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Ariane 5 upper stage for Webb heads for Europe's Spaceport
Aug 19, 2021 (ESA)
Webb will be the largest, most powerful telescope ever launched into space. As part of an international collaboration agreement, ESA is providing the telescope'...
Musk says next Moon landing will probably be sooner than in 2024
Aug 17, 2021 (Sputnik)
Once again, Elon Musk has shared his optimistic views on space exploration, saying that Moon travel may be closer than it seems. Replying to the Twitter account...
NASA moves up launch of massive moon rocket
Aug 15, 2021 (UPI)
Tuesday's planned roll out represents the final prelaunch test before the scheduled launch on Aug. 29. The uncrewed test flight will remain in space for 42 days...
Boeing to remove Starliner from rocket, months-long delay expected
Aug 13, 2021 (AFP)
The spacecraft had been due to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on August 3 on an Atlas V rocket built by United Launch Alliance but the flight was delayed ...
Boeing Starliner launch faces further delays
Aug 13, 2021 (AFP)
The spaceship's latest launch date on August 4 was cancelled over propulsion issues, and it remains unclear when the next test flight will be scheduled. "Over t...
Next Vega mission to orbit Pleiades Neo 4 EO bird and 4 small science sats
Aug 11, 2021 (ESA)
After liftoff from Europe's Spaceport, the Vega launcher will fly for a little over six minutes, powered by the first three stages. The third stage will then se...
Netflix plans series on historic SpaceX Inspiration4 mission
Aug 11, 2021 (UPI)
The series would offer closeup footage of the entire mission "from training to launch to landing," according to Netflix. It would give viewers a unique perspect...
Hermeus fully-funded to flight with US Air Force Partnership
Aug 11, 2021 (SPX)
Quarterhorse will validate the company's proprietary turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) engine, based around the GE J85 turbojet engine, and is the first in a ...
Hermeus fully-funded to flight with US Air Force Partnership
Aug 11, 2021 (SPX)
Quarterhorse will validate the company's proprietary turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) engine, based around the GE J85 turbojet engine, and is the first in a ...
Spacesuit delays threaten moon landing plans, NASA watchdog says
Aug 10, 2021 (UPI)
Cost projections for the spacesuit development are approaching $1 billion, according to the report from NASA's Office of the Inspector General. It attributed de...
NASA continues RS-25 testing with 6th installment at Stennis
Aug 06, 2021 (SPX)
Operators fired the engine for more than eight minutes (500 seconds), the same amount of time RS-25 engines need to fire for launch of the SLS rocket. Four RS-2...
SpaceX briefly puts together largest rocket in history at Texas base
Aug 06, 2021 (UPI)
The combined height of the structure was 400 feet, nearly 40 feet taller than the next largest Saturn V rocket built by NASA. The SpaceX rocket, though, will ha...
German startups launch mini-rocket challenge to SpaceX and co.
Aug 04, 2021 (AFP)
Three projects in particular are making Germany a serious player in the race to provide mini-launchers for the increasing number of small satellites which obser...
Rocket tanks of carbon fibre reinforced plastic proven possible
Aug 03, 2021 (ESA)
Building on earlier studies, MT Aerospace in Germany has demonstrated a novel design of a small scale tank made of a unique carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFR...
Boeing postpones Starliner capsule launch attempt over valve issue
Aug 03, 2021 (UPI)
"We are off for today. Recycling for tomorrow," Tory Bruno, CEO of rocket company United Launch Alliance tweeted Tuesday morning. ULA had planned to launch an A...
Finding the cause of a fatal problem in rocket engine combustors
Aug 03, 2021 (SPX)
The force of these oscillations on the body of the combustion chamber-the mechanical stress on the chamber- is high enough to threaten catastrophic failure of t...
SpaceX rocket fueled for launch this week to send Korean mission to moon
Aug 01, 2021 (UPI)
The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter is scheduled to launch on Tuesday night from Cape Canaveral in Florida on the back of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The KPLO is e...
NASA performs field test of 3D imaging system for descent and landing
Jul 30, 2021 (SPX)
The SPLICE team recently performed a dynamic test of the hazard detection lidar (HDL) engineering development unit, a prototype specifically built for testing, ...
US watchdog upholds SpaceX's Moon lander contract
Jul 30, 2021 (AFP)
The human landing system (HLS) contract, worth $2.9 billion, was given to Elon Musk's company in April, but was protested by the other bidders, who argued NASA ...
Lift off for UK spaceflight as regulations passed
Jul 30, 2021 (SPX)
The legislation provides the framework to regulate the UK space industry and enable launches to take place from British soil for the very first time. It will un...
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