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Northrop Grumman Completes Static Test of Digitally Engineered Rocket Motor
Aug 10, 2024 (SPX)
The test met all objectives, with performance data affirming the digital model and confirming the motor's capabilities. This accomplishment underscores the comp...
MSU Professor Receives $1.1M NASA Grant to Enhance Hypersonic Vehicle Design Tools
Aug 09, 2024 (SPX)
Vilas Shinde, a faculty member in MSU's Department of Aerospace Engineering, secured the funding to create a new tool for flow stability and transition analysis...
Rocket Lab Installs Advanced Carbon Composite Manufacturing System for Neutron Rocket Production
Aug 09, 2024 (SPX)
The custom-designed robotic system, weighing 99 tons (90 tonnes) and standing 39 feet tall (12 meters), was manufactured by Electroimpact in Washington. Followi...
Rocket Lab Successfully Completes Initial Hot Fire Test of Archimedes Engine for Neutron Rocket
Aug 09, 2024 (SPX)
The successful hot fire test took place in August 2024 at Rocket Lab's Engine Test Complex, located within NASA's Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Missis...
Variable-Thrust Rocket Engine Passes Initial Hot-Fire Tests
Aug 09, 2024 (SPX)
Named the Throttleable Liquid Propulsion Demonstrator (TLPD), the engine has been dismounted for inspection, with ongoing analysis at the Lukasiewicz Research N...
Rocket Lab Plans Next Electron Launch Eight Days After Recent Mission
Aug 08, 2024 (SPX)
Scheduled for a 14-day window starting August 11th, the mission will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. It aims to place ...
Rocket Lab and KSAT Enhance Global Satellite Communication Services
Aug 08, 2024 (SPX)
The Electron launch vehicle, one of the most frequently launched rockets globally, has successfully delivered 191 satellites into space for government and comme...
Axiom Space Collaborates with India Poland and Hungary for Ax-4 Mission
Aug 08, 2024 (SPX)
The Ax-4 crewmembers arrived in Houston this week to commence their training with Axiom Space, NASA, and SpaceX. The crew for Ax-4 includes Commander Peggy Whit...
Safran Expands US Production of Small Satellite Propulsion Systems
Aug 08, 2024 (SPX)
The "Made-in-the-USA" EPSX00 system will be produced by Safran Electronics and Defense's U.S. subsidiary, with the first deliveries expected in Q1 2026. The new...
Impulse Space Introduces GEO Rideshare Program and Upgraded Mira Spacecraft
Aug 08, 2024 (SPX)
The GEO Rideshare Program aims to provide cost-effective and rapid deployment of small satellites in GEO. This service will eliminate the long wait times associ...
Firefly Aerospace secures deal with L3Harris for up to 20 Alpha launches
Aug 08, 2024 (SPX)
"The Firefly team is proud to build on our existing relationship with L3Harris and serve as a long-term launch provider for their robust satellite systems," sai...
Space Rider Model Successfully Completes Drop Test
Aug 08, 2024 (SPX)
The Space Rider project features an uncrewed laboratory approximately the size of two minivans, designed to remain in orbit for up to two months. The spacecraft...
NASA weighs Crew Dragon rescue for stranded Starliner crew
Aug 07, 2024 (AFP)
A final decision on whether to persist with Boeing's troubled Starliner -- which experienced worrying propulsion issues as it flew up to the orbital platform in...
Boeing Starliner astronauts might not return to Earth until next year, NASA says
Aug 07, 2024 (UPI)
NASA updated reporters Wednesday at a news conference, which Boeing did not attend, on the timeline for crew members Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. The astron...
Magdrive to Test New Propulsion System with D-Orbit Collaboration
Aug 06, 2024 (SPX)
"We are very excited to show the industry the potential of our Magdrive system," said Mark Stokes, CEO of Magdrive. "This mission is the first step to unlocking...
Space Force Endorses Orbit Fab's RAFTI as Standard for Satellite Refueling
Aug 06, 2024 (SPX)
The SSC's System Engineering Review Board (SERB) recommended RAFTI after confirming it meets the necessary technical qualifications to support various U.S. Gove...
SpaceX delays Crew-9 astronaut launch amid uncertainty over Boeing Starliner
Aug 06, 2024 (UPI)
SpaceX was scheduled to launch its ninth operational flight for NASA with four astronauts to the ISS on Aug. 18, before the space agency announced the delay Mon...
NASA delays SpaceX liftoff after Boeing Starliner stranding
Aug 06, 2024 (AFP)
The Starliner, which brought two NASA astronauts aboard the ISS in early June, has been docked for the past two months due to anomalies detected in its propulsi...
Artemis II Core Stage Delivered to Kennedy Space Center
Aug 05, 2024 (SPX)
In the coming months, NASA teams will integrate the core stage with the mobile launcher and other Artemis II flight components. This includes the twin solid roc...
NASA assigns crew for SpaceX Crew-10 mission to ISS
Aug 05, 2024 (SPX)
The crew includes NASA astronauts Commander Anne McClain and Pilot Nichole Ayers, JAXA astronaut Mission Specialist Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Missi...
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