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July 11, 2022
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Australia's space future blasts off from Nhulunbuy



Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 07, 2022
Australia has taken another step towards becoming a serious contributor to the global space economy with the launch of a NASA sounding rocket from the Arnhem Space Center at Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory. Australia's rapidly growing space enterprise will provide benefits well above our economic and strategic weight. Establishing a sovereign launch capability is a vital early step. The launch site's developer, Equatorial Launch Australia, wants to make Nhulunbuy a premier global launch site. ... read more

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Construction of China's first commercial spacecraft launch site starts in Hainan
Haikou (XNA) Jul 07, 2022
Construction of China's first commercial spacecraft launch site started Wednesday in Wenchang City, south China's island province of Hainan. As a major project of the Hainan free trade port co ... more
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SpaceX ties record for reused Falcon 9 rocket on 50th Starlink launch
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 7, 2021
SpaceX launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets for the 13th time Thursday morning, tying a company record for the reusable rocket. ... more
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Shenzhou-14 Taikonauts conduct in-orbit science experiments, prepare for space walks
Beijing (XNA) Jul 08, 2022
Scientific endeavors aboard China's space station are expected to bear fruits, as the Shenzhou-14 taikonauts have devoted more time to microgravity experiments on the orbiting core module Tianhe sin ... more
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Boeing subsidiary to build two new Virgin Galactic motherships
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 6, 2021
Virgin Galactic confirmed Wednesday it is retaining Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to build two next generation motherships, the company announced on Wednesday. ... more
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Commercial space launch site begins construction
Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2022
China's first space launch site dedicated to commercial missions started construction in Wenchang, a coastal city in Hainan province, on Wednesday, according to the provincial government. The ... more
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Hypersonics: Developing and defending against missiles far faster than sound
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 11, 2022
The challenges of the hypersonic era in military operations are immense. But so are the abilities of innovators who work together to solve them. That was the message when Wes Kremer, president ... more
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Musk says doing 'best' to boost birth rates
New York (AFP) July 7, 2022
Elon Musk said Thursday that he was helping combat falling birth rates after it was reported that he had twins last year with an executive at one of his companies. ... more
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Rocket Lab Introduces Responsive Space Program
Long Beach CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2022
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced it is introducing a Responsive Space Program designed to on-ramp commercial and government satellite operators to the Company's 24/7 rapid call-up l ... more
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Wheels on China's Zhurong rover keep stable with novel material
Beijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2022
New material has been maintaining high stability of the rover Zhurong on China's Tianwen-1 probe, according to the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The researche ... more
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Elon Musk had twins with company exec last year: report
Washington (AFP) July 7, 2022
Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk had twins last year with an executive at one of his companies, online outlet Insider reported Wednesday, citing Texas court documents. ... more
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Virgin Orbit launches 'Straight Up' mission for US Space Force
Mojave CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2022
Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) has confirmed the success of its fourth consecutive satellite launch mission. This launch, named Straight Up, carried seven satellites to Low Earth Orbit for the United S ... more
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Relativity and Oneweb sign multi-launch agreement for Terran R
Long Beach Ca (SPX) Jul 01, 2022
Relativity Space has signed a multi-year, multi-launch Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with OneWeb, the global space-based communications company. Under the agreement, Relativity will launch OneWeb' ... more

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Virgin Orbit mission success brings UK launch another step closer
London, UK (SPX) Jul 02, 2022
Virgin Orbit's next satellite launch will take place from the UK, following the success of the "Straight Up" mission, which lifted off from Mojave in California earlier (Saturday 2nd July 2022). Sci ... more
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NASA, SpaceX target new launch date for commercial cargo mission
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 01, 2022
NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than Thursday, July 14, for launch of the CRS-25 commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The new target launch dat ... more
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SES's C-band satellite launched onboard SpaceX Falcon 9
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jun 30, 2022
SES has announced that the SES-22 satellite was successfully launched into space onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX's Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Flori ... more
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SpaceX launches first C-band television broadcast satellite into space for SES
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 30, 2021
The first television broadcast satellite under SES's C-band lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday evening on a SpaceX rocket. ... more
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Shenzhou XIII astronauts doing well after returning to Earth
Beijing (XNA) Jun 30, 2022
The three crew members of the Shenzhou XIII have recovered from the physical effects of their six-month mission and will return to routine training after medical assessment, according to the chief o ... more
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Virgin Orbit establishes sew Brazilian subsidiary; now licensed for launch operations in Alcantara
Long Beach CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2022
Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) alongside the Brazilian Space Agency has announced Virgin Orbit has been formally granted an operator's license to allow LauncherOne launch operations in Brazil. Th ... more
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NASA completes Wet Dress Rehearsal, moves forward toward launch
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 29, 2022
NASA has analyzed the data from the wet dress rehearsal conducted Monday, June 20, and determined the testing campaign is complete. The agency will roll Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion back to t ... more
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NASA, Rocket Lab launch orbiter to help pave way for astronauts' return to moon
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 28, 2021
NASA's CAPSTONE mission spacecraft lifted off into space Tuesday morning on a mission to orbit the moon, moving scientists closer to returning astronauts. ... more
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Virgin Orbit on target for next launch window to open June 29
Long Beach CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2022
Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB)'s launch system is in place at the Mojave Air and Space Port. The dress rehearsals are complete, and the company remains on track for its upcoming Straight Up launch, wit ... more
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NASA blasts off from Australian Outback in 'historic' launch
Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2022
NASA's first-ever launch from a commercial site outside of the United States blasted off from Australia's Outback late Sunday, in a "historic" moment for the country's space industry. ... more
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