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China's deep space exploration laboratory starts operation



Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2022
China's deep space exploration laboratory has started operations, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said Tuesday. Co-established by the CNSA, Anhui Province and the University of Science and Technology of China, the laboratory is headquartered in Hefei, capital city of Anhui. It has completed various preparatory work and entered a new stage of substantial operation and comprehensive construction, according to the CNSA. The establishment of the laboratory is an important st ... read more

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FAA requires SpaceX to make environmental changes to Starbase in Texas
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 13, 2021
The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said SpaceX will be required to make more than 75 changes to the orbital launch program at its Starbase launch site in Texas after determining there would be some environmental impacts to the surrounding area. ... more
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Astra rocket fails to deliver 2 small satellites after launch, NASA says
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 12, 2022
NASA said a rocket carrying two small weather satellites failed Sunday, preventing the inauguration of a technology that would have helped better forecast hurricanes. The rocket by California- ... more
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Artemis II engine section moves to final assembly
New Orleans LA (SPX) Jun 10, 2022
On May 24, 2022, the core stage production team moved the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket engine section for Artemis II to the core stage final integration area at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility ... more
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Three-stage engine of China's new manned carrier rocket to enter prototype development
Beijing (XNA) Jun 19, 2022
A three-stage engine of China's new generation manned carrier rocket will go to prototype sample development, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The long-dist ... more
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Vega-C set for inaugural launch
Paris (ESA) Jun 19, 2022
ESA's new medium-lift Vega-C rocket is nearly ready for its inaugural flight, with its four fully-stacked stages now ready for payload integration, final checks and launch from Europe's Spaceport in ... more
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches for its 13th time, a record for the company
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 17, 2021
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off on its record 13th launch on Friday afternoon as it sent 53 Starlink satellites into orbit. ... more
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Shenzhou XIV taikonauts to conduct 24 medical experiments in space
Beijing (XNA) Jun 10, 2022
Taikonauts of the Shenzhou XIV crew will carry out 24 in-orbit medical experiments during their six-month stay in China's space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency on Thursday. ... more
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NASA Supplier Completes Manufacturing Artemis III SLS Booster Motors
Promontory UT (SPX) Jun 09, 2022
The 10 Space Launch System (SLS) rocket motor segments that will help launch the Artemis III crew on their mission to land on the Moon are complete. Teams finished manufacturing the segments for the ... more
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NASA Marshall Team Delivers Tiny, Powerful 'Lunar Flashlight' Propulsion System
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 09, 2022
Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, have built some of the largest rocket engines ever to light up the icy reaches of space. Now Marshall and its commercial part ... more
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NRL CIRCE spacecraft to be part of historic UK launch
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 08, 2022
A joint U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)/ U.K. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) experiment is preparing to measure Earth's ionosphere and particle radiation environment as part o ... more
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SpaceX launches Nilesat 301 satellite, recovers Falcon 9 first stage
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 8, 2021
SpaceX on Wednesday launched a communications satellite and recovered its Falcon 9 rocket at sea. ... more
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UK and US to launch Joint Mission Aboard UK's first Virgin Orbit orbital flight
Long Beach CA (SPX) Jun 08, 2022
Satellite launch company Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) announces today that a joint mission between the United Kingdom's Defense Science and Technology Laboratory and the United States Naval Research ... more

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CIRCE space weather suite announced for first UK satellite launch
London, UK (SPX) Jun 08, 2022
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory's (Dstl) miniaturised space weather instrumentation suite will be one of the payloads aboard Virgin Orbit which is targeting the first UK satellite laun ... more
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Shenzhou XIV astronauts transporting supplies into space station
Beijing (XNA) Jun 07, 2022
Crew members of the Shenzhou XIV spaceflight have begun to transport living and mission supplies to the Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency said in a ... more
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NASA rolls SLS moon rocket back out to Kennedy Space Center launch pad
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 07, 2022
NASA's Space Launch System moon rocket reached the launching pad at Kenndy Space Center in Florida Monday morning after its slow-rolling 4.2-mile hike. The tr ... more
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Three Chinese astronauts arrive at space station
Beijing (AFP) June 5, 2022
Three Chinese astronauts arrived at the country's space station on Sunday, the Chinese space agency for human flights said, the latest stride in Beijing's aim to become a major space power. ... more
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China sends three astronauts to complete space station
Beijing (AFP) June 5, 2022
China on Sunday launched a rocket carrying three astronauts on a mission to complete construction on its new space station, the latest milestone in Beijing's drive to become a major space power. ... more
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China sends three astronauts to Tiangong Space Station
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2022
China on Sunday successfully launched a manned mission to its Tiangong Space Station. The three-person crew launched on the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft from the Jiquan Satellite Launch Center in th ... more
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China discloses tasks of Shenzhou-14 crewed space mission
Jiuquan (XNA) Jun 06, 2022
The upcoming Shenzhou-14 crewed space mission will complete the construction of the Tiangong space station, with a basic three-module structure consisting of the core module Tianhe and the lab modul ... more
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Ursa Major announces new engine to replace unavailable Russian-made engines
Denver CO (SPX) Jun 02, 2022
Ursa Major, America's only privately funded company that focuses solely on rocket propulsion, has introduced the latest in its line of engines. Arroway is a 200,000-pound thrust liquid oxygen and me ... more
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Southern Launch receives further Government funding
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) May 31, 2022
Australian spaceport and space mission provider, Southern Launch, has been awarded an Australian Space Agency Moon to Mars Grant for their mobile launch rail. The almost $1 million grant will ... more
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China's space tracking ship departs for 100th mission
Nanjing (XNA) May 29, 2022
China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-3 Thursday set sail for its first voyage this year from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province. The vessel will carry out its 100th maritime mission during this ... more
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Washington DC (UPI) Jun 12, 2022
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