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May 19, 2025
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Indian space agency's rocket fails to deploy satellite for Earth observation



Washington DC (UPI) May 18, 2025
India failed in its attempt to launch a satellite to observe Earth when the third stage failed, the nation's space agency said Sunday. The Indian Space Research Organization's EOS-09 spacecraft lifted off atop a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota at 5:59 a.m. local time Sunday. There have been 101 launches from Sriharikota, which is 1417 miles from New Delhi, including three to the moon and one to Mars. The satellite was lost because of a ... read more

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W-3 Mission Completes High-Speed Reentry at Koonibba Test Range Demonstrating Southern Launch's Advanced Capabilities
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2025
Southern Launch and Varda Space Industries successfully executed the reentry of the W-3 mission at the Koonibba Test Range on May 14, 2025. This milestone came just ten weeks after the W-2 mission, ... more
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Akoustis Finalizes Asset Sale to SpaceX Subsidiary Tune Holdings
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2025
Akoustis Technologies, a leading provider of patented bulk acoustic wave (BAW) high-band RF filters, has completed the sale of most of its assets to Tune Holdings Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of ... more
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What a German Start-Up's First Test Could Mean for the Space Industry
Cambridge, UK (SPX) May 14, 2025
On April 22nd, SpaceX's Bandwagon-3 rideshare mission took off from Cape Canaveral. Alongside the normal payload of satellites, there was a capsule from a German space start-up - Phoenix 1. This was ... more
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Rocket Lab launches third satellite for Japanese company
Washington DC (UPI) May 17, 2025
American aerospace firm Rocket Lab on Saturday carried a successful launch mission from its facility in New Zealand. ... more
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Nose cone glitch wipes Australian rocket launch
Sydney (AFP) May 16, 2025
An Australian aerospace firm said Friday it has scrubbed a historic attempt to send a locally developed rocket into orbit, citing a glitch in the nose cone protecting its payload - a jar of Vegemite. ... more
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Two Earth Return Missions in Two Months Highlight Rocket Lab's Rapid Re-entry Capabilities
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 15, 2025
Rocket Lab has achieved a rapid turnaround of two Earth return missions within just two months, successfully delivering Varda Space Industries' W-3 capsule back to Earth. This marks the third overal ... more
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China completes testing of powerful reusable liquid rocket engine
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 14, 2025
China has successfully completed full-scale testing of a 140-tonne liquid oxygen-methane rocket engine, a critical component for the nation's reusable carrier rockets, according to its developer, th ... more
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SpaceX sends up more Starlink satellites
Washington DC (UPI) May 14, 2025
SpaceX on Wednesday launched more than two dozen Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit in the company's continuing quest to expand global Internet access. ... more

