Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 16, 2020 - Aerojet Rocketdyne and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have achieved record levels of thrust by a scramjet engine 10 years after making history by powering the first hydrocarbon-fueled and
Beijing (XNA) Dec 16, 2020 - A pair of satellites to observe electromagnetic signals was sent into orbit via a Long March 11 carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province on Dec 10. The Long
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 16, 2020 - Arianespace and Eutelsat have confirmed that EUTELSAT 10B, Eutelsat's next generation high-throughput telecommunications satellite, will be launched on an Ariane 5 rocket. EUTELSAT 10B is sche
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 16, 2020 - Experiments on a NASA educational satellite mission planned this month include two devices intended to inspect other spacecraft in space, a box of quartz marbles that will float in microgravity and a weather observation satellite to monitor storms.
Paris (ESA) Dec 16, 2020 - ESA is taking the first steps towards the in-flight demonstration of a prototype reusable rocket first stage called Themis from 2023. The Themis programme will provide valuable information on
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 16, 2020 - Since the previous funding round just four months ago, SpaceX - already one of the world's most valuable private companies - launched its first regular crew mission to the ISS for NASA, as it seeks
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 16, 2020 - Whether upgrading air traffic control software or honing the food safety practices that keep our dinner tables safe, NASA has worked for more than six decades to ensure its innovations benefit peopl
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 15, 2020 - NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have selected three astronauts to serve as crew members for NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station, which is expected to launch in the f
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Dec 15, 2020 - Ten NASA-sponsored CubeSats are preparing to fly on the agency's next Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) mission, making this the first payload carried by Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 15, 2020 - In extreme environments, even the most ordinary tasks can seem like unsurmountable challenges. Because of such difficulties, humanity has, for the most part, settled on grounds that were favorable f
Carleton, Canada (The Conversation) Dec 15, 2020 - Science fiction is shifting into reality. With humanity's plans to return to the moon this decade and further ambitions to travel to Mars in the next, we need to figure out how to keep astronauts he
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Dec 15, 2020 - Logistics provider DHL and New Space Company D-Orbit jointly tackle terrestrial challenges and leverage galactic opportunities Bonn, December 15, 2020: DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freig
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 15, 2020 - California-based space company Astra launched a demonstration rocket into space for the first time Tuesday afternoon from Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska on Kodiak Island.
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 14, 2020 - NASA's Launch Services Program (LSP) has awarded multiple Venture Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 (VCLS Demo 2) contracts to launch small satellites (SmallSats) to space, including CubeSats, m
Jakarta (AFP) Dec 14, 2020 - Indonesia has invited Tesla boss Elon Musk to build a launch site for his SpaceX's rocket in the Southeast Asian country, pointing out the benefits of a location next to the equator, officials said.
Orlando FL (UPI) Dec 14, 2020 - SpaceX scrubbed the launch of a radio communications satellite for SiriusXM less than a minute from liftoff Friday from Florida. The company didn't say immediately what caused the halt, which
