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China says recent test was spacecraft not missile
Oct 18, 2021 (AFP)
The Financial Times reported Saturday that Beijing had launched a nuclear-capable missile in August that circled the Earth at low orbit before narrowly missing ...
Successful static firing test with DLR involvement
Oct 18, 2021 (SPX)
As part of the long-standing cooperation between Brazil and the German Aerospace Center, the rocket motor that has now been tested will also be used for a new E...
Japanese billionaire Maezawa 'not afraid' ahead of ISS launch
Oct 14, 2021 (AFP)
The mission is one of several this year by non-professional astronauts, including 90-year-old "Star Trek" actor William Shatner who on Wednesday completed a spa...
NASA sets new Artemis I launch window for Nov. 14
Oct 12, 2021 (UPI)
NASA said it's found a 69-minute launch window that opens shortly after noon EST on Nov. 14 for the mission. Crews in late September were forced to scrub a laun...
Japan orders satellite-carrying rocket to self-destruct after failed launch
Oct 12, 2021 (UPI)
The Epsilon-6 rocket took off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Wednesday. The rocket, though, deviated from its intended trajectory sh...
SpaceX aborts launch of two communication satellites into orbit
Oct 07, 2021 (UPI)
The Galaxy 33 and 34 satellites had been scheduled to lift off at 7:06 p.m. and to help the telecommunications company Intelsat maintain service in North Americ...
NASA's SLS passes key review for Artemis I ,ission
Oct 07, 2021 (SPX)
"With this review, the NASA has given its final stamp of approval to the entire, integrated rocket design and completed the final formal milestone to pass befor...
NASA Announces 60 Teams for 2022 Student Launch Competition
Oct 07, 2021 (SPX)
The student teams are required to design, build, test, and fly a payload and high-powered amateur rocket to an altitude between 3,500 and 5,500 feet. Teams also...
SpaceX will debut new Dragon capsule for upcoming crew launch
Oct 06, 2021 (UPI)
"Crew 3 will be flying on a new Dragon spacecraft and it's really exciting to introduce another Crew Dragon to our fleet," Sarah Walker, SpaceX director of Drag...
USNC-Tech team wins contract to develop nuclear thermal propulsion system for NASA
Oct 05, 2021 (SPX)
This effort, one of three selected by the government team, is a step toward the manufacture and demonstration of safe, affordable, reliable, high-performance NT...
Aerojet Rocketdyne completes Space Launch System rocket engine test series
Oct 05, 2021 (SPX)
RS-25 development test engine No. 0528 completed a full duration firing of 500 seconds and reached 109% of its originally designed Space Shuttle Main Engine pow...
Arianespace to launch GSAT-24 satellite for NSIL with Ariane 5
Oct 05, 2021 (SPX)
This Ku-band satellite is a 4-ton class communications satellite built by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and will be placed into Geostationary Tr...
Endurosat and Exolaunch announce launch agreements for Spacex Falcon 9 Rideshare Missions
Oct 05, 2021 (SPX)
The SharedSats are 6U XL NanoSats with several multi-purpose payloads on a single bus. By simplifying access to space services through shared missions for a ran...
China's space refueling vehicle makes debut at Airshow China 2021
Oct 05, 2021 (XNA)
The refueling vehicle has been developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. ...
SpaceX's Crew 5 mission blasts off to ISS with Russian cosmonaut onboard
Oct 05, 2021 (UPI)
The crew, which includes NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata and Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina, are scheduled to work...
China plans to build special site for weekly launch of Long March 8 rockets
Oct 05, 2021 (Sputnik)
"Our current preliminary plan is that we will be able to carry out one launch every seven days to meet public needs," Xiao told China Central Television. Accord...
NASA readies for future Artemis Moon Missions with rocket engine test series
Oct 01, 2021 (SPX)
A full-duration hot fire of RS-25 developmental engine No. 0528 on the A-1 Test Stand at Stennis culminated a seven-test series to support development and produ...
Blue Origin accused of 'toxic' work culture, compromising safety
Sep 30, 2021 (AFP)
The allegations, firmly rejected by Blue Origin, were outlined in a lengthy blogpost signed by Alexandra Abrams, the company's former head of employee communica...
Firefly Aerospace scrubs launch after rocket engine shuts down
Sep 30, 2021 (UPI)
An Alpha rocket was scheduled to blast off into space and perform tests in orbit, but shortly after ignition, an engine shut down, leaving the rocket on the lau...
FAA clears Virgin Galactic to resume flights after investigation
Sep 29, 2021 (UPI)
A probe into the flight, which included Branson as a passenger, found the company's SpaceShipTwo deviated from its assigned airspace as it descended to Spacepor...
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