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July 13, 2022
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Maiden Flight of Vega-C: Top of new European rocket from Beyond Gravity



Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 13, 2022
Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space) delivered the payload fairing, the top of the new medium-lift European rocket Vega-C, which will launch tomorrow. Beyond Gravity also produced the launcher computer and the payload adapter system. Tomorrow, Wednesday, 13 July, the new medium-lift European Vega-C rocket is scheduled to lift-off from the European spaceport in Kourou for its inaugural flight. The rocket will launch the "LARES 2" Laser Relativity satellite for the Italian space agency. The spherica ... read more

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First encounter between the Ariane 6 central core and launch pad for combined tests
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jul 13, 2022
The Ariane 6 central core (composed of the core stage and upper stage), assembled on 23 June, left the Launcher Assembly Building for the first time, en route to its new launch pad, which was built ... 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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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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Third Tianlian II-series satellite launched
Beijing (XNA) Jul 13, 2022
China launched a Tianlian II-series satellite early on Wednesday morning to form a global network of the country's second-generation relay satellites. A Long March 3B carrier rocket blasted of ... more
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Ariane 6 central core transferred to mobile gantry
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jul 13, 2022
The Ariane 6 launch pad at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana now hosts the first example of ESA's new heavy-lift rocket. This Ariane 6 combined tests model will be used to validate the entire laun ... more
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To Sicily and beyond: ESA, partners debate future of space transportation
Paris (ESA) Jul 12, 2022
How can Europe exploit its technical, industrial and financial strengths to ensure it remains a leader in space transportation in the 2030s and beyond? How can ESA, Europe's national space agencies ... 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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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 Norther ... 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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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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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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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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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

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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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Successful high-speed flight experiments with new sounding rocket configuration
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 30, 2022
Reusable launch systems are exposed to high dynamic and thermo-mechanical loads during their return to Earth. The German Aerospace Center has now successfully tested high temperature structures, adv ... more
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New Curtin-led research has pinpointed the exact home of the oldest and most famous Martian meteorite for the first time ever, offering critical geological clues about the earliest origins of Mars. Using a multidisciplinary approach involving a machine learning algorithm, the new research - published in Nature Communications - identified the particular crater on Mars that ejected the so-ca ... more
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Maxwell AFB AL (The Conversation) Jul 10, 2022
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson recently expressed concerns over China's aims in space, and in particular, that China would, in some way, claim ownership over the Moon and stop other countries from exploring it. In an interview with a German newspaper, Nelson cautioned, "We must be very concerned that China is landing on the Moon and saying: 'It's ours now and you stay out.'" China immediately de ... more
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Minneapolis MN (SPX) Jun 23, 2022
A new citizen science project, led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities with support from NASA, allows volunteers to play an important role in helping scientists learn more about the atmosphere on Jupiter. Citizen scientists can help astrophysicists categorize tens of thousands of stunning images taken from the Juno spacecraft with just a web browser. The planet Jupite ... more
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London, UK (SPX) Jul 12, 2022
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Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 11, 2022
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