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NASA Sounding Rocket Launches, Studies Heating of Sun's Active Regions
Jul 22, 2024 (SPX)
The mission's goal is to determine the heating mechanisms in active regions on the Sun by making critical observations using X-ray spectroscopy. The Sun's surfa...
NASA and Boeing finalize Starliner engine tests and proceed with analysis
Jul 19, 2024 (SPX)
Teams have completed ground hot fire testing at White Sands and are in the process of analyzing the test data and inspecting the test engine. This ground analys...
NASA Ships SLS Core Stage to Florida for Artemis II
Jul 18, 2024 (SPX)
The massive core stage was carefully moved from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to NASA's Pegasus barge, which will carry it over 900 miles to the ...
HyPrSpace tests hybrid rocket engine at DGA Missile Site
Jul 17, 2024 (SPX)
The Terminator engine tests were designed to confirm that HyPrSpace's propulsion technology, backed by the General Directorate of Armament (DGA) and the Defense...
China's All-Electric Communication Satellite APSTAR 6E Now Operational
Jul 16, 2024 (SPX)
Launched by a Long March 2C rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province in January 2023, APSTAR 6E took 514 days to transition from a lo...
Musk to move companies out of California over transgender law
Jul 16, 2024 (AFP)
"This is the final straw," Musk said on X a day after California governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill that fired up the already fraught culture wars in a tumul...
NASA Introduces Low-Cost Hybrid Rocket Motor Testbed
Jul 15, 2024 (SPX)
The innovative testbed features variable flow capability and a 20-second continuous burn duration, offering a cost-effective and quick-turnaround solution for c...
Virgin Galactic Unveils New Spaceship Manufacturing Facility in Arizona
Jul 12, 2024 (SPX)
The initial team, comprising Virgin Galactic's technical operations and manufacturing personnel, is currently preparing the facility for tooling installation, w...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket experiences rare failure
Jul 12, 2024 (AFP)
The rocket, a prolific launch vehicle that propels both satellites and astronauts into orbit, blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Thur...
i-Space Rocket Test Faces Setback with SQX-1 Y8 Launch
Jul 11, 2024 (SPX)
The rocket launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 7:40 am Beijing Time. Shortly after liftoff, the SQX-1 Y8 exhibited abnormal ...
Rocket Lab Prepares for Capella Space Mission Launch from New Zealand
Jul 11, 2024 (SPX)
The mission, titled 'A Sky Full Of SARs,' will launch within a 14-day window opening on July 21 NZST / July 20 UTC from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zeala...
Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket blasts off for first time
Jul 10, 2024 (AFP)
The much-delayed inaugural flight of the European Space Agency's most powerful rocket yet launched from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana at 4pm local...
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket successfully launches for first time
Jul 10, 2024 (AFP)
European space efforts have suffered a series of blows, including four years of delays to Ariane 6, that have robbed the continent of its own way to launch miss...
Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket powers into space
Jul 10, 2024 (SPX)
The Ariane 6, a significant advancement in the Ariane series, is designed to replace the Ariane 5. This latest iteration features a modular and versatile design...
Astronauts stuck on ISS 'confident' Starliner will bring them home
Jul 10, 2024 (AFP)
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams blasted off on June 5 aboard the brand new spaceship that NASA is hoping to certify to ferry crews to-and-from the orbital outpo...
Exolaunch Deploys Satellites on Ariane 6 Inaugural Launch
Jul 10, 2024 (SPX)
This historic mission included ESA's ISTSat-1 and 3Cat-4, NASA's CURIE, and Spacemanic's GRBBeta satellites. The deployment of these satellites demonstrates Exo...
Orion and SLS Gearing Up for Major Artemis Missions
Jul 09, 2024 (SPX)
Orion Spacecraft Progress On June 28, 2024, technicians lifted NASA's Orion spacecraft out of the Final Assembly and System Testing cell, marking a crucial step...
Germany's Integral Role in the Ariane 6 Launch Program
Jul 09, 2024 (SPX)
The Ariane 6 will primarily support institutional missions from ESA, the European Union, national space agencies, and the European Organisation for the Exploita...
Artemis IV Set to Launch with Modernized RS-25 Engines
Jul 09, 2024 (SPX)
The upgraded Artemis IV engines now include modern flight computers designed to handle higher temperatures due to proximity to the SLS solid rocket motors. NASA...
SpaceX Secures NASA Contract for COSI Space Telescope Launch
Jul 08, 2024 (SPX)
The firm-fixed-price contract is valued at approximately $69 million and includes launch services and associated mission costs. The COSI mission is scheduled to...
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