On Thursday, June 2nd, China launched a Long March-2C carrier rocket (also known as also known as the Chang Zheng 2C) that carried a payload of nine commercial satellites to […]
Launch Facilities
INNOSPACE’s first test launch vehicle ‘Hanbit-TLV’ to launch in December 2022
The use of solid fuels and liquid oxygen simplifies the structure and has the advantage of enabling thrust control… INNOSPACE, a South Korean space startup for small launch vehicles, unveiled […]
United Launch Alliance Initiates An Amazon Kuiper Program Office + Names A Vice President To Lead The New Entity
Earlier this month, United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced the company is establishing a new, customer program office to support Amazon’s Kuiper Program and named Chris Ellerhorst vice president of that […]
Southern Launch Receives Further Support From The Australian Government
Australian spaceport and space mission provider, Southern Launch, has been awarded an Australian Space Agency Moon to Mars Grant for their mobile launch rail. The almost $1 million grant will […]
Exolaunch’s 5th Rideshare Mission Successfully Gains Orbits After Being Launched Aboard The SpaceX Transporter-5 Mission
In the company’s fifth rideshare mission with SpaceX and 16th mission in total, Exolaunch, a global provider of launch, in-space logistics and deployment services, completed the firm’s most demanding integration, […]
United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches the Boeing CST-100 Starliner on Orbital Flight Test-2
“This launch is a critical step towards future human spaceflight onboard Atlas V and we look forward to the remainder of this mission.” United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V lifted […]
UPDATE #2: Blue Origin Pushing Out The NS-21 Mission Launch
The company is reporting that, during their final vehicle check-outs, Blue Origin observed one of New Shepard’s back-up systems was not meeting their performance expectations. In an abundance of caution, we […]
United Launch Alliance Readies For Orbital FlightTest-2 Launch On The CST-100 Starliner Spacecraft
“The second orbital flight test will provide us with an opportunity to further analyze the unique technologies developed for our Atlas V launch vehicle in support of NASA’s human spaceflight […]
The CAPSTONE Smallsat Arrives Safely @ Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand + Payload Integration Started For The Lunar Orbit Mission
Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) has revealed that the CAPSTONE spacecraft has arrived at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, in preparation for launch to lunar orbit. With […]
Astra + SaxaVord UK Spaceport Partnering Together To Provide Dedicated Launch Services
Astra Space, Inc. (“Astra”) (Nasdaq: ASTR) and SaxaVord UK Spaceport are partnering to increase access to space by providing dedicated orbital launch services to a growing satellite market. Subject to […]