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  Washington (AFP) April 15, 2023 SpaceX plans to carry out its first test flight on Monday of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon and eventually beyond. The launch is scheduled to take place at 7:00 am (1200 GMT) from the sprawling Texas base of the private space company owned by billionaire Elon Musk. Fallback times are scheduled later in the week if Monday's attempt is postponed. The US space agency NASA has picked the Starship capsule to ferry its astronauts to the Moon ... read more |
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China rocket launch sends debris into sea near Taiwan: Taipei authoritiesTaipei (AFP) April 16, 2023 China said Sunday it had launched a satellite into orbit, with authorities in Taiwan saying rocket debris had fallen into the sea where Beijing announced a no-sail zone this week. ... more 
SpaceX Cargo Dragon undocks from ISS, heads back to EarthWashington DC (UPI) Apr 15, 2023 The cargo-carrying SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully undocked from the International Space Station Saturday morning and is now traveling back to Earth. ... more 
Stuttgart students launch self-built rocket into spaceStuttgart, Germany (SPX) Apr 14, 2023 The Hybrid Engine Development (HyEnD) student team at the University of Stuttgart spent around three years developing, manufacturing, and testing its hybrid rocket. In mid-April, the rocket will be ... more 
Elon Musk forms X.AI artificial intelligence companySan Francisco (AFP) April 15, 2023 Elon Musk has formed an X.AI artificial intelligence corporation based in the US state of Nevada, according to business documents that surfaced on Friday. ... more |
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China's space station achieves 100 pct regeneration of oxygen resourcesBeijing (XNA) Apr 16, 2023 China's space station, with the Shenzhou-15 crew now in orbit, can produce 100 percent of its oxygen supply through its onboard regeneration system, according to a space technology conference in Har ... more 
China, France join hands in spaceBeijing (XNA) Apr 16, 2023 There are solid reasons that China and France should join hands in space exploration and development, industry observers said. Pang Zhihao, a space analyst in China, said on Wednesday that bot ... more 
China bans ships from area north of Taiwan Sunday due to 'falling rocket wreckage'Beijing (AFP) April 13, 2023 China will ban ships from entering an area north of Taiwan on Sunday due to "possible falling rocket wreckage", a provincial maritime authority said. ... more 
China releases rocket rideshare schedule in 2023, 2024Beijing (SPX) Apr 12, 2023 China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has recently announced its rocket rideshare program schedule for the years 2023 and 2024. The program will consist of nine launch opportunit ... more |
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China's 3D printed afterburning liquid rocket engine tested during recent missionBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 12, 2023 Tianbing Technology has made a breakthrough in rocket technology with the successful first flight of the Tianlong-2 liquid carrier rocket. The rocket used the liquid oxygen kerosene engine TH-11V, w ... more 
Purdue offering new online Hypersonics Graduate CertificateWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Apr 11, 2023 Purdue University, a wellspring for hypersonics research, is moving to help fill the need for people trained in the field with a new 100% online Hypersonics Graduate Certificate. The program is desi ... more 
Rocket Lab moves CubeSat from Virginia to New ZealandWashington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2023 Aerospace manufacturer Rocket Lab announced that it is moving its planned launch of NASA storm-monitoring CubeSats from Virginia to New Zealand. ... more 
Rocket Lab updates launch location for NASA's TROPICS missionKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 11, 2023 A NASA constellation of four storm tracking CubeSats are getting a new launch location as they prepare to study tropical cyclones beginning in the 2023 At ... more |
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