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January 11, 2023
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UK space chiefs vows to try again after failed rocket launch



London (AFP) Jan 10, 2023
Space sector bosses on Tuesday said they were disappointed by the failure of the country's historic first attempt to launch satellites from UK soil but pledged to investigate and try again. The failure of the mission late on Monday is a blow to the UK's fledgling space sector. Had it been successful, it would have made the UK one of only nine countries able to launch rockets into Earth's orbit. A Virgin Orbit Boeing 747 carrying the 70-foot (21-metre) rocket took off from a spaceport in Corn ... read more

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SpaceX to launch 51 Starlink satellites after weather delay
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 10, 2023
SpaceX is counting down to launch another group of Starlink Internet satellites into orbit Tuesday night following a weather delay in California. ... more
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SpaceX Dragon capsule to return to Earth on Wednesday
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 10, 2023
The SpaceX Drago cargo spacecraft is expected to splash down on Wednesday off the Florida coast after successfully leaving the International Space Station on Monday. ... more
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NASA selects experimental space technology concepts for initial study
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 10, 2023
Imagine a future in space where pellet-beam propulsion systems speed up travel to other worlds, pipelines on the Moon transport oxygen between settlements, and Martian bricks grow on their own befor ... more
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China's first private sector 2023 rocket launch up, up and away
Beijing (XNA) Jan 10, 2023
Galactic Energy, a private aerospace manufacturer in Beijing, launched its fifth Ceres 1 rocket on Monday afternoon, deploying five small satellites into orbit. The Ceres 1 Y5 rocket blasted o ... more
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Heat shield inspections underway on Artemis I Orion spacecraft
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jan 09, 2023
Inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, engineers and technicians conduct inspections of the heat shield on the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mis ... more
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First rocket launch of the New Year leaves Wenchang for space
Beijing (XNA) Jan 10, 2023
China launched a Long March 7A rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province on Monday morning, sending three satellites into space as part of its first space mission of 2023. ... more
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Space contractors release China's launch plans for 2023
Beijing (XNA) Jan 05, 2023
China plans to carry out around 60 launch missions this year, according to the country's major space contractors. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contra ... more
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Historic UK rocket mission ends in failure
London (AFP) Jan 10, 2023
An attempt to launch the first rocket into orbit from UK soil ended in failure on Tuesday, with scientists reporting an "anomaly" as it neared its goal. ... more
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China not in 'space race', industry insiders say
Beijing (XNA) Jan 04, 2023
All of China's activities in outer space are intended for the country's social, economic and technological development rather than for a "space race" with other nations, according to insiders in Chi ... more
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SpaceX rocket carries 114 satellites in first launch of 2023
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 03, 2023
SpaceX's first rocket launch of 2023 blasted off Tuesday morning, sending more than 100 satellites into space that will provide various services for agriculture, maritime monitoring and radio scruti ... more
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China's space exploration spurred by helping humanity
Beijing (XNA) Jan 04, 2023
All of China's activities in outer space are intended for the country's social, economic and technological development rather than for the "space race" with other nations, said insiders in China's s ... more
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Virgin Orbit completes final End-to-end Rehearsal for first UK launch
Newquay UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2023
virginorbit.com Partners for the United Kingdom's first orbital launch announced that the initial window for the historic Start Me Up mission will officially open on Monday, 9 January at 22:16 UTC ... more

