SpaceX’s giant 400 ft tall Starship will make a sixth test flight on November 19th, subject to the usual weather and last-minute technical checks. The fifth flight saw the ‘super […]
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Rocket Lab finally launches ‘Changes in Latitudes Changes in Attitudes’ customer may be E-Space
It was a long journey that began as Rockeet Lab prepared for a launch in record breaking time for an unknown client. The launch contract was signed less than two […]
Rocket Lab changes ‘Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes’ launch to Tuesday
Looks like Tuesday, November 5, at 02:30 AM (UTC-8), 2:30 AM PST Rocket Lab will be launching ‘Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes’. Launch of a yet to identified satellite […]
Boeing “adjusts” Starliner return, again, of NASA’s astronauts and reluctance to seek SpaceX’s help with Crew Dragon
The first astronaut mission of Boeing’s Starliner capsule has been extended again, with the spacecraft set to remain docked with the International Space Station (ISS) until at least July 2. […]
Russia successfully launches Angara A5 rocket on third attempt
Russia successfully launched its Angara A5 space rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome on Thursday afternoon after two aborted liftoff attempts earlier this week. The heavy-lift rocket was initially scheduled for […]
Impulse Space: The LEO Express-2 + LEO Express-3 missions
Impulse Space, Inc. and the firm’s LEO Express-2 and LEO Express-3 missions will perform in-space services, including payload hosting, last-mile orbital delivery, constellation deployment, low altitude maneuvers and controlled atmospheric […]
iRocket and Air Force Research Laboratory will develop nexgen reusable rockets
Use of Edwards AFB test facility is powerful endorsement of iRocket’s success in transforming how launch vehicles are powered with clean, sustainable propellant and 24-hour reuse Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. (iRocket) has signed a […]
Successful test of rotating artificial gravity space station for Above: Orbital
Above: Orbital, a company that designs and develops adaptable, space-based platforms for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and commercial customers, successfully completed a test of the firm’s proprietary cold […]
Nuclear fusion rocket breakthrough
Pulsar Fusion has started construction of the largest, practical, nuclear fusion rocket engine ever built — the 8 meter fusion chamber is being assembled in Bletchley, England, and when fired […]
Arianespace’s flight VA261 mission a success for Ariane 5’s grand finale
On July 5, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. local time, Ariane 5, operated by Arianespace, lifted off flawlessly from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit for the German government and […]