blue Origin had planned its New Glenn rocket launch for 2:50 p.m. EST via i...
China's Galactic Energy fails Ceres-1 rocket satellite mission launch
Nov 10, 2025 (UPI)
On Sunday, the 62-foot-tall Ceres-1 Y-19 rocket by Chinese space firm Galactic Energy took off from northwest China at around 11:02 p.m. EST via Jiuquan Satelli...
Bezos's Blue Origin postpones rocket launch over weather
Nov 10, 2025 (AFP)
Rain and a ground system issue caused delays that were followed by cumulus cloud cover as the 88-minute launch window closed, leaving managers with the only opt...
SpaceX Starlink launch breaks record for Florida spaceport
Nov 10, 2025 (UPI)
Monday's liftoff was the 94th launch of an orbital class rocket in the state, breaking the previous record set at the end of last year. "Engines full power and ...
SpaceX to Acquire EchoStar AWS-3 Spectrum Licenses in $2.6 Billion Stock Deal
Nov 07, 2025 (SPX)
The AWS-3 licenses, along with AWS-4 and H-block spectrum currently held by EchoStar, will enable SpaceX to advance its Starlink Direct to Cell satellite conste...
Framatome to manufacture sealed fuel sources for ESA lunar and deep space power systems
Nov 06, 2025 (SPX)
Radioisotope power systems provide continuous heating and power for operations in extreme deep space and lunar environments. ENDURE will produce and enable the ...
Electron Launch Expands iQPS Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite Network
Nov 06, 2025 (SPX)
The 'Nation God Navigates' mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Complex 1 in New Zealand at 19:51 UTC on November 5, sending the satellite to a 575km circular orb...
Florida Space Coast doubleader: SpaceX launches, ULA scrubbed
Nov 05, 2025 (UPI)
SpaceX's mission went off as scheduled but the United Launch Alliance flight scheduled for two hours later was scrubbed and delayed by at least 24 hours. If bot...
Ariane 6 successfully lifts off from French Guiana
Nov 04, 2025 (AFP)
Lift-off was at 6:02 pm local time (2102 GMT) and is the third commercial flight of the Ariane 6 launch system since the expendable rockets came into service la...
Florida Space Coast set to break yearly launch record this week
Nov 03, 2025 (UPI)
The missions at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station or Kennedy Space Center would break the record of 93 in one year from Florida's Space Coast. There have alrea...
AI-driven propulsion design advances spacecraft engineering at Northrop Grumman
Oct 29, 2025 (SPX)
Han Park, vice president of artificial intelligence integration at Northrop Grumman Space Systems, stated, "Physics AI is the next level of complexity in AI and...
Voyager completes ExoTerra acquisition advancing US space propulsion systems
Oct 29, 2025 (SPX)
Dylan Taylor, Chairman and CEO of Voyager, stated that combining Voyager's resources with ExoTerra's expertise would accelerate the deployment of propulsion sol...
China's Zhuque-3 reusable rocket passes key test to rival SpaceX
Oct 28, 2025 (UPI)
On Monday, Chinese company LandSpace executed a static-fire test with its 217-foot-tall Zhuque-3 rocket launcher. The rocket is on the way to its inaugural test...
Russia's new nuclear-powered missiles not a threat for now
Oct 28, 2025 (AFP)
Experts say the very-long-range weapon aims to skirt Western air defences with its terrain-hugging and low-flying capabilities, but its strategic impact is like...
Rocket Lab finalizes Photon spacecraft for Eta Space LOXSAT cryogenic fuel test mission
Oct 27, 2025 (SPX)
The LOXSAT mission aims to inform the design of Cryo-Dock, a planned commercial cryogenic propellant depot in low Earth orbit expected to be operational by 2030...
New electric propulsion technology to support European VLEO communications mission
Oct 27, 2025 (SPX)
HALO-MAX represents the latest advancement in ION-X's propulsion product line. Featuring an enlarged ionic liquid tank and improvements inherited from the HALO-...
Vladimir Putin unveils 'tiny flying Chernobyl' nuclear missile
Oct 26, 2025 (UPI)
Putin's military maneuver comes just after a planned meeting with President Donald Trump collapsed. The weapon runs on nuclear power, which makes it capable of ...
Final assembly of Vinci engines for Ariane 6 transitions to Germany
Oct 25, 2025 (SPX)
Final testing on the fully assembled Vinci engines will be conducted using the P4.1 test stand at Lampoldshausen to ensure performance, reliability, and flight ...
Long March 5 rocket achieves breakthrough as tallest launch vehicle in Chinese space history
Oct 25, 2025 (SPX)
The Long March 5, developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology in Beijing, is recognized globally as one of the world's most capable orbital rock...
Rocket Lab sets November launch for next iQPS Earth-imaging satellite
Oct 22, 2025 (SPX)
The launch will deploy the QPS-SAR-14 satellite, nicknamed YACHIHOKO-I after the Japanese god of nation-building, into a 575-kilometer circular orbit. Once oper...
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