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December 20, 2022
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China's space sector set to rocket into future



Beijing (XNA) Dec 20, 2022
Chen Li, who owns a restaurant in Longlou, a coastal township in China's southernmost province of Hainan, said he is grateful to the country's space industry because it has boosted business at his eatery in recent years. "So many people came to Longlou before the launch of the Wentian space lab. There was 'a mountain of people, a sea of people'. A lot of tourists came to my restaurant to get a taste of Wenchang chicken," the 62-year-old said, referring to a renowned local delicacy. He said h ... read more

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North Korea conducts 'final-stage test' for spy satellite: state media
Seoul (AFP) Dec 19, 2022
North Korea carried out an "important final-stage test" for the development of a spy satellite, which it will complete by April next year, state media said on Monday. ... more
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Rocket Lab reschedules 1st US launch to January
Wallops Island VA (SPX) Dec 20, 2022
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab"), a leading launch and space systems company, has announced the launch window for its first Electron mission from U.S. soil has been rescheduled to J ... more
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China launches one more space experiment satellite
Beijing (XNA) Dec 18, 2022
China launched a Long March 11 carrier rocket early on Friday afternoon to transport an experimental satellite into space, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the country's lea ... more
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GKN Aerospace and ArianeGroup extend partnership on Ariane 6 rocket engine subsystems
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
GKN Aerospace has signed a contract with ArianeGroup to supply the next phase of Ariane 6 turbines and Vulcain nozzles. The contract includes the manufacturing and supply of units for the next 14 Ar ... more
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Rocket Lab scrubs first U.S. Electron launch over high winds
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 18, 2021
U.S. launch and space systems company Rocket Lab called off its Sunday evening liftoff of its first Electron rocket mission from the United States over upper-level high winds. ... more
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NASA conducts first test of redesigned Lunar rocket engine at Stennis
New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 18, 2022
NASA conducted the first test of the newly redesigned RS-25 engine for future flights of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket Dec. 14, completing 209.5 seconds of a scheduled 500 second hot fire at ... more
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Chinese space-tracking ship sets sail for new missions
Nanjing, China (SPX) Dec 20, 2022
China's space-tracking ship, Yuanwang 3, set sail on Sunday for a new round of spacecraft monitoring missions. The ship, which is a second-generation vessel and responsible for monitoring high-, med ... more
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North Korea tests solid-fuel motor, aiming to build new weapon: state media
Seoul (AFP) Dec 16, 2022
North Korea has successfully tested a "high-thrust solid-fuel motor" with the aim of developing a new weapon, state media said Friday. ... more
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Northrop Grumman increases hypersonic manufacturing production capacity and affordability
Elkton MD (SPX) Dec 14, 2022
Northrop Grumman has received funding through the Manufacturing and Industrial Technology Division of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for enhancements to its hypersonics manufacturing techn ... more
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NASA starts RS-25 engine testing for future Artemis missions
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 13, 2021
NASA will start hot fire testing for the production of new RS-25 engines that will power future Artemis missions to the Moon, and eventually Mars. ... more
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China launches two space experiment satellites
Jiuquan, China (XNA) Dec 13, 2022
China on Monday launched a Long March-4C rocket, placing a pair of satellites in space. The rocket blasted off at 4:22 pm (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest C ... more
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US conducts successful hypersonic missile test: Air Force
Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2022
The US Air Force announced Monday it successfully tested a hypersonic missile, a cutting edge strategic weapon that is also being developed by China and Russia. ... more

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After 15 Years, 1,000 Tests, Orion's Heat Shield Ready to Take the Heat
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 11, 2022
When Artemis I launched on Wednesday, Nov. 16, NASA's new mega Moon rocket carried the Orion spacecraft?- uncrewed, for now - into orbit for the first time, and a new era of lunar exploration began. ... more
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China's space station Tiangong enters new phase of application, development
Beijing (XNA) Dec 12, 2022
China's space station, Tiangong, will get busier exploring space science and technology in the following years, as the newly launched Shenzhou-15 mission wraps up the last stage of its construction ... more
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Smart Dragon 3 rocket makes maiden flight
Beijing (XNA) Dec 12, 2022
The Smart Dragon 3, a new solid-propellant carrier rocket, made its maiden flight on Friday afternoon, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), the country's leading space co ... more
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China's new space station opens for business in an increasingly competitive era of space activity
Bloomington IN (SPX) Dec 12, 2022
The International Space Station is no longer the only place where humans can live in orbit. On Nov. 29, 2022, the Shenzhou 15 mission launched from China's Gobi Desert carrying three taikonaut ... more
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Orion splashes down in Pacific Ocean after trip around the moon
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 11, 2021
NASA's Orion capsule, after traveling 1.4 million miles through space, including orbiting the moon and collecting data, returned to Earth on Sunday. ... more
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Nations step up space cooperation
Beijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2022
Scientists from Saudi Arabia will soon have the opportunity to carry out an experiment aboard China's Tiangong space station that is expected to help with the design and production of high-efficienc ... more
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China launches Long March 2D carrier rocket
Beijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2022
China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket early on Friday morning to transport an Earth-observation satellite into space, according to the China National Space Administration. The rocket b ... more
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Evolving time-tested technology to outmatch hypersonic weapons inside the atmosphere
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 08, 2022
When it comes to defending against hypersonic weapons that move and maneuver at more than five times the speed of sound, you need layers of defense and multiple opportunities to take out the threat. ... more
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AFRL, CNM Ingenuity shift innovation to next level at Hyperdrive Space Summit
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Dec 08, 2022
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, partnered with CNM Ingenuity, or CNMI, the economic development arm of Central New Mexico Community College, to hold the 2022 Hyperdrive Space Summit in A ... more
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Launches secured for five Sentinel satellites
Paris (ESA) Dec 08, 2022
A contract signed between ESA and Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for five Copernicus Sentinels: Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, and the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A and ... more
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Beijing (XNA) Dec 20, 2022
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