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July 05, 2023
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Flight software for Artemis II meets testing checkpoint



Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 01, 2023
The first Artemis astronauts have begun crew training for their Artemis II mission around the Moon, and teams at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, are testing and configuring the flight software for the mega Moon rocket that will launch them on their journey. When NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) launches NASA's Artemis II crew aboard the Orion spacecraft, it will produce more than 8.8 million pounds of thrust. The SLS rocket's flight software acts as the "brains" of the ... read more

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Chinese private space company to launch latest rocket in 2024
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 04, 2023
In the vanguard of the rapidly evolving commercial space industry, Beijing-based private firm Space Pioneer plans the inaugural launch of its TL 3 carrier rocket in 2024. The launch will signify an ... more
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Unfavourable weather delays final Ariane 5 launch
Paris (AFP) July 4, 2023
The farewell flight of Europe's workhorse Ariane 5 rocket, scheduled for Tuesday, has been postponed for 24 hours due to bad weather, operator Arianespace said. ... more
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ISRO terminates hot test for semi-cryogenic engine midway
Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Jul 04, 2023
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently experienced a hiccup in their semi-cryogenic engine development project. A scheduled hot test was halted midway due to unexpected engine perfor ... more
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Virgin Galactic finally takes its first paying customers to space
Washington (AFP) June 29, 2023
Virgin Galactic successfully flew its first paying customers to the final frontier Thursday, a long-awaited achievement that puts it back on track in the emerging private spaceflight sector. ... more
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SpaceX Dragon begins return to Earth with experiments, samples from ISS

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France tests hypersonic glider for first time
Paris (AFP) June 27, 2023
France has for the first time tested a hypersonic glide vehicle, a warhead that defies interception thanks to its unpredictable trajectory, a source with knowledge of the test said Tuesday. ... more
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Purdue-launched solid rocket motor-maker Adranos flies off with Anduril
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 27, 2023
Adranos Inc., a Purdue-originated company that grew from a doctoral project into an impactful company, has been acquired by a major Costa Mesa, California-based defense products company, Anduril Ind ... more
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Ariane 6 progress toward inaugural flight: ArianeGroup, Les Mureaux, France
Paris (ESA) Jun 27, 2023
In June 2023, representatives from ESA, the French space agency CNES, Ariane 6 and launch operator Arianespace met at ArianeGroup's rocket factory in Les Mureaux, near Paris, to see how the all-new ... more
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Spain delays rocket launch until Sept over wildfire risk
Madrid (AFP) June 27, 2023
The maiden flight of Spain's Miura 1 rocket, twice suspended in recent weeks, has now been delayed until September over fears its launch could start a wildfire, its developer said Tuesday. ... more
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Initial RS-25 Certification Campaign of 12 hot-fire tests complete
Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Jun 24, 2023
Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA completed a certification test series yesterday for the new RS-25 production engines that will propel NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) exploration rocket for Artemis miss ... more

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Rocket Lab to Launch Multiple Satellites as Part of Upcoming Recovery Mission

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Ariane 6 revealed on its launch pad in preparation for hot-firing tests
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 23, 2023
As part of the combined tests campaign, the Ariane 6 mobile gantry was retracted on June 22, unveiling the launch vehicle on its launch pad. During a rehearsal representative of a real launch sequen ... more
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Introducing Commercial Crew-7
Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2023
The final two crewmembers of Crew-7, for which ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is the pilot, have been announced. They will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) later this summer. In ad ... more
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Upgrades to KSC ground systems near completion for Artemis II
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jun 22, 2023
As teams with NASA's Exploration Ground Systems Program at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepare for the first major set of integrated ground system tests for Artemis II, the first cr ... more
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New date for Ariane 5 rocket's final launch after delay
Paris (AFP) June 23, 2023
Europe's workhorse Ariane 5 rocket will blast off for the final time on July 4, its operator Arianespace said on Friday, after a previous launch was called off due to a technical problem. ... more
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NASA achieves key milestone for production of future Artemis engines
Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Jun 24, 2023
NASA achieved a key milestone June 22, completing an initial certification test series designed to pave the way for production of new RS-25 engines to help power NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) roc ... more
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SpaceX tender offer values it at around $150bn: report

