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January 20, 2023
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China to launch 200-plus spacecraft in 2023



Beijing (XNA) Jan 20, 2023
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) plans to launch more than 200 spacecraft with over 60 space missions in 2023, according to a company report released Wednesday. The CASC report unveiled plans for the country's space science and technology activities in 2023. It said that the Tianzhou 6 cargo craft, the Shenzhou XVI and the Shenzhou XVII flight missions would take place within the year to improve China's capability of entering, using and exploring space. The BeiDo ... read more

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SpaceX rocket launches U.S. military satellite into orbit
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 18, 2023
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets Wednesday morning with a GPS satellite on board, part of a U.S. Space Force program to have a constellation of 32 navigation satellites orbiting the Earth. ... more
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Vulcan rocket one step closer to launch
Decatur AL (SPX) Jan 15, 2023
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket has begun its journey to the launch site in preparation for the first test flight. The certification flight one (Cert-1) rocket was completed, ... more
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Structural details of Long March 9 revealed
Beijing (XNA) Jan 19, 2023
Chinese rocket researchers are now definite on the overall structural design for the nation's super-heavy carrier rocket, known as the Long March 9, a project insider said on Wednesday. Gu Min ... more
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Sweden opens Mainland Europe's first spaceport
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 13, 2023
Sweden on Friday inaugurated and officially opened Mainland Europe's first space facility for satellite launches. ... more
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Update on "Start Me Up" mission anomaly
Long Beach CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2023
Preliminary analysis of data from the Start Me Up mission has begun to shed light on the outcome of the January 9th flight and next steps to follow. The Start Me Up mission was the first orbit ... more
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China's space industry hits new heights
Beijing (XNA) Jan 17, 2023
China's space industry had a busy year in 2022, the highlight of which was completion of one of the world's largest and most sophisticated orbiting infrastructures, the Tiangong space station. ... more
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SEXBOMB being moved to Cornwall Space Port for hypersonic developments
Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Jan 17, 2023
Space Engine Systems Inc. (SES) is a Canadian based company that claims to be a trucking company to anywhere in space and mainly focussed on the Lunar Mission. SES space planes use air breathi ... more
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Arctic Sweden in race for Europe's satellite launches
Esrange Space Centre, Sweden (AFP) Jan 13, 2023
As the mercury drops to minus 20 Celsius, a research rocket lifts off from one of the world's northernmost space centres, its burner aglow in the twilight of Sweden's snowy Arctic forests. ... more
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SpaceX capsule lands safely on return from ISS
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 11, 2023
SpaceX confirmed Wednesday its Dragon cargo spacecraft successfully splashed down off the coast of Florida after returning from the International Space Station. ... more
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Rocket Lab sets new date for first Electron launch from U.S. soil
Wallops Island VA (SPX) Jan 11, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced the launch window for its first Electron mission from U.S. soil is scheduled to open on January 23, 2023 with back-up dates extending through early F ... more
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Private U.S. space company ABL fails to launch from Alaska
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 11, 2023
An effort to put a satellite launcher into low-Earth orbit from Alaska's Kodiak Island failed after the rocket crashed back to the launchpad, destroying the facility, private U.S. company ABL Space Systems said. ... 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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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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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. ... 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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