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Sidus Space awarded Bechtel Cable Assembly contract for Mobile Launcher 2
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jan 04, 2023
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection t ... more
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Artemis I Orion spacecraft returns to Kennedy Space Center
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 01, 2023
After its 1.4-million-mile mission beyond the Moon and back, the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission arrived back at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Dec. 30. The capsule splashed down in the Paci ... more
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China sets multiple records in space during
Beijing (XNA) Jan 01, 2023
For China's space sector, 2022 was a year of substantial progress and remarkable new records. China completed more than 60 space launches this year, a record high. Among these missions, 53 wer ... more
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Latest launch marks 64th mission for China in 2022
Beijing (XNA) Jan 01, 2023
China launched a Long March 3B carrier rocket on Thursday afternoon to transport an experimental satellite into space, completing the busiest year in terms of launch numbers for the country's space ... more
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Last SpaceX launch of 2022 carries Israeli reconnoissance satellite into orbit
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 30, 2021
An Israeli reconnaissance satellite was carried into orbit during the final SpaceX launch of the year. ... more
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Virgin Orbit' Launcherone Systems given green light for upcoming mission
Newquay UK (SPX) Dec 27, 2022
The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority has issued launch and range control licenses to Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) to undertake the first satellite launch from UK soil. The granting of these licenses rep ... more
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Inauguration of mainland Europe's first satellite launch complex
Esrange, Sweden (SPX) Dec 27, 2022
On 13 January 2023, the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf, together with European and Swedish political dignitaries will visit Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden to cut the ribbon of ... more
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UK space regulator issues Virgin Orbit licenses ahead of UK launch
London, UK (SPX) Dec 22, 2022
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued the final remaining licences to Virgin Orbit ahead of a planned UK launch after requirements were met within 15 months. The licences were issued following ... more
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Young ESA team prepare Ariane 6 passenger
Paris (ESA) Dec 22, 2022
ESA Young Graduate Trainee Vedant Paul inspecting the Young Professionals Satellite on a shaker table for vibration testing at the Agency's Mechanical Systems Laboratory. The two cameras seen at the ... more
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Europe's access to space in jeopardy after Vega-C rocket failure
Kourou (AFP) Dec 21, 2022
Flights of the new European Vega-C rocket have been suspended pending an investigation into an overnight launch failure, French firm Arianespace said Wednesday, leaving Europe with few avenues into space. ... more
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Chinese scientists discover ubiquitous, increasing ferric iron on lunar surface
Guangzhou, China (SPX) Jan 10, 2023
The Moon has been considered extremely reductive since the Apollo era, as estimated by the low ferric iron content in lunar samples returned in the 1970s. In addition, it has long been a mystery whether a large amount of ferric iron exists on the Moon and how it is formed. Recently, however, a research team led by Profs. XU Yigang and HE Hongping from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistr ... more
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SwRI delivers innovative instrument for NASA's Europa Clipper mission
San Antonio TX (SPX) Jan 06, 2023
A groundbreaking new mass spectrometer designed and built by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been delivered for integration onto NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft. Scheduled to launch in 2024 and arrive in the Jovian system by 2030, Europa Clipper will conduct a detailed science investigation of the moon Europa and study whether it could harbor conditions suitable for life. The MAss ... more
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Distant star's dimming was likely a 'dusty' companion getting in the way, astronomers say
Seattle WA (SPX) Jan 11, 2023
By their own admission, Anastasios "Andy" Tzanidakis and James Davenport are interested in unusual stars. The University of Washington astronomers were on the lookout for "stars behaving strangely" when an automated alert from the Gaia survey pointed them to Gaia17bpp. Survey data indicated that this star had gradually brightened over a 2 1/2-year period. As Tzanidakis will report on Jan. ... more
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NASA selects experimental space technology concepts for initial study
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 10, 2023
Imagine a future in space where pellet-beam propulsion systems speed up travel to other worlds, pipelines on the Moon transport oxygen between settlements, and Martian bricks grow on their own before being assembled into homes. Researchers will delve into these ideas and more using NASA grant funding. The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program fosters innovation by funding early- ... more
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+ SpaceX to launch 51 Starlink satellites after weather delay
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Space contractors release China's launch plans for 2023
Beijing (XNA) Jan 05, 2023
China plans to carry out around 60 launch missions this year, according to the country's major space contractors. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor, has more than 50 launch missions planned in 2023, said its annual work report. The report, presented by Zhang Zhongyang, general manager of the State-owned conglomerate, at the company's a ... more
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Paris (AFP) Jan 7, 2023
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