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SpaceX sends up more Starlink satellites
May 14, 2025 (UPI)
The liftoff took place at about 12:38 p.m. local time at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted up 2...
China completes testing of powerful reusable liquid rocket engine
May 14, 2025 (SPX)
This engine is intended to power a new generation of reusable launch vehicles, supporting both space-Earth transportation systems and heavy-lift rockets. The ac...
What a German Start-Up's First Test Could Mean for the Space Industry
May 14, 2025 (SPX)
To re-enter from low-Earth orbit, most spacecraft either use a tile-based system or an ablator. Tile-based heat shields, such as those used in the Space Shuttle...
Australian-made rocket set for historic space launch
May 14, 2025 (AFP)
The three-stage Eris rocket is set to fly from a spaceport near Bowen on the east coast, said its developer, Gilmour Space Technologies. If successful, it would...
SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit
May 13, 2025 (UPI)
The Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 1:02 a.m. EDT. The mission was to put 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit, where they w...
EU faces heat over millions paid to Musk firms
May 13, 2025 (AFP)
German Green EU lawmaker Daniel Freund sent a letter in March to the European Commission, asking for information about EU funding to Musk-linked businesses. In ...
Rocket Lab Secures U.S. Air Force Contract for Neutron Re-Entry Mission
May 12, 2025 (SPX)
The launch will support the AFRL's Rocket Experimentation for Global Agile Logistics (REGAL) program, an initiative designed to demonstrate rocket-based point-t...
NASA Progresses Toward Crewed Moon Mission with Spacecraft, Rocket Milestones
May 07, 2025 (SPX)
At the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, teams are working around the clock to move into integration and final testing of all SLS (Space Launch System) ...
SpaceX gets US approval to launch more Starship flights from Texas
May 06, 2025 (AFP)
Following a multi-year environmental review, the FAA concluded that the expanded cadence of launches and landings would not significantly affect the environment...
Rocket Lab sets May launch for latest iQPS satellite mission
May 06, 2025 (SPX)
The mission, titled "The Sea God Sees," is set to lift off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand starting May 17, 2025. It will carry a single synthetic aperture...
Defense contractor successfully tests hypersonic flight vehicle
May 05, 2025 (UPI)
Stratolaunch, based in the Mojave Desert in California and Nevada, first tested one in December. Reusable hypersonic flights are the first since the manned X-15...
Firefly Aerospace's first stage explodes before satellite's deployment
Apr 30, 2025 (UPI)
This was the latest in Alpha rocket failures for the Texas-based private company. It has two successes, two failures and two partial failures since its debut in...
Slingshot launches turnkey system to enable space domain awareness for all nations
Apr 30, 2025 (SPX)
"For the first time, any nation-regardless of size or space heritage-can monitor, track, and analyze space objects across Earth's orbital regimes independently,...
Space Systems Command bolsters satellite processing for future launches
Apr 28, 2025 (SPX)
"This $77.5 million CSO award is a public-private partnership for cost sharing of much-needed launch infrastructure to support the increased demands of both mil...
Sierra Space advances habitat shielding technology with hypervelocity trials at NASA White Sands
Apr 28, 2025 (SPX)
The LIFE habitat's defense system is crafted from Vectran, a high-strength, chemically-woven flexible fabric. Offering a lightweight yet robust alternative to t...
Firefly to Develop Lighter Rocket Nozzle Extension Under AFRL Contract
Apr 28, 2025 (SPX)
"Firefly's expertise in both carbon composites and rocket propulsion puts us in a unique position to develop a composite-based nozzle extension that allow us to...
China showcases Qingzhou spacecraft for future cargo missions
Apr 28, 2025 (SPX)
Set to embark on its inaugural flight later this year, Qingzhou is currently in the final stages of design, with subsystem production already underway, accordin...
Army names new hypersonic weapon 'Dark Eagle'
Apr 25, 2025 (UPI)
Dark Eagle is intended to be a quick-response, strategic-attack weapon and has a range of 1,725 miles, according to congressional documents. "The name pays trib...
Rocket Lab to Conduct Hypersonic Test Flight Under MACH-TB 2.0 Program
Apr 24, 2025 (SPX)
The agreement marks the first full-scale flight test contract awarded by Kratos through the MACH-TB 2.0 program-a $1.45 billion effort aimed at expanding access...
waStudents test compact reentry glider to advance hypersonic research
Apr 23, 2025 (SPX)
Part of their senior capstone course, HEDGE represents a bold attempt to validate whether miniature spacecraft like CubeSats can effectively transmit reentry da...
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