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September 18, 2023
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Marcus Wandt will fly to International Space Station on third Axiom Space mission



Paris (ESA) Sep 15, 2023
ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt from Sweden will travel to the International Space Station (ISS) on Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) no earlier than January 2024. Axiom Space announced the four crew members who will spend up to 14 days on board the Space Station during the Ax-3 mission. Marcus will serve as mission specialist under the command of Michael Lopez-Alegria, Axiom Space's chief astronaut, representing both USA and Spain as a dual-citizen. Marcus, Walter, and Alper have extensive flight e ... read more

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SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites in 65th mission of 2023
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 16, 2023
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida late Friday. ... more
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NASA approves crew for Axiom's third private mission to space station
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 12, 2023
NASA has approved a four-person crew for the third Axiom mission, which is intended to launch no sooner than January 2024. ... more
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Rocket Lab signs deal with Leidos to launch 4 HASTE missions
Long Beach CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a contract with Leidos to launch four HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) missions. The missions, scheduled across 2024 and 2 ... more
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The Vostochny cosmodrome: symbol of Moscow's struggling space sector
Moscow (AFP) Sept 13, 2023
Russia's Vostochny cosmodrome, where President Vladimir Putin hosted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Wednesday, has become a symbol of lingering problems in Moscow's space sector: from lengthy delays to rampant corruption. ... more
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Musk biography describes troubled tycoon driven by demons
Washington (AFP) Sept 11, 2023
A hotly anticipated biography of Elon Musk describes the turbulent tycoon as a man driven by childhood demons, obsessed with bringing human life to Mars and who demands that staff be "hardcore." ... more
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New DOD-funded project will develop morphing hypersonic engine
Orlando FL (SPX) Sep 12, 2023
A new Naval Research Laboratory funded project led by a UCF researcher will work to create a morphing hypersonic engine for ultra-fast travel, building on UCF's already leading edge developing hyper ... more
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Phase Four's next generation Maxwell Propulsion System Achieves Flight Heritage
Hawthorne CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2023
Phase Four has reported the successful flight heritage of its next-generation Maxwell propulsion system. This marks a major step in deploying state-of-the-art propulsion technology for small satelli ... more
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Tianzhou 5 spacecraft burns up on Earth reentry
Beijing (XNA) Sep 12, 2023
China's Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft was destroyed as scheduled on Tuesday morning as it reentered Earth's atmosphere, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency said in a news rele ... more
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Rocket Lab announces launch window for next Capella Space mission
Long Beach CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has scheduled its next Electron launch during a window that opens September 19, 2023 NZST/UTC. The 'We Will Never Desert You' mission is scheduled to launch from ... more

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SpinLaunch and Sumitomo team up for Low-Cost Space Solutions

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Virgin Galactic completes 4th successful flight in 4 months
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2023
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) has reported the completion of its second private astronaut flight, 'Galactic 03.' The mission flew three of Virgin Galactic's first customers. 'Gal ... more
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Crew of Shenzhou XV mission honored for six-month space odyssey
Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 11, 2023
The three crew members of the Shenzhou XV mission have been awarded medals and titles in recognition of their service and accomplishments during their remarkable six-month journey in space. In ... more
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ULA's Atlas V rocket launched its final NRO mission
Space Coast FL (SPX) Sep 11, 2023
After a series of delays due to Hurricane Ida and "an issue found during a pre-launch ordnance circuit continuity check", for the first time in almost 11 months, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas ... more
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Relativity Space signs lease on historic NASA Test Stand
Stennis Space Center MS (SPX) Sep 11, 2023
Relativity Space, has signed an enhanced use lease agreement (EULA) on the vertical test stand at the A-2 complex within NASA's historic Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi. The agre ... more
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SpaceX successfully launches 22 Starlink satellites
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 9, 2023
SpaceX has successfully launched a group of 22 Starlink satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. ... more
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SpaceX's Starship to remain grounded after explosion probe

