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Handing over European Service Module for Artemis II
Jun 16, 2023 (ESA)
The European Service Module-2 will power the Orion spacecraft on the Artemis II mission that will see NASA astronauts commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glove...
Final launch of Europe's Ariane 5 rocket postponed
Jun 15, 2023 (AFP)
After 27 years of launches, the Ariane 5's 117th and last mission had been scheduled to blast off between 2126-1001 GMT on Friday from Europe's spaceport in Kou...
Arianespace and Orbex to explore European Launch Partnership
Jun 14, 2023 (SPX)
The agreement aims to increase the joint capabilities and flexibility of both partners' services. In particular, it is expected that future collaboration would ...
Tech advance helps control descent of rocket debris
Jun 13, 2023 (SPX)
Rocket debris, which can pose a threat to populated areas below a rocket's trajectory, has long been a challenging issue. It often forces local authorities to e...
Falcon 9 deploys 53 Starlink satellites on SpaceX's 40th launch of the year
Jun 12, 2023 (SPX)
The mission is called the Starlink Group 5-11 mission, 65 minutes after liftoff, with 53 older-generation Starlink V1.5 satellites deployed in an orbit inclined...
China launches rocket with record payload
Jun 09, 2023 (XNA)
The 30-meter, solid-propellant rocket blasted off at 12:10 pm and soon placed the satellites into preset orbits, including the Shiyan 24A and 24B experimental s...
Astrobotic and Westinghouse team to power outer space
Jun 09, 2023 (SPX)
The collaboration will focus on the development of space nuclear technology and delivery systems. The joint effort will also include strengthening the space nuc...
China launches Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket
Jun 09, 2023 (XNA)
The rocket blasted off at 12:10 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, and sent a group of experiment satellites into ...
Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission to support France and Germany's space ambitions
Jun 09, 2023 (SPX)
For this launch, Arianespace will serve, for the first time, the German Space Agency on behalf of the German Government by orbiting the Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit,...
China's parachute system makes controllable landing of rocket boosters
Jun 09, 2023 (XNA)
The system was used on a Long March-3B rocket carrying a BeiDou navigation satellite into orbit on May 17 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Pr...
SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrives at International Space Station
Jun 06, 2023 (UPI)
While the spacecraft's departure from Earth was rocky -- being postponed twice over the weekend before its launch on Monday -- the automated docking went off wi...
Successful Launch and Deployment of Dragon into Orbit by SpaceX
Jun 06, 2023 (UPI)
The mission was successfully executed at 11:47 a.m. EDT Monday, with weather conditions deemed 60% favorable for liftoff. SpaceX had earlier delayed the liftoff...
Iran unveils homegrown defense shield-busting hypersonic missile
Jun 06, 2023 (UPI)
The missile, which was unveiled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Tehran at a ceremony attended by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, is designed to pen...
SpaceX is keeping up cadence with Starlink Group 6-4 mission
Jun 05, 2023 (SPX)
The rocket went upright at 3:20 a.m. earlier this morning and was originally scheduled to launch before sunrise at 5:56 a.m. EDT (0956 UTC), however SpaceX ran ...
NASA marks significant milestone with successful SLS engine test
Jun 04, 2023 (SPX)
This comes as part of NASA's ongoing efforts to certify new RS-25 engines for deep space missions, developed in collaboration with lead contractor Aerojet Rocke...
Weather delay moves SpaceX resupply mission to same day as Starlink launch
Jun 03, 2023 (UPI)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is now scheduled to launch at 12:12 p.m. Sunday to send an automated Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station. However, ...
Dream Chaser comes to life
Jun 02, 2023 (SPX)
The Dream Chaser, with its unique lifting body design, stands at the frontier of space transportation technology, promising reliable and cost-effective access t...
Asia's largest rocket engine test bench achieves dual 700-ton testing capacity
Jun 02, 2023 (SPX)
This accomplishment comes on the heels of a successful test run of the No. 1 station test bench on April 24. Together, these developments confirm that both test...
Sidus Space Secures Additional NASA Subcontracts for Artemis Program
Jun 02, 2023 (SPX)
The subcontracts were awarded by Craig Technologies, which tasked Sidus Space with the construction of the Umbilical Quick Disconnects. These are set to be inte...
Space Flight Laboratory selects Rocket Lab to launch Telesat Broadband Satellite
Jun 01, 2023 (SPX)
The LEO 3 demonstration satellite will provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns following the decommissioning of Telesat's Phase 1...
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