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SpaceX scrubs Starship launch, runs clock down to 10 secs for wet dress rehearsal![]() Starbase, United States (AFP) April 17, 2023 SpaceX on Monday postponed the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built. Liftoff of the giant rocket was called off just minutes ahead of the scheduled launch time because of a pressurization issue, SpaceX officials said. ... read more |
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
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
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 |
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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
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 |
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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Musk's Twitter marks BBC, NPR as 'government funded' but not Tesla or SpaceXWashington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2023 Elon Musk's Twitter marked the BBC and NPR as "government-funded" on Saturday but has not applied the label to Tesla or SpaceX - which have received billions in subsidies. Despite the signific ... more
China's inland space launch site advances commercial servicesJiuquan, China (XNA) Apr 07, 2023 The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, which is currently China's only site for launching manned spacecraft into orbit, is looking to tap into the burgeoning commercial market by offering more service ... more
NASA's TEMPO spacecraft hitched a ride with Intelsat's 40e satellite on a SpaceX rocketSpace Coast FL (SPX) Apr 07, 2023 SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida, on Friday, April 7th, at 12:30 a.m. EDT, with the Intelsat 40e (IS-40 ... more
SpaceX prepares for rehearsal, test flight of Starship rocketWashington (AFP) April 6, 2023 SpaceX plans to carry out a launch rehearsal next week of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, and its first test flight possibly the following week, the private space company said Thursday. ... more |
Privately built, liquid-fuel rocket first in world to reach orbit in debut flightBeijing (XNA) Apr 04, 2023 The TL 2, a carrier rocket developed by Space Pioneer, reached orbit on Sunday afternoon, becoming the first privately built, liquid-fuel rocket in China to reach orbit. The rocket blasted off ... more
Japan postpones H2A rocket launch after H3 failureTokyo, Japan (XBA) Apr 04, 2023 Japan will postpone an H2A rocket launch originally scheduled for May until August or later, the nation's space agency said on Friday. The decision was made as the rocket shares components in ... more
ISRO conducts the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing MissionChitradurga. India (SPX) Apr 04, 2023 ISRO successfully conducted the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX). The test was conducted at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga, Karnataka in the early hours o ... more
Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy, seeks buyerWashington (AFP) April 4, 2023 Virgin Orbit, the satellite launch company founded by Richard Branson, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will sell the business, the firm said in a statement Tuesday. ... more |


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