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November 25, 2022
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Tianzhou 4 deploys minisatellite



Beijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022
China has recently conducted an in-orbit test of a robotic cargo spacecraft to deploy miniature satellites, according to a project insider. In the test that took place on Nov 14, the Tianzhou 4 cargo ship, which was on its journey back to Earth, deployed a CubeSat named SmartSat 3A into a low-Earth orbit about 380 kilometers above the ground, said Liu Likun, founder and CEO of Smart Satellite, a private satellite maker in Beijing that built the SmartSat 3A. The minisatellite was accurately p ... read more

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Shenzhou XV to begin mission to space soon
Beijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022
China will conduct its Shenzhou XV manned spaceflight in coming weeks, sending three astronauts into orbit for a six-month stay inside the country's Tiangong space station. The Long March 2F c ... more
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China aims to establish new global partnership in space exploration, innovation: CNSA
Haikou, China (XNA) Nov 23, 2022
China is aiming to establish a new global partnership in space exploration and innovation, in an effort to build a community with shared future for humanity in outer space, according to a statement ... more
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Chen Dong sets national record for longest time in space
Beijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022
Chen Dong has set a new record for the most cumulative days living and working in space by a Chinese astronaut. The China Manned Space Agency said on Tuesday that the two-time space traveler, ... more
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NASA selects Rocket Lab to launch TROPICS Mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 24, 2022
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by NASA to launch the Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) miss ... more
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Airbus and ArianeGroup sign Ariane 6 transition batch contract in Spain
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 23, 2022
Airbus and ArianeGroup have signed a contract for the next transition batch of Ariane 6 large carbon fibre structures. The contract includes the manufacturing and supply of innovative, large, lightw ... more
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Space belongs to humanity, come share it with China
Beijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022
At the UN/China space exploration and innovation partnership conference on Monday, the China National Space Administration raised eight issues in the keynote speech delivered by its deputy director ... more
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China lays out plan for future deep space exploration
Beijing (XNA) Nov 25, 2022
China has made an ambitious road map for its future lunar exploration programs, including an international scientific outpost, according to the programs' chief planner. Wu Weiren, an academician of ... more
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SpaceX Falcon 9 carries Eutelsat communications satellite in final launch
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 23, 2021
A SpaceX rocket carrying a communications satellite blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday night on a mission that will allow improved internet connectivity for passengers aboard ships and planes. ... more
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Xi: China open to space exchanges, cooperation
Beijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022
President Xi Jinping reiterated on Monday China's wish to work with other nations to carry out space exploration and development. Xi wrote in a congratulatory letter to the United Nations/China 2nd ... more
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France, Germany, Italy agree on next-generation space rockets
Paris (AFP) Nov 22, 2022
France, Germany and Italy, the three biggest contributors to the European Space Agency, said Tuesday they have agreed to guarantee the future of the next-generation Ariane 6 and Vega-C rocket launcher systems. ... more
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SpaceX Dragon supply ship launch scrubbed by bad weather
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 22, 2021
The launch of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station was scrubbed Tuesday afternoon because of bad weather, NASA officials said. ... more
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Rocket Lab completes final launch rehearsal ahead of first Electron Mission from US
Wallops Island VA (SPX) Nov 22, 2022
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has completed a final launch rehearsal and is ready for lift-off for its first mission from U.S. soil as early as December 7. The mission will take place from Roc ... more

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LOFTID inflatable heat shield test a success, early results show
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 21, 2022
NASA's Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator, or LOFTID, launched on Nov. 10, 2022, to demonstrate inflatable heat shield technology that could be key to landing humans on Mars. ... more
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Arianespace Vega C mission set to complete Pleiades Neo constellation
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 18, 2022
On Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 10:47 pm local time (01:47 am (UTC) on Friday, November 25), Arianespace's first Vega C mission will lift off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, with the 30c ... more
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First privately built Indian space rocket launches
Chennai, India (AFP) Nov 18, 2022
The first privately developed Indian rocket lifted off into the upper reaches of the atmosphere on Friday, in another milestone in the country's push to become a major space power. ... more
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Shenzhou XIV taikonauts perform third spacewalk
Beijing (XNA) Nov 17, 2022
The Shenzhou XIV crew on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station is conducting their extravehicular activities for the third time, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Command ... more
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NASA Awards SpaceX Second Contract Option for Artemis Moon Landing
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 17, 2022
NASA has awarded a contract modification to SpaceX to further develop its Starship human landing system to meet agency requirements for long-term human exploration of the Moon under Artemis. W ... more
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Galactic Energy carries out fourth successful launch
Jiuquan (XNA) Nov 17, 2022
Galactic Energy, a private carrier rocket maker in Beijing, carried out the fourth flight mission of its CERES 1 rocket on Wednesday afternoon to deploy five Earth-observation satellites into orbit. ... more
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Liftoff! NASA successfully launches mega Moon rocket
Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Nov 16, 2022
NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday, in a spectacular blaze of light and sound that marked the start of the space agency's new flagship program, Artemis. ... more
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Liftoff! NASA launches mega Moon rocket, ushering new era of exploration
Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Nov 16, 2022
NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday, in a spectacular blaze of light and sound that marked the start of the space agency's new flagship program, Artemis. ... more
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To orbit and back with Space Rider
Paris (ESA) Nov 16, 2022
Europe's bid to deliver a return-to-Earth service for in-orbit transportation and research projects is rapidly taking shape, with teams working on the Space Rider spacecraft gearing up for a series ... more
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Benchmark Space Systems expands global production to meet rising propulsion system demand
Bremen, Germany (SPX) Nov 16, 2022
With its Halcyon propulsion systems playingpivotal roles in key military and commercial space missions this year, Benchmark Space Systems has announced it has tripled its team from 30 to 83 and boos ... more
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