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SpaceX wins another $1.4 billion from NASA to fly missions to ISS
Sep 01, 2021 (UPI)
The contracts were awarded as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract (CCtCap), an initiative that opens the door for business with th...
Application of fission-powered spacecraft in solar system exploration missions
Sep 01, 2021 (SPX)
Nuclear or fission energy has revolutionized the supply of energy worldwide in the past few decades and will likely transform outer space explorations. Radioact...
Inspiration4 crew will conduct health research during three day mission
Sep 01, 2021 (SPX)
Additionally, SpaceX, the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine and investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine wi...
AFRL extends capability for testing solid rocket motors with new equipment
Aug 31, 2021 (AFNS)
"This system will give AFRL a new and unprecedented capability to test and gather data from any solid propellant we can manufacture," said Dr. Timothy Miller, s...
Air Force rescue crews ready in case of SpaceX, Boeing launch malfunctions
Aug 31, 2021 (UPI)
The training took place last week in the Atlantic Ocean and the Banana River near the Florida-based Patrick Space Force Base, the Air Force said Monday in a pre...
SpaceX launches Dragon Cargo mission to ISS
Aug 30, 2021 (UPI)
The Falcon 9 rocket lit up the night sky as it lifted off, carrying a Dragon capsule loaded with 4,800 pounds of supplies, including everything from fresh food ...
NASA in good position for Monday launch of Artemis I
Aug 28, 2021 (UPI)
Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39B is planned for a two-hour launch window that opens at 8:33 a.m. EDT, Megan Cruz with NASA communications ...
SpaceX launch of robotic arm to space station reset for Sunday
Aug 28, 2021 (UPI)
"Weather is not in our favor today," SpaceX production supervisor Andy Tran said during a live webcast of the launch attempt. "The vehicles, both Dragon [capsul...
Astra rocket fails after liftoff from Alaska
Aug 28, 2021 (UPI)
The rocket "suffered an anomaly" about 2 1/2 minutes after liftoff from Kodiak shortly after 6:30 p.m. EDT, the company said, not elaborating on what happened. ...
Astra aborts small-rocket launch for Space Force from Alaska
Aug 27, 2021 (UPI)
The company did not explain immediately the reason for the abort at 5:45 p.m. EDT on a livestream provided by space media publication NASAspaceflight.com. The l...
Blue Origin launches experiments, artwork from Texas
Aug 26, 2021 (UPI)
The NS-17 mission lifted off at 10:31 a.m. EDT from the company's launch facility about 150 miles east of El Paso after nearly an hour delay due to an issue wit...
Fire ravages Esrange Space Centre in northern Sweden
Aug 26, 2021 (AFP)
The fire broke out early Thursday "during a scheduled static firing test of a solid rocket motor" and was under control by late afternoon when "post-extinguishi...
Unveiling vehicles and technologies for future space transportation
Aug 26, 2021 (ESA)
FLPP oversees system studies and research activities to foster new and disruptive technologies which have the potential to reduce cost, improve performance, imp...
NASA Technologies slated for testing on Blue Origin's New Shepard
Aug 26, 2021 (SPX)
For some innovations, this is just one of several tests supported by NASA on different flight vehicles. Iterative flight testing helps quickly ready technologie...
Altius Space Machines to support of Eta Space and NASA's LOXSAT Cryogenic Fluid Management Mission
Aug 25, 2021 (SPX)
Eta Space was selected by NASA to execute a flight demonstration of a complete cryogenic oxygen fluid management system. The system will fly as a dedicated payl...
Virgin Orbit selects Redwire to provide digital engineering to support rapid development
Aug 25, 2021 (SPX)
"Redwire is extremely proud to support Virgin Orbit with our state-of-the-art ACORN Digital Engineering software suite and other critical technologies," said Pe...
Gilmour Space signs first European partnership agreement with Exolaunch
Aug 24, 2021 (SPX)
Under the agreements, the companies will join forces to provide tailored launch, precise deployment and in-space transportation services to the small satellite ...
SpaceX 23rd resupply mission will carry bone and plants studies to ISS
Aug 20, 2021 (SPX)
Experiments aboard include an investigation into protecting bone health with botanical byproducts, testing a way to monitor crew eye health, demonstrating impro...
Vibration tests for Moon rocket help ensure safe travels on road to space
Aug 20, 2021 (SPX)
Rockets flying through the atmosphere to space, including NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), are no different. They have natural frequencies and experience dynam...
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'...
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