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Double success for Europe as Sentinel-1C and Vega-C take flight
Dec 06, 2024 (SPX)
This mission, designated VV25, is a key milestone as it marks the Vega-C rocket's return to regular commercial operations after a period of upgrades. Vega-C, Eu...
Europe's Vega-C rocket launches satellite into orbit after delays
Dec 06, 2024 (AFP)
After two days of delays, the rocket -- crucial to Europe's autonomy in reaching space -- took off without problems, carrying the Sentinel-1C satellite for the ...
Iran launches heaviest space payload into orbit: media
Dec 06, 2024 (AFP)
Weighing 300 kilogrammes (660 pounds), the payload consisted of the Fakhr-1 telecommunications satellite and the Saman-1 space tug, according to state televisio...
Rocket Lab prepares to launch Synspective EO satellite
Dec 06, 2024 (SPX)
The mission, named "Owl The Way Up," is set to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The launch window opens on December 18 (NZDT), cor...
SpaceX reaches milestone with 300th successful booster landing
Dec 05, 2024 (UPI)
The Wednesday night launch marked the 300th time SpaceX successfully returned the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket in the company's history, something unheard...
India launches European 'artifical eclipse' satellites
Dec 05, 2024 (AFP)
Scientists broke into rapturous applause at the Sriharikota launch site as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief announced the spacecraft had been...
ESA launches spacecraft that will eventually create artificial solar eclipse
Dec 05, 2024 (UPI)
Satellites on the Proba-3 rocket will fly in formation to within millimeters of each other as if they were one giant spacecraft, ESA said. The agency said 14 ES...
Europe's troubled Vega-C rocket launches after delays
Dec 05, 2024 (AFP)
After days of delays, the rocket took off without problems, carrying the Sentinel-1C satellite for the European Union's Copernicus Earth observation programme. ...
Vega-C set for launch marking its return to service
Dec 05, 2024 (SPX)
Designed as ESA's smaller launcher, Vega-C specializes in delivering payloads to polar orbits, particularly Earth observation satellites like Sentinel-1C. Along...
SpaceX sets record launching Falcon 9 first-stage booster 24 times
Dec 04, 2024 (UPI)
The Cape Canaveral Space Force Staton launch at 5:13 a.m., EDT from Florida was the 24th time the first stage was used. The booster landed safely on the drone s...
Primary investigation highlights potential of Ram-Rotor Detonation Engine
Dec 04, 2024 (SPX)
In a recent study published in the *Chinese Journal of Aeronautics*, researchers from Tsinghua University, Dr. Haocheng Wen and Prof. Bing Wang, introduced a no...
Long March 3B reaches 100th launch milestone
Dec 04, 2024 (SPX)
The rocket lifted off at 1:56 pm, marking a significant achievement as the 100th launch of the Long March 3B, the first Chinese rocket model to reach this miles...
Long March 8 set for Launch at Hainan Commercial Space Center
Dec 03, 2024 (SPX)
The Long March 8 is scheduled for liftoff from the No. 1 launch pad before the end of the year. This marks a significant step for the center, a collaborative ve...
LandSpace achieves milestone with successful ZQ 2E-Y1 rocket launch
Dec 03, 2024 (SPX)
The ZQ 2E-Y1, the first in the ZQ 2E series, lifted off at 10 a.m., marking a significant step for methane-powered rockets. According to LandSpace, ZQ 2 is the ...
New rocket debuts at Hainan spaceport with advanced design
Dec 03, 2024 (SPX)
A crowd of onlookers witnessed the late-night liftoff at 10:25 pm, as the rocket ascended from the No. 2 launchpad. Propelled by four liquid oxygen-kerosene eng...
Vega-C Set to Launch Sentinel-1C Satellite
Nov 30, 2024 (SPX)
Sentinel-1C will continue the mission's legacy by providing advanced radar imagery to monitor Earth's evolving environment. This critical data supports applicat...
Canadian Space Mining Corporation to advance SLOWPOKE-2 reactor for space and remote use
Nov 30, 2024 (SPX)
The agreement focuses on several areas of collaboration, including joint research and development, as well as licensing intellectual property rights to advance ...
European rocket carries scientific experiments to microgravity
Nov 28, 2024 (SPX)
Challenging weather conditions overnight added suspense to the highly anticipated launch, which included three European Space Agency (ESA) experiments. These st...
What we know about Russia's Oreshnik missile fired on Ukraine
Nov 28, 2024 (AFP)
Putin gave details about the missile last week, saying that a strike on the city of Dnipro had tested in combat conditions "one of the newest Russian mid-range ...
China's Lijian-1 Y6 carrier rocket ready for late December launch
Nov 28, 2024 (SPX)
During the test, CAS Space utilized a self-developed initiator for the first time. This, alongside other innovative products, has significantly reduced both ope...
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