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July 28, 2023
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SpaceX successfully launches 22 Starlink satellites



Cape Canaveral FL (UPI) Jul 28, 2023
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of 22 Starlink satellites into space early Friday from Florida's famed Cape Canaveral, after having scrubbed the launch of a separate mission Thursday night. The rocket launched at 12:01 a.m. EDT Friday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Up to four backup launch opportunities were available to SpaceX to launch the nearly two dozen satellites into low-Earth orbit where they will join Starlink's constellation of orbit ... read more

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Long March carrier rocket conducts 150th consecutive successful launch
Xichang (XNA) Jul 28, 2023
China launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket on Thursday to place a remote sensing satellite group composed of three satellites in space. The three satellites of the Yaogan-36 family were lau ... more
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Marotta Controls Delivers 30,000th CoRe Valve to SpaceX
Montville, NJ (SPX) Jul 28, 2023
Marotta Controls, a rapidly growing aerospace and defense supplier with a 65-year-plus heritage in spaceflight has celebrated another production milestone. The supplier delivered its 30,000th CoRe ... more
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SpaceX misses attempt for record-breaking 'double-launch' attempt
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 27, 2023
SpaceX on Thursday again scrubbed the launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket and EchoStar's Jupiter 3 satellite, missing an opportunity for a record-setting "double launch." ... more
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Former Twitter exec says a mercurial Musk rules by 'gut'
San Francisco (AFP) July 27, 2023
A fired Twitter product manager said Elon Musk ran the company newly renamed X by instinct not data, surrounded by sycophants with his mood changing unpredictably. ... more
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Gilmour Space Technologies to accelerate design and manufacturing with Siemens Xcelerator
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 26, 2023
Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced that Gilmour Space Technologies,and Australian launch vehicle satellite platform developer, has adopted the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry ... more
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China's Lunar Mission targets manned landing by 2030
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 26, 2023
China's ambitious lunar exploration program has leaped forward following the announcement of its moon landing mission by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The lunar venture aims to land as ... more
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China's Space Station Opens Doors to Global Scientific Community
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 26, 2023
In a significant development for global space research, China has announced the commencement of its application system, which is open to scientists and engineers who wish to undertake space science ... more
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Kuaizhou 1A launches satellites into orbit
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 25, 2023
China's state-owned China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC) successfully launched a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, located in China's northwestern des ... more
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Rocket Lab set to boost Capella's satellite constellation with upcoming launch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has scheduled its next Electron launch during a window that opens 28 July 2023 NZST/UTC. The mission, named 'We Love the Nightlife,' is slated to commence d ... more

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World's first methane-fueled rocket makes history, courtesy of LandSpace and GCL

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SpaceX to launch more Starlink satellites after delays
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 22, 2021
SpaceX, the space exploration company led by controversial billionaire Elon Musk, is scheduled to launch more Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit late Saturday after delays earlier in the evening. ... more
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Protecting Space Assets through Innovation: Hyperspace Challenge 2023
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 20, 2023
U.S. Space Force's Hyperspace Challenge, an innovation accelerator, has declared the commencement of its 2023 program. This endeavor, in collaboration with the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space ... more
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AROBS Engineering Takes Lead Role in Space Rider Project Software Verification and Validation
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 20, 2023
The Romanian software services company, AROBS Engineering, part of AROBS Group, has been announced as the primary industrial partner and consortium leader for the software verification and validatio ... more
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Shenzhou XVI crew set to conduct their first EVA
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 20, 2023
The Shenzhou 16 astronauts aboard China's Tiangong Sspace Station are set for their first-ever spacewalk, as confirmed by the China Manned Space Agency. In a recent press statement issued on W ... more
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SpaceX aborts launch of Starlink satellites
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 20, 2023
With only seconds remaining in the countdown late Tuesday, SpaceX aborted the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of Starlink satellites. The mission was to deploy 15 Starlink satellite ... more
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Commercial space projects expected to provide more services in China

