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May 05, 2022
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Maritime Launch plans inaugural flight for 2023



Halifax. Canada (SPX) May 05, 2022
Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ) (MLSI) and Reaction Dynamics (RDX) are pleased to announce that they have signed a letter of intent to conduct launches from Spaceport Nova Scotia, expected to begin in 2023. These launches will provide the country sovereign launch capabilities and add Canada to the short list of "Launching States." This partnership will advance the continuing plan to bring medium class launch capability to Nova Scotia to meet growing satellite constellation market needs. ... read more

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DARPA seeks proposals leading to in-space demonstration of nuclear thermal rocket
Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2022
DARPA is seeking proposals for Phases 2 and 3 of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program for the design, development, fabrication, and assembly of a nuclear thermal ro ... more
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NASA sets mid-May launch for Boeing Starliner spacecraft's initial trip to ISS
Washington DC (UPI) May 3, 2021
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft may finally get off the ground for its second flight following an issue with the craft's propulsion system. ... more
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Rocket Lab catches rocket booster returning from space with helicopter
Long Beach CA (SPX) May 02, 2022
Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully launched its 26th Electron mission, deploying 34 satellites to orbit. Rocket Lab has now deployed a total of 146 satellites to orbit with the Electron laun ... more
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Successful test launch a giant leap for rocketry team
Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 03, 2022
Students of the University of Sydney's rocketry society, the USYD Rocketry Team, have their eyes firmly set on gold after successfully launching their 2022 competition rocket in New South Wales's fa ... more
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British rocket company calls for Iceland to grant licence for landmark launch
Edinburgh UK (SPX) May 03, 2022
British rocket company Skyrora has called on the Icelandic government to grant the licence that would end a months-long delay to Europe's largest-ever suborbital rocket launch, originally set for Se ... more
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Aphelion Aerospace completes rocket engine development test
Lakewoood CA (SPX) May 03, 2022
Aphelion Aerospace is proud to announce reaching a major milestone in developing the company's commercial launch services with the completion of critical propulsion system testing. The team recently ... more
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Rocket Lab pushes back attempt of mid-air booster catch to Sunday
Orlando FL (UPI) May 01, 2022
Citing weather concerns, Rocket Lab pushed back its 26th launch Friday with plans to attempt to recover a first-stage booster with a helicopter on Sunday. "The weather has improved through the ... more
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HyPrSpace raises 1M euro in seed funding to develop reusable hybrid micro-launcher
Bordeaux, France (SPX) Apr 29, 2022
HyPrSpace, a startup specializing in the design of space launchers, has announced that it has raised euro 1.1 million from the Geodesic fund, the French Tech Seed fund managed on behalf of the Fren ... more
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FAA delays SpaceX Starship environmental review for 4th time
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 29, 2021
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday that it has delayed its environmental review of SpaceX's Starship launch site in Texas for a fourth time. ... more
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SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites from Florida
Orlando FL (UPI) Apr 29, 2022
Space X launched another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit late Friday afternoon. A Falcon 9 rocket carried 53 satellites into space from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex 40 ... more
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China launches multiple satellites
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Apr 29, 2022
China successfully sent two satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on Friday. The satellites, Siwei 01 and 02, were launched by a Long March 2C carri ... more
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China opens Shenzhou-13 return capsule
Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2022
On Tuesday, China opened the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship which carried three astronauts back to Earth on April 16, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). Ite ... more

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US Judge denies Musk bid to scrap SEC deal barring him from tweeting about Tesla stake
Washington (Sputnik) Apr 28, 2022
Elon Musk on Wednesday lost his legal challenge against a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) order restricting him from tweeting about his stake in the electric car manufacturer Tesla, with ... more
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Vega-C: Launcher integration begins for inaugural flight VV21
Paris (ESA) Apr 27, 2022
Launcher integration for the inaugural flight of Vega-C began with the P120C solid-fuel first stage being delivered to the Vega Launch Zone (Zone de Lancement Vega, or ZLV) at Europe's Spaceport in ... more
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Canada's first commercial spaceport lists on the NEO Exchange as Maritime Launch Services
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Apr 27, 2022
NEO is proud to welcome Maritime Launch Services Inc., a Canadian-owned commercial space company, as they list today on the NEO Exchange. Maritime Launch is now available for trading on NEO under th ... more
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SpaceX launches its latest crew to ISS for NASA
Washington (AFP) April 27, 2022
Days after a SpaceX Dragon capsule crewed by wealthy adventurers splashed down off Florida's coast, another launched Wednesday, this time for a NASA mission to the International Space Station. ... more
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NASA Chief slams China's refusal to cooperate with US
Washington (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2022
China continues to display a lack of transparency and willingness to cooperate with the United States and other countries in space, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Tuesday. "We want coo ... more
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Xi Focus: Invigorating China's space exploration dream
Beijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2022
On April 24, 1970, a young man in a village in Northwest China's Shaanxi province was thrilled to get the news that China sent its first satellite Dongfanghong 1 into space. That young man, Xi ... more
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Artemis I, Crew-4, and Starlink Rockets on the Pad
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 26, 2022
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a batch of the company's Starlink internet satellites lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Sta ... more
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IHI AEROSPACE received its first commercial launch service order
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2022
IHI Co., Ltd (IA) received order for launching the small SAR satellites(*1) owned by Institute for Q-Shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (hereinafter 'iQPS'). IA and iQPS signed the contract for launch serv ... more
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Crew of first private flight to ISS head back to Earth
Washington (AFP) April 25, 2022
The crew of the first fully private mission to the International Space Station departed the orbiting laboratory on Monday to head back to Earth. ... more
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Ax-1 splashes down off Florida coast, ending first private mission to ISS
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 25, 2021
After nearly a week of delays, the first-ever all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station came to an end Monday, with the crew splashing down in the early afternoon off the coast of Florida. ... more
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NASA Goddard scientists begin studying 50-year-old frozen Apollo 17 samples
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 04, 2022
Scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, recently received samples of the lunar surface that have been curated in a freezer at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston since Apollo 17 astronauts returned them to Earth in December 1972. This research is part of the Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis Program, or ANGSA, an eff ... more
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Rocket Lab catches rocket booster returning from space with helicopter
Long Beach CA (SPX) May 02, 2022
Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully launched its 26th Electron mission, deploying 34 satellites to orbit. Rocket Lab has now deployed a total of 146 satellites to orbit with the Electron launch vehicle. The "There And Back Again" mission also saw Rocket Lab complete a mid-air capture of the Electron booster with a helicopter for the first time. After launching to space, Electron's first ... more
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