While a test was being carried out by German company Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) at the UK’s new spaceport in Shetland their rocket engine exploded during a launch test. RFA […]
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Orbex secures international patent for coaxial rocket fuel tanks
Orbex has been granted an international patent across more than a dozen countries to protect the firm’s coaxial tanking technology, which nests the main rocket fuel tank within the main […]
Army Applications Laboratory selects Firehawk Aerospace as Javelin, Stinger, and GMLR Systema Supplier
Firehawk Aerospace, (hybrid rocket engine and solid rocket motor (SRM) propulsion) has secured a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract from Army Applications Laboratory (AAL). This contract underscores […]
Australia’s Southern Launch and Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation are new frontier for space with space launch facility in Koonibba
Southern Launch and the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation will begin work on Australia’s first permanent commercial sub-orbital space launch facility after planning consent was granted for the Koonibba Test Range. […]
KSF Space’s reveals Jupiter Rocket plans
KSF Space has announced the firm’s plans for suborbital rocket testing — their Jupiter Rocket is set to take the lead. Suborbital rocket testing is a crucial step in the […]
Southern Launch teams with Space Forge
Southern Launch has signed an MoU with UK based Space Forge to explore possibilities of satellite return to Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range. UK based Space Forge is on a […]
Rocket Lab’s major step involves reuse of Electron by launching pre-flown engine
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a launch and space systems company, is taking the next major step in evolving the Electron launch vehicle into a reusable rocket by launching […]
Southern Launch partners with the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation to develop a world-class spaceport in Australia
Southern Launch and the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation will start work on permanent, world-class, space facilities after the Federal Government awarded almost A$4.5 million in funding to the Koonibba Community […]