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April 17, 2023
ROCKET SCIENCE
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

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China rocket launch sends debris into sea near Taiwan: Taipei authorities
Taipei (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
ROCKET SCIENCE
Stuttgart students launch self-built rocket into space
Stuttgart, 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
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Elon Musk forms X.AI artificial intelligence company
San 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 resources
Beijing (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 space
Beijing (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
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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
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China releases rocket rideshare schedule in 2023, 2024
Beijing (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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SpaceX Cargo Dragon undocks from ISS, heads back to Earth
Washington 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
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China's 3D printed afterburning liquid rocket engine tested during recent mission
Beijing, 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
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Purdue offering new online Hypersonics Graduate Certificate
West 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
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Rocket Lab moves CubeSat from Virginia to New Zealand
Washington 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
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Rocket Lab updates launch location for NASA's TROPICS mission
Kennedy 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 SpaceX
Washington 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
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China's inland space launch site advances commercial services
Jiuquan, 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
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NASA's TEMPO spacecraft hitched a ride with Intelsat's 40e satellite on a SpaceX rocket
Space 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
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SpaceX prepares for rehearsal, test flight of Starship rocket
Washington (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
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Privately built, liquid-fuel rocket first in world to reach orbit in debut flight
Beijing (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
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Japan postpones H2A rocket launch after H3 failure
Tokyo, 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
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ISRO conducts the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission
Chitradurga. 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
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Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy, seeks buyer
Washington (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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