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March 31, 2023
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Boeing pushes Starliner test flight to July



Washington DC (UPI) Mar 30, 2023
Boeing said it was now targeting July 21 as the earliest window for its first manned Starliner flight to the International Space Station, delaying the liftoff by several months. Boeing and NASA said Wednesday that additional time was needed to "close out verification and validation work prior to the systems first flight with crew on board" the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the flight which was originally scheduled for the test mission originally scheduled for April. "We are very proud ... read more

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NASA rocket engines re-engineered as production restarts
Bay St. Louis MS (SPX) Mar 29, 2023
As NASA prepares for the first crewed Artemis missions to the Moon, agency propulsion and test teams are setting their sights on future Space Launch System (SLS) flights and working to improve one o ... more
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Leaky Russian space capsule lands safely in Kazakhstan
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 28, 2023
Russia's uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft landed in Kazakhstan Tuesday morning after suffering a major coolant leak in December. ... more
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Firefly Aerospace completes risk reduction testing for critical Miranda engine
Cedar Park TX (SPX) Mar 28, 2023
Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, recently completed risk reduction testing for critical Miranda engine components ahead of the first hot fire scheduled this summe ... more
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Certified and Ready for Rocket-Powered Flight
Christchurch, New Zealand (SPX) Mar 28, 2023
Insability is a key property that enables both swift iteration in development and unparalleled utility of the end product. Aside from being a key technology demonstrator, the Mk-II holds signi ... more
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Rocket Lab launches 35th Electron 7 days after previous launch
Long Beach CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has launched its 35th Electron rocket, deploying two multi-spectral Gen-2 satellites to low Earth orbit for BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) through launch services provider ... more
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SpaceX launches 56 Starlink satellites from Florida
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 24, 2021
SpaceX launched 56 Starlink satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Friday. ... more
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Blue Origin hopes to resume space flights 'soon' after 2022 accident
Washington (AFP) March 24, 2023
Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin said Friday it hopes to resume rocket flights "soon" following the conclusion of an investigation into a crash last year - but it must wait for US regulators to accept the findings. ... more
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SpaceX launches its 20th mission of the year with launch of 56 Starlink satellites
Space Coast FL (SPX) Mar 24, 2023
SpaceX launched its 20th mission of 2023 on Friday (March 24), launching 56 of its Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) and landing the first stage booster on a droneship offshore ... more
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Relativity Space's 3D-printed rocket fails to reach orbit
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 23, 2023
Relativity Space's 3D-printed rocket, Terran 1, failed to reach orbit after an anomaly occurred during its second-stage separation. The rocket had been launched successfully on its third attempt and ... more
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China launches carrier rocket for satellite installation
Beijing (XNA) Mar 23, 2023
China launched a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket on Wednesday afternoon at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the country's northwestern desert, placing four meteorological satellites in orbit, accor ... more
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First 3D-printed rocket lifts off but fails to reach orbit
Washington (AFP) March 23, 2023
The world's first 3D-printed rocket launched successfully on Wednesday, marking a step forward for the California company behind the innovative spacecraft, though it failed to reach orbit. ... more
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Relativity Space counts down to third launch attempt for 3D-printed rocket
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 22, 2021
After two previous launch aborts this month, Relativity Space will try again Wednesday night to launch its debut rocket, made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts. ... more

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