Newport High School Team 2 of Bellevue, Washington, have been crowned National Champion at the world’s largest student rocketry competition – the American Rocketry Challenge. Newport High School had the best score of 99 teams competing at the National Finals, which took place at Great Meadow in The Plains, Virginia. In total, 724 teams from […]
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The Orbex Prime Orbital Space Rocket Debuts
For the first time, Orbex has unveiled the first full-scale prototype of their Prime orbital space rocket on its dedicated launch pad. The unveiling of the first of a new generation of European launch vehicles – designed to launch a new category of smallsats to orbit – represents a major step forward for the British […]
Phantom Space Orders 200+ Rocket Engines From Ursa Major
Phantom Space Corporation, a space applications company, has an agreement to purchase more than 200 rocket engines from Ursa Major, an American, independent, pure-play, rocket propulsion company. The order includes Ursa Major’s 5,000-Pound Thrust Hadley engines and the new 50,000-pound thrust Ripley engines. By using Ursa Major’s Hadley engines, Phantom’s Daytona rocket is slated for […]
2022 Spaceport America Cup Returns… In Person
Spaceport America and the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) have announced that the 2022 Spaceport America Cup will return, in-person, June 21-25 in Southern New Mexico, with more than 140 teams participating from over 20 countries across the globe. The 2022 Spaceport America Cup is brought to you by Sierra Space as the Diamond Level […]
Rocket Lab Planning The First Mid-Air Helicopter Capture Of The Electron Rocket During The Company’s Next Mission “There + Back Again”
For the first time, Rocket Lab will attempt a mid-air helicopter capture of an Electron rocket as it returns to Earth from space, furthering the company’s program to make Electron the first reusable orbital small launch vehicle. The “There and Back Again” mission, Rocket Lab’s 26th Electron launch, will lift off from Pad A at […]
ESA-Developed P120C Solid Rocket Motor Enters Production
ESA’s Ariane 6 and Vega-C will soon join the family of launch vehicles operating from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana to guarantee more opportunities for Europe to reach space. The P120C motor, which will power both Ariane 6 and Vega-C, will soon come into operations with the Vega-C inaugural flight. The ‘C’ stands for ‘common’ […]
Launching From France By 2026 Will Be Dark’s Inaugural Rocket
Propelled by their first $5 million fundraising round, the French space company Dark is developing the firm’s capabilities at lightning speed. In the short few months since inception, Dark has already built a multi-disciplinary team of experienced space engineers, secured its headquarters and test facilities, and acquired their first client commitments. The operational team is […]