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Chinese fans welcome 'Comrade Musk'
Jun 01, 2023 (AFP)
The mercurial magnate is a controversial figure in the West but widely admired in China, where Tesla's electric vehicles have become a staple of middle-class ur...
SpaceX Dragon carrying Axiom crew splashes down off coast of Florida
May 31, 2023 (UPI)
The Ax-2 crew undocked from the International Space Station Tuesday morning to make its 12-hour journey back to Earth, and splashed down at 11:04 p.m. ET in the...
High winds halt Spanish rocket launch
May 31, 2023 (AFP)
"We have no green light, there are gusts of wind at high altitude above our limits. That means we don't have sufficiently safe conditions to launch," a commenta...
Tesla's Musk hails China's 'vitality' during Beijing visit
May 31, 2023 (AFP)
The mercurial tycoon, one of the world's richest men, is on his first trip to China in more than three years. He met commerce minister Wang Wentao on Wednesday,...
Orbit Fab selects Impulse Space to support GEO refueling mission
May 31, 2023 (SPX)
"We are eager to collaborate with Orbit Fab, a forerunner in commercial spacecraft refueling services," said Impulse Space Chief Operating Officer Barry Matsumo...
NASA, Boeing provide update on Starliner flight test readiness
May 26, 2023 (SPX)
"We are taking a methodical approach to the first crewed flight of Starliner incorporating all of the lessons learned from the various in-depth testing campaign...
Rocket Lab launches second batch of TROPICS satellites for NASA
May 26, 2023 (SPX)
The Coming To A Storm Near You launch lifted-off on May 26 at 15:46 NZST (03:46 UTC) from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula, deployin...
Stratolaunch expands fleet with Virgin Orbit's modified Boeing 747
May 26, 2023 (SPX)
Stratolaunch is a technology accelerator that enables reusable and routine hypersonic testing through world-class aerospace vehicles and in-flight test capabili...
Designing a next generation hypersonic demonstrator
May 25, 2023 (SPX)
The fastest rocket-powered hypersonic vehicle developed in the late 1960s carrying a human has been the North American X-15, reaching a top speed of 4,520 mph, ...
Rocket Lab prepares for second TROPICS launch for NASA
May 25, 2023 (SPX)
This launch follows a strict timetable, with the window opening at 16:00 NZST, May 25th; 04:00 UTC, May 25th; 00:00 EDT, May 25th; and 21:00 PDT, May 24th. It s...
Multi-launch deal signed for OTV missions from Spaceport Nova Scotia
May 25, 2023 (SPX)
With a recent multi-mission Agreement signed for launching client OTVs from a manufacturer in the EU, Maritime Launch has secured medium-class launch vehicle ca...
South Korea launches homegrown rocket after delay
May 25, 2023 (AFP)
It was the third launch of the Nuri, which successfully put test satellites into orbit last year after a failed 2021 attempt saw the rocket's third-stage engine...
South Korea to launch homegrown rocket after delay
May 25, 2023 (AFP)
It will be the third launch of the Nuri, which successfully put test satellites into orbit last year after a failed 2021 attempt saw the rocket's third-stage en...
NASA continues key test series with rocket engine hot fire
May 25, 2023 (SPX)
The test on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, marked the eighth in a 12-test certification series that w...
South Korea hails successful launch of homegrown rocket
May 25, 2023 (AFP)
It was the third launch of the Nuri, which successfully put test satellites into orbit last year after a failed 2021 attempt saw the rocket's third-stage engine...
Rocket Lab scoops up Virgin Orbit Long Beach California assets
May 24, 2023 (SPX)
Rocket Lab's successful bid of approximately $16.1 million includes the assumption of the lease to Virgin Orbit's 144,000+ square foot headquarters and manufact...
Rocket Lab launch of 2 NASA weather satellites again postponed by weather
May 24, 2023 (UPI)
The launch was scheduled for 12 a.m. EDT Thursday from Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula along the archipelago nation's east coast. The mission was called...
South Korea postpones third launch of homegrown rocket
May 24, 2023 (AFP)
It was the third planned launch of Nuri, following a failed first attempt and a successful second mission last year. A communication error between the launch co...
Rocket carrying Saudi man and woman launches to ISS
May 21, 2023 (SPX)
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket roared into the sky from Kennedy Space Center on Florida's east coast on a mission organized by Axiom Space. The Saudi astronauts wer...
Pair of NASA weather satellites to launch from New Zealand
May 20, 2023 (UPI)
Called TROPICS, the Nos. 5 and 6 satellites are part of a constellation of extreme weather observatories, also known as CubeSats because of their small size and...
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