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Timeline unveiled for China's advanced manned spacecraft's inaugural flight
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 19, 2023
China's advanced manned spacecraft is set to embark on its maiden voyage sometime around 2027 and 2028, as revealed by a prominent figure in the nation's manned space program. This innovative develo ... more
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China unveils cutting-edge JF-22 Hypersonic Wind Tunnel facility
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 19, 2023
China Media Group's recent video coverage has brought into the limelight the revolutionary JF-22 hypersonic wind tunnel. This technologically advanced wind tunnel has successfully passed stringent q ... more
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Raytheon, Northrop Grumman secure further hypersonic weapon development contract
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 18, 2023
Raytheon, an RTX business entity, and Northrop Grumman Corporation have obtained a subsequent contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to progress in the field of air-brea ... more
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China's Shenzhou XVI astronauts conduct fluid physics experiments
Beijing (XNA) Jul 18, 2023
China's Shenzhou XVI astronauts recently worked with researchers on the ground in a number of in-orbit experiments including fluid physics experiments and cold atom interferometer set-up, according ... more
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Rocket Lab delivers seven satellites to orbit with Electron Rocket
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 18, 2023
In a successful endeavor, Rocket Lab, the California-based space firm, deployed seven satellites into orbit from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula on Tuesday. The mission, named "Baby Come Back," saw li ... more
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Rocket Lab readies launch of seven satellites from New Zealand
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 14, 2023
California-based Rocket Lab plans to launch seven miniature satellites that will gather data on Earth's atmosphere to improve weather forecasting, replace a decommissioned technology spacecraft and ... more
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Rocket Lab to boost Synspective's satellite constellation with more launches
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2023
The US-based small satellite launch service provider, Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), has recently signed a deal with Japan's Synspective, an Earth imaging company, for two dedicated Electron l ... more
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China's methane-fueled rocket achieves global first with successful orbital insertion
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 14, 2023
The first successful orbital mission of a methane-fueled rocket has been accomplished by China, a significant breakthrough in the utilization of low-cost and environmentally friendly liquid propella ... more
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Japan rocket engine explodes during test: official
Tokyo (AFP) July 14, 2023
A Japanese rocket engine exploded during a test on Friday, an official said, in the latest blow to the country's space agency. ... more
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China Aerospace Foundation and Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization Sign Cooperation MOU
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 12, 2023
The China Aerospace Foundation and the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization have solidified their commitment to collaboration by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the headquarter ... more
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Aerojet Rocketdyne unveils cutting-edge solid rocket motor for Kratos' Zeus Program
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2023
Aerojet Rocketdyne has reached a significant milestone in the development of the Zeus 1, an advanced stage 1 Large Solid Rocket Motor (LSRM) designed for Kratos' ambitious Zeus program. Following a ... more
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LandSpace to launch methane-propelled rocket
Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 11, 2023
LandSpace, a leading private rocket maker in China, will soon carry out the second launch of its ZQ 2, the world's first methane-propelled carrier rocket, at a launch facility in the Gobi Desert. ... more
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 first-stage booster breaks the record on its 16th flight
Space Coast FL (SPX) Jul 11, 2023
A 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket thundered off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Sunday at 11:58 p.m. EDT (0358 UTC Monday). SpaceX's St ... more
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PLD Space wins the aerospace public-private partnership contract promoted by Spanish Government to develop a micro launcher
Elche, Spain (SPX) Jul 11, 2023
PLD Space, the company that designs, develops, manufactures and operates the first private launcher in Europe, wins the aerospace public-private partnership contract promoted by Spanish Government t ... more
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Southern Launch reveals new logo and branding
Hindmarsh, Australia (SPX) Jul 11, 2023
Australian space company Southern Launch is celebrating growing from a start-up with big ideas to a pioneer of Australia's space industry with a brand new logo. Southern Launch CEO Lloyd Damp ... more
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Orbex expands facilities in preparation for UK Mainland's First Vertical Rocket Launch
Forres UK (SPX) Jul 11, 2023
K-based spaceflight company, Orbex, has extended its footprint by over thirty percent across its Scottish and Danish design and production facilities, in preparation for the launch of its Prime rock ... more
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Canadian student rocketry group reaches new heights with Spaceport Nova Scotia's first launch
Canso, Canada (SPX) Jul 07, 2023
Recently, a group of some of the brightest young minds in the fields of Canadian science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) took their passion for rocketry and space to new levels as th ... more
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Final Ariane 5 blasts off amid Europe rocket crisis
Paris (AFP) July 6, 2023
Europe's workhorse Ariane 5 rocket blasted off for a final time on Wednesday, with its farewell flight after 27 years of launches coming at a difficult time for European space efforts. ... more
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Ariane 5 bows out in style: dual payloads, perfect delivery
Paris (ESA) Jul 06, 2023
Europe's Ariane 5 rocket has completed its final flight, placing two payloads - the German aerospace agency DLR's Heinrich Hertz experimental communications satellite and the French communications s ... more
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A space rocket hotter than the Sun
London, UK (SPX) Jul 06, 2023
UK aerospace company Pulsar Fusion has started constructing the largest practical nuclear fusion rocket engine ever built. The 8-metre fusion chamber is being assembled in Bletchley, England a ... 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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