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Top Secret NRO Spy Satellite launched on ULA's Delta IV Heavy Penultimate Flight
Space Coast FL (SPX) Jun 22, 2023
An issue with a ground systems pneumatic valve caused a one-day delay of ULA's first launch of 2023; the launch was originally scheduled for June 21. United Launch Alliance's (ULA) second-to-l ... more
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SpaceX launches 47 more Starlink satellites into orbit
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 22, 2023
SpaceX confirmed it deployed 47 new Starlink satellites Thursday morning after a predawn launch from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. ... more
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SETS' SPS-25 Propulsion System proves successful in space testing
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2023
Space Electric Thruster Systems (SETS), a leading player in the field of electric propulsion systems utilizing Hall thrusters, has achieved a notable victory with the successful testing of its SPS-2 ... more
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Rocket Lab debuts HASTE with suborbital launch from Wallops Island
Wallops Island VA (SPX) Jun 20, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has launched its first suborbital testbed launch vehicle, called HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) for a confidential customer. The inaugura ... more
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Long March 6 rocket carries experimental satellite to space
Beijing (XNA) Jun 21, 2023
China used a Long March 6 carrier rocket to transport an experimental satellite into space on Tuesday morning, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, a leading State-owned space c ... more
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New form of electromagnetic launch will reduce orbital costs by 100-fold
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Jun 21, 2023
Reducing orbital launch costs by 100-fold would be world changing, and that's what Electromagnetic Launch Inc. (EML) and Robinson Research Institute of Victoria University of Wellington in New Zeala ... more
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Spanish rocket launch aborted due to last-minute glitch
Madrid (AFP) June 17, 2023
The maiden flight of Spain's first rocket was aborted Saturday after countdown ended because of a last-minute technical problem, the start up PLD Space said. ... more
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Leidos' MACH-TB program successfully completes 1st test launch
Wallops Island VA (SPX) Jun 19, 2023
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a Fortune 500 technology, engineering and science solutions and service leader, announced its Dynetics team has successfully completed a large-scale test for its MACH-TB program ... more
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VAST selects Impulse Space for Haven-1 Space Station Propulsion
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 18, 2023
In an important move for commercial space travel, Vast, an innovative company in space habitation technologies, has partnered with Impulse Space for the provision of propulsion systems for the Haven ... more
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Seoul military salvages North Korea's space rocket wreckage
Seoul (AFP) June 16, 2023
South Korea's military said Friday it had successfully retrieved a large chunk of a crashed North Korean space rocket from the sea bed after 15 days of complex salvage operations. ... more
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Handing over European Service Module for Artemis II
Paris (ESA) Jun 16, 2023
In the presence of one of the four Artemis astronauts that will rely on the European Service Module-2 for water, air, electricity, propulsion and temperature control on their two-week voyage around ... more
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Final launch of Europe's Ariane 5 rocket postponed
Paris (AFP) June 15, 2023
The final launch of Europe's Ariane 5 rocket has been postponed due to a technical problem, French firm Arianespace said on Thursday, in the latest blow to European space efforts. ... more
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Arianespace and Orbex to explore European Launch Partnership
Forres UK (SPX) Jun 14, 2023
Arianespace and Orbex, a UK-based provider of small satellite launch services, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to study possible future cooperation to answer its customers' requireme ... more
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Tech advance helps control descent of rocket debris
Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 13, 2023
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALVT) in Beijing, has successfully tested a parachute-controlled descent system that could mitigate the risks and costs associated with rocket debris fal ... more
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Falcon 9 deploys 53 Starlink satellites on SpaceX's 40th launch of the year
Space Coast FL (SPX) Jun 12, 2023
A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 53 Starlink spacecraft lifted off in a southeast trajectory from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida, at 3:10 a.m. EDT ... more
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Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission to support France and Germany's space ambitions
Evry, France (SPX) Jun 09, 2023
On Friday, June 16, 2023, Arianespace will launch an Ariane 5 carrying Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit for the German Space Agency and SYRACUSE 4B for the French Armament General Directorate (DGA). The mis ... more
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China's parachute system makes controllable landing of rocket boosters
Beijing (XNA) Jun 09, 2023
During a recent space launch, China tested a parachute system that can help guide fallen rocket boosters into targeted areas, the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology said on Friday. The ... more
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China launches rocket with record payload
Beijing (XNA) Jun 09, 2023
China launched a ZK 1A carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, transporting 26 satellites into space and setting a new record for the most spacecraft launched ... more
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Astrobotic and Westinghouse team to power outer space
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 09, 2023
At the 2023 Keystone Space Conference last week, Westinghouse Electric Company and Astrobotic announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to explore collaboration on space technology prog ... more
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Tianzhou 5 reconnects with Tiangong space station
Beijing (XNA) Jun 07, 2023
The Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft re-docked with the Tiangong space station early on Tuesday morning, according to the China Manned Space Agency. In a brief news release, the agency said the rob ... more
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Iran unveils homegrown defense shield-busting hypersonic missile
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 6, 2023
Iran unveiled Tuesday what it claimed was its first hypersonic ballistic missile in what military officials said was a "huge leap" in the country's missile systems industry. ... more
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