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Conservation groups sue US regulator over SpaceX launches
May 01, 2023 (AFP)
The move came after the world's most powerful rocket exploded on its first integrated test flight, just four minutes after launching from Boca Chica, Texas on A...
A second pair of SES' O3b mPower satellites launched on a SpaceX rocket
Apr 29, 2023 (SPX)
Falcon 9 lifted off Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Space Launch Complex-40 (SLC-40), at 6:12 p.m. EDT (2212 GMT) on Friday. O3b is an acronym tha...
Heavy thunderstorms force SpaceX to delay launch of Falcon Heavy rocket
Apr 27, 2023 (UPI)
The 57-minute launch window was scheduled to begin at 7:29 p.m. However, the area around Kennedy Space Center received severe thunderstorms prior to the launch ...
Fish and Wildlife: SpaceX Starship debris covered 350 acres, no wildlife killed
Apr 27, 2023 (UPI)
The service said "no dead birds or wildlife" or debris from the spacecraft launch were found on lands belonging to the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife...
Out of gas in orbit? This US space company is here to help
Apr 27, 2023 (AFP)
The solar panels typically attached to satellites can generate energy for their onboard systems such as cameras and radios, but can't help the orbiting objects ...
SpaceX aborts Starlink launch at last second, delays Falcon Heavy mission
Apr 26, 2023 (UPI)
The first attempt was scrubbed Tuesday morning just before the latest attempt on Wednesday from the Vandenberg Space Station in California on a reusable Falcon ...
SpaceX's Starship launch: successful failure of most powerful rocket in history
Apr 26, 2023 (SPX)
The most powerful rocket ever built This launch was the first fully integrated test of SpaceX's new Starship. Starship is the most powerful rocket ever develope...
Rocket ignition test facility opens in Shaanxi
Apr 26, 2023 (XNA)
China has some of the world's best rocket engines, ranging from huge ones lifting the Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket to small models elevating a craft from the ...
Norway irked over Swedish rocket crash on its turf
Apr 25, 2023 (AFP)
The rocket, which was launched early Monday from the Esrange Space Centre in Kiruna, northern Sweden, plunged into a mountainside in the Malselv municipality in...
SpaceX delays launch of 46 Starlink satellites
Apr 25, 2023 (UPI)
The company announced on Twitter that the launch of 46 new Starlink satellites, originally scheduled for Tuesday morning would be delayed 24 hours as it was now...
Potential Failure Modes of SpaceX's Starship
Apr 24, 2023 (SPX)
The Starship system is composed of two stages, a super heavy booster stage and the missile-shaped Starship orbital transfer vehicle. The total length of the sys...
Hypersonix to partner with Rocket Lab for hypersonic tests
Apr 24, 2023 (SPX)
Defense Innovation Unit's (DIU's) hypersonic and high-cadence testing capabilities (HyCAT) project and its mission partners are prototyping a suite of modern, l...
Rockets soar during NASA student launch competition
Apr 21, 2023 (SPX)
"These are sophisticated rockets with advanced payloads, each meeting strict NASA requirements," said Fred Kepner, NASA's activity lead for the launch. "Student...
SpaceX rocket explosion rained brown debris on nearby parks, town
Apr 21, 2023 (UPI)
The SpaceX rocket launch explosion rained debris over a wide area, shaking homes and covering nearby Port Isabel with brown grime for miles. Rob Nixon of San Be...
SpaceX searches for answers after Starship's fiery demise
Apr 21, 2023 (UPI)
While the spacecraft cleared the launch pad, the Super Heavy booster carrying it failed to separate from the second stage and subsequently exploded. The rocket ...
Rocket Lab to take big step towards Electron reusability with pre-flown engine
Apr 20, 2023 (SPX)
While the engine is ready for re-flight now, the Electron rockets scheduled for launch in the second quarter are already built with complete Rutherford powerpac...
Phantom Space selects Arnhem Space Centre for new dedicated launch site
Apr 20, 2023 (SPX)
The Arnhem Space Centre expands Phantom's space launch capabilities with direct access to very low-inclination and equatorial orbits. Phantom is also developing...
Technicians apply foam to Artemis III
Apr 20, 2023 (SPX)
Spray-on foam insulation, along with other traditional insulation materials such as cork, provide thermal protection for every part - no matter how small or lar...
SpaceX to make second bid to launch Starship on test flight
Apr 20, 2023 (AFP)
A planned liftoff Monday of the gigantic rocket was aborted less than 10 minutes ahead of the scheduled launch because of a pressurization issue in the first-st...
SpaceX Starship experiences rapid unscheduled disassembly 3 minutes after launch
Apr 20, 2023 (AFP)
The gigantic rocket successfully blasted off at 8:33 am Central Time (1333 GMT) from Starbase, the private SpaceX spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas. The Starship c...
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