All appears to be progressing well toward the ULA Atlas V launch carrying the Mars 2020 mission for NASA. The mission is set to lift off on Thursday, July 30, […]
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Vertical Launch Site ID’d North Of Marquette, Michigan
The Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association has announced their findings from a site-selection process for a vertical space launch site that has now been identified as a location just north of […]
Ariane 5 Assembled for July 28 Launch with Galaxy 30, MEV-2 and BSAT-4b
Arianespace is ready for the upcoming fifth mission of 2020 relying on the heavy-lift Ariane 5 after completing the integration of its three passengers at the Spaceport in French Guiana. […]
SpaceX Does It Again… Landing Perfection
SpaceX launched a South Korean military satellite on July 20th, and just 8 minutes after launch, brought down the Falcon 9’s first stage onto a textbook landing onto its floating […]
NASA’s New James Webb Space Telescope Target Launch Date
NASA now is targeting October 31, 2021, for the launch of the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope from French Guiana, due to impacts from the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as […]
Arianespace Set For July 28 Launch of Three Satellites
Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 launch from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana, is scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, in a launch window from 21:29 UTC to 22:15 […]
SpaceX’s Successful Launch of South Korea’s Military Satellite
The launch of South Korea’s military Anasis-II mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 2:30 p.m. PT. Earlier this month, […]
Arianespace Engages in Pre-Launch Checks for the BSAT-4b Satellite
The BSAT-4b broadcasting satellite, which will be orbited by Arianespace as part of a turnkey contract between the Japanese operator B-SAT and the satellite manufacturer, Maxar, is being readied for […]
UAE’s HOPE Mission Underway After Liftoff by MHI H-IIA Launch Vehicle
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) successfully delivered the Emirates Mars Mission’s (EMM) HOPE spacecraft developed by the UAE Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) into orbit today via the H-IIA […]
SpaceX Preps for Monday Launch of ANASIS-II Mission
SpaceX is preparing for another upcoming launch on Monday, July 20, for Falcon 9’s launch of the ANASIS-II mission. Lift off will take place from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) […]