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Sea launch 1st by Chinese private entity
Beijing, China (SPX) Sep 08, 2023
Galactic Energy has become the first Chinese private company to carry out a sea-based launch mission. The Beijing-based company announced on Tuesday evening that the sea-borne variant of its C ... more
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Fuelled-up dress rehearsal for Ariane 6
Paris (ESA) Sep 08, 2023
At Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, ESA's new Ariane 6 launch vehicle, consisting of its upper and core stage has been fuelled up and its core stage engine fired. With the rocket standing on its ... more
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Firefly Aerospace awarded multi-launch agreement with L3Harris
Cedar Park TX (SPX) Sep 08, 2023
Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, has signed a multi-launch agreement with L3Harris Technologies [NYSE:LHX] for three dedicated launches on Firefly's Alpha vehicle ... more
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Japan launches telescope and moon lander following weather delays
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 07, 2023
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency successfully launched a rocket Wednesday, with a high-powered X-ray telescope and moon lander on board, after the launch was scrubbed late last month due to ... more
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SpaceX awaits FAA approval for Starship launch
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 6, 2023
Elon Musk said Tuesday that SpaceX is ready to launch a second test flight of its Starship and awaits Federal Aviation Administration approval nearly five months after the first test in Texas exploded over the Gulf of Mexico. ... more
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Musk threatens to sue anti-defamation group for falling revenue
New York (AFP) Sept 6, 2023
Elon Musk, the owner of social media platform X, formerly Twitter, said he is considering suing a leading anti-defamation group, arguing that its accusations of anti-Semitism have led the company to lose revenue. ... more
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China solicits names for manned lunar exploration vehicles
Beijing (XNA) Sep 04, 2023
The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Thursday began to solicit names for the new vehicles of future manned lunar exploration missions. The public is invited to suggest names for the new generatio ... more
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Another successful hot-fire test for Ariane 6 upper stage
Lampoldshausen, Germany (SPX) Sep 04, 2023
On September 1 2023, teams from ArianeGroup, the German Aerospace Center and the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully completed another hot-fire test on the test bench dedicated to the upper sta ... more
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Private rocket maker sends remote-sensing satellite into orbit
Changchun City, China (XNA) Aug 30, 2023
Galactic Energy, a private rocket maker in Beijing, carried out on Friday the eighth flight mission of its CERES 1 rocket to deploy a remote-sensing satellite into orbit. The CERES 1 Y8 rocket ... more
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Japan postpones 'Moon Sniper' launch for third time
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 28, 2023
Japan's space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its "Moon Sniper" lunar mission due to strong winds just half an hour before launch. ... more
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SpaceX sends crew of four to ISS
Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Aug 25, 2023
NASA and SpaceX will try again on Saturday to send the next crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station. ... more
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North Korea again fails to launch spy satellite into space
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 24, 2023
North Korea failed Thursday to launch a spy satellite into space, its second attempt to launch the reconnaissance orbital amid international condemnation. ... more
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Rocket Lab Launches 40th Electron Mission, Successfully Flies Reused Engine
Long Beach CA (SPX) Aug 24, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has launched a dedicated Electron mission for Capella Space (Capella). The mission demonstrated several significant milestones for Rocket Lab's reusability progra ... more
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From rice to quantum gas: China's targets pioneering space research
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 21, 2023
China's orbiting Tiangong space station is now fully operational and has embarked on a mission that aims to achieve groundbreaking scientific discoveries, according to the China Manned Space Agency ... more
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Rocket Lab inks dedicated launch deal with Japanese EO company iQPS
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2023
In a recent development in the realm of Earth observation technology, Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has signed a contract to offer their global daily monitoring solution to a Ministry of Foreign Affair ... more
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NASA SpaceX Crew-7 'Go' for August 25 Launch
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 21, 2023
The Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station has concluded, and teams are proceeding toward a planned liftoff at 3:49 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 2 ... more
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Elon Musk arrives in Japan for first visit since 2014
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 18, 2023
Elon Musk was in Japan on Friday, prompting social media speculation on the purpose of his first known trip to the country in nine years. ... more
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SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites into space
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 17, 2023
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of nearly two dozen Starlink satellites into space from Florida's famed Cape Canaveral late Wednesday. The rocket launched at 11:3 ... more
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China's Kuaizhou-1A rocket launches five new satellites
Beijing (XNA) Aug 16, 2023
China launched a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket on Monday afternoon at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, placing five communication satellites in space, according to the China Aer ... more
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China's commercial CERES-1 Y7 rocket launches 7 satellites
Jiuquan (XNA) Aug 11, 2023
China on Thursday launched the CERES-1 Y7 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, sending seven satellites into a planned orbit. The commercial rocket blast ... more
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Musk says cage fight with Zuckerberg will be in Italy
Washington (AFP) Aug 12, 2023
Elon Musk said Friday that his much-hyped cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg would take place in Italy, as authorities there confirmed talks about hosting a "great charity event." ... more
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