The Space Development Agency today announced the successful launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, of the first prototype among 12 risk reduction satellites comprising the Tranche 1 Demonstration and […]
Rocket Engine
AVIO’s 1st bipropellant firing tests of the MPGE engine are successful
The MPGE, Multi Purpose Green Engine, is an environmentally friendly engine developed by AVIO that uses hydrogen peroxide and kerosene as propellants and is entirely designed, manufactured, assembled, and tested […]
INNOSPACE completes the launch pad-vehicle interface integrated system test for the HANBIT-Nano launch vehicle
INNOSPACE (KS: 462350) has successfully completed the Launch Pad-Vehicle Interface Integrated System Test for the HANBIT-Nano launch vehicle. The company independently developed a new portable launch pad, a key infrastructure […]
Sierra Space completes Vortex LH2 engine test campaign
Sierra Space has successfully completed the test campaign for the company’s fully integrated VR35K-A upper stage engine, under contract with Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL), Rocket Propulsion Division at Edwards […]
SpaceX launches Starship’s sixth flight test including a banana as the payload
SpaceX successfully launched Starship from Texas to complete the sixth flight test as Elon Musk continues his mission of sending memes to the moon. His Starship rocket will blast off […]
SpaceX’s Dragon’s journey to return Crew-8 astronauts from ISS after many delays
Dragon and Crew-8 autonomously undocked from the International Space Station at 5:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 23. After performing a series of departure burns to move away from the […]
Rocket Lab’s successful first hot fire of Archimedes engine for Neutron rocket
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), provider in launch services and space systems has successfully hot fired its new rocket engine Archimedes for the first time, reaching a critical technical […]
UPDATE: The SpaceX Mishap Report Falcon 9 returns to flight
SpaceX submitted its mishap report to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding Falcon 9’s launch anomaly on July 11, 2024. SpaceX’s investigation team, with oversight from the FAA, was able […]
SpaceX’s Sunday, the 7th, Starlink launch of 20 smallsats
CORRECTION JULY 8 launch: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will launch of a batch of 20 Starlink satellites including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities on July 7, 2024 at 11:10 […]
SpaceX’s Friday Cape Starlink smallsat launch weather permitting
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch a batch of Starlink communications satellites on Friday May 17 from Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral from 4:52 – 9:01 PM PDT. Falcon 9 […]