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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...
NASA seeks input from potential partners on next generation astromobile
Sep 28, 2021 (SPX)
NASA is seeking input from industry through a Request for Information on the opportunity for private companies to work with NASA and either provide a new vehicl...
DARPA'S Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept achieves successful flight
Sep 28, 2021 (SPX)
The HAWC vehicle operates best in oxygen-rich atmosphere, where speed and maneuverability make it difficult to detect in a timely way. It could strike targets m...
NASA to launch climate change-tracking Landsat 9 satellite
Sep 27, 2021 (UPI)
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is scheduled to carry the 5,900-pound spacecraft into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 2:11 p.m. EDT. Landsat 9...
Rocket Lab wins Space Force contract to develop new rocket system
Sep 27, 2021 (UPI)
The contract, announced Monday, cements the firm's commitment to becoming a launch provider for the nation's national security space program, according to a Roc...
SpaceX's Florida launch seen as far as New York, Massachusetts
Sep 24, 2021 (UPI)
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 7:32 p.m., SpaceX said in a news release. The fi...
DLR is developing a Launch Coordination Center
Sep 24, 2021 (SPX)
In addition to the established space operators, an increasing number of new suppliers are entering the dynamically developing market with smaller rockets, refer...
Glasgow Prestwick Spaceport announces Launch Partner
Sep 22, 2021 (SPX)
The spaceport, represented by Glasgow Prestwick Airport and South Ayrs0hire Council, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Astraius, the lea...
NASA awards Orion Main Engine contract for future Artemis missions
Sep 22, 2021 (SPX)
The contract includes certification of the OME design, production, and special studies and tasks. It is a single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity ...
Solar electric propulsion makes Psyche spacecraft go
Sep 21, 2021 (SPX)
The spacecraft will launch in August 2022 and travel about 1.5 billion miles (2.4 billion kilometers) over three and a half years to get to the asteroid, which ...
SpaceX deploys another 22 Starlink satellites
Sep 20, 2021 (UPI)
The rocket launched at 11:38 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. SpaceX had said prior to launch that weathe...
SpaceX all-civilian orbital crew completes historic mission
Sep 19, 2021 (AFP)
The SpaceX Dragon capsule, whose heat shield allowed it to withstand descent, was slowed down by four large parachutes before splashing into the Atlantic Ocean ...
SKorea plans to launch solid-propellant space launch vehicle in 2024, Defence Ministry says
Sep 17, 2021 (Sputnik)
The new engine will allow launching small satellites and groups of extra-small satellites into low-Earth orbit, according to the ministry. The tests were made p...
Inspiration4 civilian mission plans splashdown Saturday evening
Sep 17, 2021 (UPI)
SpaceX plans a 7:06 p.m. EDT return to Earth, but hasn't announced the exact location. That will depend on weather and wave heights in the Gulf of Mexico and At...
Combined tests start for Ariane 6 at Europe's Spaceport
Sep 17, 2021 (ESA)
This test confirms the operations and electrical and mechanical equipment required for integration of the upper part of the launch vehicle. The procedures are c...
SpaceX Inspiration4 mission sent 4 people with minimal training into orbit
Sep 17, 2021 (SPX)
The four crew members are not the first space tourists this year. In the past few months, the world witnessed billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos launch...
What life is like aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule
Sep 17, 2021 (AFP)
SpaceX has released few details about their adventure since they reached an orbit which is more distant than that of the International Space Station. Here's wha...
SpaceX tourists talk to Tom Cruise from orbit, provide update on flight
Sep 17, 2021 (AFP)
The first space tourism mission by Elon Musk's SpaceX blasted off from Florida on Wednesday for a three-day voyage that is to end with a splashdown in the Atlan...
ABL Space selected for NASA Cryogenic Demonstration Mission
Sep 16, 2021 (SPX)
In support of the mission, ABL will leverage the flexibility of the GS0 deployable launch system, which is purpose-built to rapidly activate new launch sites an...
Inspiration4 crew circles the Earth on mission's first full day
Sep 16, 2021 (UPI)
SpaceX reported the Crew Dragon Resilience capsule with four civilians inside was traveling 363 miles high over Asia as of mid-morning, quickly moving over the ...
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