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China's LandSpace Successfully Launches Six Satellites with Upgraded ZQ-2E Y2 Rocket
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 19, 2025
China's private rocket manufacturer LandSpace successfully launched its modified ZQ-2E Y2 rocket on Saturday, deploying six satellites into orbit from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot ... more
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Kazakhstan denies reports Russia to leave Baikonur spaceport
Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) May 15, 2025
Kazakhstan said Thursday there were no talks on Russia giving up its lease on the Baikonur spaceport before it runs out in 2050, amid reports Moscow is looking to ditch the ageing cosmodrome. ... more
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EU faces heat over millions paid to Musk firms
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) May 13, 2025
The EU handed over hundreds of millions of euros to companies belonging to the world's richest man, Elon Musk, a key ally of US President Donald Trump and frequent critic of the bloc, a document seen by AFP showed Tuesday. ... more
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SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit
Washington DC (UPI) May 13, 2025
SpaceX early Tuesday launched another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Florida's east coast. ... more
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Rocket Lab Secures U.S. Air Force Contract for Neutron Re-Entry Mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced that it will launch its new medium-lift reusable rocket, Neutron, for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) as part of a pioneering Rocket C ... more
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China Establishes UN-SPIDER Regional Support Office at Wuhan University
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 07, 2025
On April 22, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Director Aarti Holla-Maini led a delegation to Wuhan University, where a cooperation memorandum was signed with university preside ... more
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NASA Progresses Toward Crewed Moon Mission with Spacecraft, Rocket Milestones
Washington DC (SPX) May 07, 2025
Engineers, technicians, mission planners, and the four astronauts set to fly around the Moon next year on Artemis II, NASA's first crewed Artemis mission, are rapidly progressing toward launch. ... more
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Rocket Lab sets May launch for latest iQPS satellite mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 06, 2025
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has announced a mid-May launch window for its upcoming mission supporting multi-launch client Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS). The mission, titled "The ... more
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SpaceX gets US approval to launch more Starship flights from Texas
Washington (AFP) May 6, 2025
Elon Musk's SpaceX on Tuesday received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to increase the number of annual Starship rocket launches from five to 25 at its Texas base, marking a major boost for the company's ambitions. ... more
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Defense contractor successfully tests hypersonic flight vehicle
Washington DC (UPI) May 5, 2025
Stratolaunch successfully tested for the second time a fully recoverable uncrewed hypersonic vehicle for the Department of Defense in March, the private contractor and federal agency said Monday. ... more
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Tiangong returns largest sample set yet for biological and materials science research
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 02, 2025
The latest batch of experimental samples from China's Tiangong space station has safely returned to Earth, totaling approximately 37.25 kilograms and spanning 25 scientific investigations. Delivered ... more
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Slingshot launches turnkey system to enable space domain awareness for all nations
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 30, 2025
Slingshot Aerospace has introduced a globally available solution to help nations rapidly establish autonomous space domain awareness (SDA) capabilities. Called Sovereign Space Object Tracking, the n ... more
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Firefly Aerospace's first stage explodes before satellite's deployment
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 30, 2025
A Firefly Aerospace rocket launched from California crashed into the Pacific Ocean north of Antarctica, failing to place into low-Earth orbit a satellite for Lockheed Martin. ... more
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Space is a place to found a community not a colony
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 30, 2025
China's Shenzhou XIX crew has officially handed over control of the Tiangong space station to the incoming Shenzhou XX crew, marking another milestone in the nation's growing space ambitions. Follow ... more
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China's Shenzhou-19 astronauts return to Earth
Beijing (AFP) April 30, 2025
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after six months on the country's space station, state media footage showed, as Beijing advances towards its aim to become a major celestial power. ... more
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Sierra Space advances habitat shielding technology with hypervelocity trials at NASA White Sands
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2025
Sierra Space has completed a major step toward enhancing the resilience of its expandable space station habitat, LIFE, through a series of hypervelocity impact tests carried out at NASA's White Sand ... more
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10 Intertnational lunar projects picked for Chang'e 8 mission
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 28, 2025
China has selected 10 international projects to join its upcoming Chang'e 8 lunar mission, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Thursday. The chosen initiatives, representi ... more
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Space Systems Command bolsters satellite processing for future launches
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2025
The United States Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded a National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Space Vehicle Processing Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) contract to Astrotech Spac ... more
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Firefly to Develop Lighter Rocket Nozzle Extension Under AFRL Contract
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2025
Firefly Aerospace has secured a new contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Edwards Air Force Base, California, to create a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) nozzle extension for use ... more
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New Shenzhou Crew Begins Handover Operations Aboard Tiangong
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 28, 2025
The crew of Shenzhou XX has officially commenced handover operations aboard the Tiangong space station, working alongside their Shenzhou XIX predecessors. Led by mission commander Senior Colon ... more
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China showcases Qingzhou spacecraft for future cargo missions
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 28, 2025
China has introduced its next-generation cargo spacecraft, Qingzhou, at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center, unveiling a full-size model during the Space Day of China celebratio ... more
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Commercial space sector drives China's high-tech ambitions
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 28, 2025
China's decision in 2016 to designate April 24 as Space Day underscores the nation's growing commitment to space exploration. This momentum has intensified with the launch of the Long March 12 rocke ... more
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Rocket Lab to Conduct Hypersonic Test Flight Under MACH-TB 2.0 Program
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2025
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a key provider of launch services and space systems, has secured a new contract to launch a full-scale hypersonic test flight on behalf of the U.S. Department of ... more
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