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SpaceX wants to bring satellite internet to Iran: Musk
Sep 20, 2022 (AFP)
"Starlink will apply for an exemption from sanctions against Iran," Musk said in response to a tweet from a science reporter. Musk had initially announced that ...
Rocket Lab launches 30th Electron and 150th satellite to space
Sep 16, 2022 (SPX)
"The Owl Spreads Its Wings" dedicated mission for Japanese Earth-observation company Synspective launched on the Electron rocket from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch...
Satellite mobility ecosystem provider, Morpheus Space raises $28M in Series A
Sep 15, 2022 (SPX)
Morpheus Space will leverage the financing round to expand and improve its manufacturing capabilities, namely, with a new factory in Dresden, Germany. The decis...
Rocket Lab Prepares to Launch Synspective Satellite on 30th Electron Launch
Sep 13, 2022 (SPX)
The launch will take place from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. The launch window opens 20:30 UTC on September 14th (08:3...
Northrop Grumman's rocket development reaches new heights
Sep 13, 2022 (SPX)
"It's not the hardware or the software-it's the people on the launch vehicle team and their expertise that are the keys to our continued success," said Mark Ogr...
NASA's Moon mission pushed back, again
Sep 12, 2022 (AFP)
The date would depend on engineering teams successfully carrying out a test to fuel up the Space Launch System rocket, and receive a waiver to avoid retesting b...
Uncrewed Blue Origin rocket crashes in setback for space tourism
Sep 12, 2022 (AFP)
The incident marked a setback for Amazon founder and executive chair Jeff Bezos' company as well as the space tourism sector, though observers were encouraged b...
Uncrewed Blue Origin rocket crashes, capsule recovered
Sep 12, 2022 (AFP)
The company tweeted a short video clip showing the moment when the capsule fired emergency thrusters to separate from its booster rocket, around a minute after ...
Why do we always need to wait for launch windows to get a rocket to space
Sep 09, 2022 (The Conversation)
Just 40 minutes before the Space Launch System rocket was set to take off from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on September 3, a leaking fuel line caused engine...
Ariane 5 launches EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS satellite
Sep 08, 2022 (ESA)
"With yet another successful launch, Arianespace is proud to have placed in orbit, for the 37th time since 1983, a satellite for the operator Eutelsat", said St...
Space launch from Australia to use satellite tracking from Inmarsat
Sep 08, 2022 (SPX)
InRange from Inmarsat provides rapid, responsive and cost-effective launch telemetry from space, removing the need to construct and maintain costly terrestrial ...
Teams continue to review options for next Artemis I launch attempt
Sep 07, 2022 (SPX)
Over the next several days, teams will establish access to the area of the leak at Launch Pad 39B, and in parallel conduct a schedule assessment to provide addi...
ISRO demonstrates new technology with Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator
Sep 06, 2022 (SPX)
The pneumatic system for inflation was developed by LPSC. The IAD has systematically reduced the velocity of the payload through aerodynamic drag and followed t...
China launches new test satellites via Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket
Sep 06, 2022 (XNA)
The CentiSpace 1-S3/S4 test satellites were launched by a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket at 10:24 am (Beijing Time) and they have entered the planned orbit successf...
NASA unsure next Moon rocket launch attempt possible this month
Sep 04, 2022 (AFP)
The current launch window for NASA's Artemis 1 mission to the Moon ends Tuesday and is "definitely off the table," said Jim Free, associate administrator for Ex...
NASA postpones rocket launch to Moon after fuel leak
Sep 03, 2022 (AFP)
With millions around the globe and hundreds of thousands on nearby beaches waiting for the historic launch of the massive Space Launch System (SLS), a leak near...
NASA Moon rocket ready for second attempt at liftoff
Sep 03, 2022 (AFP)
If the massive Space Launch System (SLS) lifts off successfully, it will not only be awe-inspiring but also historic for NASA, marking the first of its Artemis ...
NASA readies for Saturday Moon rocket launch attempt
Sep 02, 2022 (AFP)
Liftoff is scheduled for 2:17 pm local time (1817 GMT) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the potential for up to a two-hour delay if necessary. The cha...
Rocket Lab completes first test fire of reused Rutherford Engine
Sep 02, 2022 (SPX)
Rocket Lab conducted the full duration, full-thrust test fire of the refurbished Rutherford engine earlier this week at the Company's engine test facility. The ...
Maritime Launch to begin construction of Spaceport Nova Scotia
Aug 30, 2022 (SPX)
"Today is historic. Nova Scotia is the safest and most globally competitive location to launch satellites into space and today we are closer to realizing this p...
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