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CIRCE space weather suite announced for first UK satellite launch
Jun 08, 2022 (SPX)
The Coordinated Ionospheric Reconstruction Cubesat Experiment (CIRCE) satellite mission comprises two 6U cube-satellites that will be launched into a near-polar...
NRL CIRCE spacecraft to be part of historic UK launch
Jun 08, 2022 (SPX)
Space Systems Command is partnering with Virgin Orbit National Systems, a U.S.-incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary to Virgin Orbit, to launch CIRCE. The satel...
NASA rolls SLS moon rocket back out to Kennedy Space Center launch pad
Jun 07, 2022 (UPI)
The trip to the historic 39B launch pad, which finished up around 8:20 a.m. EDT, will allow the rocket to be loaded with super-cold propellants as it prepares f...
Subscale booster motor for future Artemis missions fires up at Marshall
Jun 06, 2022 (SPX)
The test, conducted in Marshall's East Test Area, produced 92,000 pounds of thrust and was done as part of the booster obsolescence and life extension (BOLE) pr...
Ursa Major announces new engine to replace unavailable Russian-made engines
Jun 02, 2022 (SPX)
Notably, Arroway engines will be one of very few commercially available engines that, when clustered together, can displace the Russian-made RD-180 and RD-181, ...
Southern Launch receives further Government funding
May 31, 2022 (SPX)
The almost $1 million grant will enable Southern Launch to design, construct, and commission a mobile launch rail that will be capable of launching sub-orbital ...
Debris from Chinese rocket reenters atmosphere, mostly burning up
May 27, 2022 (XNA)
The vast majority of the device burned up during reentry and the debris fell into the sea, with the center of the landing area at a latitude of 37.5 degrees nor...
SpaceX's Transporter 5 launches with remains of 47 people for 'space burial'
May 26, 2022 (UPI)
The send off, designed by the company Celestis, marks the 18th time the company has launched space burial flights - which have increased in recent years at leas...
Upper Stage Propulsion System for future Artemis mission reaches major milestone
May 26, 2022 (SPX)
The ICPS, which is built by ULA under a collaborative partnership with Boeing, provides in-space propulsion for the Orion spacecraft after the solid rocket boos...
UK company reveals micro-launcher rocket
May 24, 2022 (SPX)
The UK Space Agency supported the development of Orbex's Prime rocket with 5.5 million pounds of funding, as part of the government's plans to enable small sate...
Bolsonaro to meet Elon Musk in Brazil: government source
May 20, 2022 (AFP)
The meeting will be held in Sao Paulo, a source with the Brazilian president's office told AFP, without giving any details on what will be on the agenda. Earlie...
Boeing's Starliner encounters propulsion problems on way to ISS
May 20, 2022 (AFP)
The spacecraft encountered some propulsion troubles early in its journey, with two thrusters responsible for orbital maneuvering failing for unclear reasons -- ...
Artemis I Moon Rocket to Return to Launch Pad 39B in Early June
May 20, 2022 (SPX)
Engineers successfully completed work on a number of items observed during the previous wet dress rehearsal test. This includes addressing the liquid hydrogen s...
Musk, Bolsonaro talk free speech, deforestation in Brazil
May 20, 2022 (AFP)
The two men met at a luxury hotel in Porto Feliz, some 100 kilometers (60 miles) outside Sao Paulo, with executives of several Brazilian companies present. "Sup...
Blue Origin scrubs Friday launch over vehicle issue
May 19, 2022 (UPI)
Originally scheduled to take place Friday, the launch would have been the fifth manned flight for the Washington state-based company's New Shephard space vehicl...
Boeing's troubled Starliner launches for ISS in key test
May 19, 2022 (AFP)
The Orbital Test Flight 2 (OFT-2) mission blasted off at 6:54 pm Eastern Time (2254 GMT) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the spaceship fixed atop...
US Air Force and Lockheed Martin complete ARRW hypersonic boosted test flight
May 18, 2022 (SPX)
The successful flight demonstrates the weapon's ability to reach and withstand operational hypersonic speeds, collect crucial data for use in further flight tes...
Rocket engine exhaust pollution extends high into Earth's atmosphere
May 18, 2022 (SPX)
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers from the University of Nicosia in Cyprus assessed the potential impact of a rocket launch on atmospheric po...
Gilmour Space completes full duration test fire of new Phoenix rocket engine
May 17, 2022 (SPX)
The company has shared a video of a successful 190-second Mission Duty Cycle (or mission duration) test fire of its new regeneratively-cooled liquid rocket engi...
Dawn Aerospace wins Blue Canyon's X-SAT Saturn-Class propulsion business
May 17, 2022 (SPX)
Blue Canyon Technologies LLC (BCT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, recently celebrated its first year with Raytheon Intelligence and Space ...
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