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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...
SpaceX counts down toward Thursday launch of Starship rocket
Apr 19, 2023 (UPI)
The launch from SpaceX Starbase in Texas is slated for no sooner than Thursday, with a 62-minute launch window beginning at 8:28 a.m. CST. The test flight is hi...
Rocket Lab introduces suborbital testbed rocket, selected for hypersonic test flights
Apr 19, 2023 (SPX)
"Hypersonic and suborbital test capabilities are key priorities for the nation, yet the DoD's ability to test these systems has been limited. With HASTE, we've ...
Stuttgart students launch self-built rocket into space
Apr 19, 2023 (SPX)
The hybrid rocket is 7.80 m long and weighs around 70 kg. It was built by around 60 students from the University Group HyEnD of the University of Stuttgart. "It...
Mission Ax-2 set to launch stem cells to space
Apr 19, 2023 (SPX)
This is the first of a series of missions funded by NASA where, for the first time, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) will be manufactured in space by astr...
Southern Launch to partner with Koonibba aboriginal community to develop spaceport
Apr 18, 2023 (SPX)
Southern Launch CEO Lloyd Damp says, 'This funding will enable us to work with the Koonibba community to develop world-class space facilities that secure a high...
Orbit Fab closes Series A funding for $28.5 Million
Apr 18, 2023 (SPX)
The milestone funding round is led by 8090 Industries, with major investments by Stride Capital, Industrious Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Tribe Capital, ...
SpaceX reschedules Starship test flight for Thursday
Apr 17, 2023 (AFP)
A planned liftoff Monday of the gigantic rocket was called off less than 10 minutes ahead of the scheduled launch because of a pressurization issue in the first...
SpaceX scrubs Starship launch, runs clock down to 10 secs for wet dress rehearsal
Apr 17, 2023 (AFP)
Liftoff of the gigantic rocket was called off just minutes ahead of the scheduled launch time because of a pressurization issue in the booster stage, SpaceX sai...
SpaceX scrubs Starship launch, runs clock down to 10 secs for wet dress rehearsal
Apr 17, 2023 (AFP)
The giant rocket was scheduled to blast off from Starbase, the SpaceX spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas today. Fallback times are scheduled for later in the week i...
SpaceX will try to launch most powerful rocket ever Monday
Apr 15, 2023 (AFP)
The launch is scheduled to take place at 7:00 am (1200 GMT) from the sprawling Texas base of the private space company owned by billionaire Elon Musk. Fallback ...
SpaceX Cargo Dragon undocks from ISS, heads back to Earth
Apr 15, 2023 (UPI)
The unmanned flight, which is carrying 4,300 pounds of research samples and other hardware, disembarked at 11:05 a.m. EDT from the space station's Harmony modul...
Musk forms X.AI artificial intelligence company
Apr 15, 2023 (AFP)
Musk, who is already the boss of Twitter and Tesla, was listed as director of X.AI Corporation founded on March 9, a state business filing indicated. Musk recen...
China bans ships from area north of Taiwan Sunday due to 'falling rocket wreckage'
Apr 13, 2023 (AFP)
The area around 100 miles (160 kilometres) from Taipei will be closed from 9 am (0100 GMT) to 3 pm (0700 GMT), the maritime safety administration of China's eas...
China releases rocket rideshare schedule in 2023, 2024
Apr 12, 2023 (SPX)
According to CASC, the carrier rockets for the program will be developed by its subsidiaries, the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and the Shanghai Ac...
China's 3D printed afterburning liquid rocket engine tested during recent mission
Apr 12, 2023 (SPX)
During the 285-second flight, the TH-11V engine performed perfectly. This engine design offers several advantages over traditional manufacturing processes. Usin...
Musk's Twitter marks BBC, NPR as 'government funded' but not Tesla or SpaceX
Apr 11, 2023 (UPI)
Despite the significant contributions of federal and local governments to his businesses, Twitter this week decided to label NPR as "state-affiliated" media. Af...
Rocket Lab updates launch location for NASA's TROPICS mission
Apr 11, 2023 (SPX)
Rocket Lab has announced the mission now will be sent into orbit on two Electron rockets - each carrying two TROPICS CubeSats - from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, ...
Rocket Lab moves CubeSat from Virginia to New Zealand
Apr 11, 2023 (UPI)
The company said Monday that the two launches, which had been scheduled to take place at the company's launch complex in Wallops Island, Va., will instead be mo...
Purdue offering new online Hypersonics Graduate Certificate
Apr 11, 2023 (SPX)
"The demand for this kind of knowledge has jumped exponentially in the last couple of years as it has become more important to the defense industry," said Willi...
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