SpaceX Launches Two Missions In Less Than 16 Hours
On December 18 at 4:41 a.m., PST, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 52 Starlink satellites to LEO from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base […]
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Blue Origin’s Sixth Flight Of The Year Is Accomplished
Blue Origin successfully completed their third human spaceflight— the first such mission with six astronauts on board. The astronaut manifest included: Laura Shepard Churchley Michael Strahan Evan Dick Dylan Taylor […]
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China Launches Satellites For ‘Space Exploration + Technology Tests’
China has successfully launched a new group of satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Friday. The satellites, Shijian-6 05, were launched by a […]
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New Rocket Launchpad Being Built By Orbex In Scotland
Orbex has started construction of their first state-of-the-art Launch Platform, the first orbital space launchpad to be built in the UK for more than half a century. Orbex has commissioned […]
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Ball Aerospace-Built IXPE Spacecraft For NASA Launched Successfully By SpaceX
NASA’s Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer spacecraft built by Ball Aerospace successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After reaching its final orbital […]
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The First, Fully U.S.-Manufactured Fairing From RUAG Space Ready For ULA’s Atlas V STP-3 Launch
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is, as of this writing, scheduled to launch a U.S. defense satellite into space on December 6 and this will be the […]
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Orbex Prime Rocket To Use BioLPG Ultra-Low Carbon Fuel
Orbex and Calor have entered into an agreement that will see the UK gas company supply the ultra-low carbon fuel that will launch the Orbex Prime rocket. Under the terms […]
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A Rocket Lab Reveal: The Neutron Rocket + The Hungry Hippo
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) has revealed new details about their next generation Neutron launch vehicle. This advanced, 8-ton, payload class Neutron launch vehicle is designed to transform space access […]
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On Thursday, December 2, at 6:12 p.m., EST, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 48 Starlink satellites and two BlackSky spacecraft to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape […]
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Astra’s Rocket 3.3’s Fourth Launch Attempt Is Successful From Kodiak Island, Alaska
Astra Space, Inc. (“Astra”) (Nasdaq: ASTR) successfully completed their first, commercial, orbital launch for the United States Space Force (USSF) on November 19, 2021, PST. The launch, STP-27AD2, was conducted […]
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