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An Independent Inquiry Commission Releases Their Conclusions Regarding The Arianespace VV17 Mission Loss

On Tuesday, November 17, Arianespace announced the loss of the Vega VV17 mission, which was carrying two payloads, SEOSAT-Ingenio, an Earth-science observation satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA), on behalf of Spain’s Center for Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), and TARANIS for France’s National Centre for Space Studies (CNES). The first three stages functioned […]

SpaceX NROL-108 Satellite Launch Pushed To Saturday, December 19

SpaceX is now targeting Saturday, December 19, for launch of the NROL-108 mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Saturday’s three-hour launch window opens at 9:00 a.m. EST, or 14:00 UTC, and closes at 12:00 p.m. EST, or 17:00 UTC. Falcon 9’s first stage booster previously supported launch of SpaceX’s 19th […]

Rocket Lab Launches Synspective’s StriX-a To Orbit

Rocket Lab has successfully launched their 17th Electron mission, deploying the first spacecraft to orbit for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data and solutions provider Synspective. ‘The Owl’s Night Begins’ launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Māhia Peninsula at 10:09 UTC, December 15, 2020, and successfully deployed Synspective’s StriX-α to a […]

SpaceX Launches The Sirius XM-7 Satellite

On Sunday, December 13, at 12:30 p.m. EST, a Falcon 9 launched the SXM-7 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida — this was SpaceX‘s 25th mission in 2020. This mission marked the seventh flight of this Falcon 9 first stage rocket booster, which previously supported launch of […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Powerful Contribution to ULA’s Launch of National Reconnaissance Office Payload

The force that sends a rocket into space is amazing, and Aerojet Rocketdyne did just that. Aerojet Rocketdyne powered the recent successful launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket yesterday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The rocket launched a classified national security payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance […]

Arianespace Flight VS25 Taking Shape Within Integration Center

The launcher for Arianespace’s next Soyuz flight from French Guiana is taking shape inside the Spaceport’s MIK integration building. This vehicle will be used for the 25th Spaceport mission with Soyuz since the medium-lift launcher’s introduction at the equatorial base in 2011. Liftoff is planned before year-end. Activity in the MIK integration facility has focused […]

A Full Mission Launch Set For TriSept’s Satellite Mix Aboard Relativity’s 3D Printed Terran 1 Rocket

Supporting a rideshare manifest with a mix of small and large satellites, TriSept Corporation has selected Relativity Space for a full mission aboard Relativity’s Terran 1, the world’s first entirely 3D printed rocket. Under the signed agreement, TriSept has secured a full mission on Terran 1 as early as 2022. The launch will take place […]

United Launch Alliance Rocks NROL-44 Mission Launches to Support National Security

This morning’s notification indicated a delay of ULA’s Delta IV Heavy rocket on a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. To recap, the United launch Alliance rocket departed Space Launch Complex-37 at 8:09 p.m. EST on its mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The outer boosters separated about four minutes into flight, followed by staging […]

Suborbital Spaceplane Flight OK’d For Dawn Aerospace

The New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted Dawn Aerospace an Unmanned Aircraft Operator Certificate to fly a suborbital spaceplane from a conventional airport. Authorized under Civil Aviation Rule Part 102, Dawn is setting a new precedent for space is accessed. Presently, flights will operate without the need for restricted airspace, proving the worlds […]