Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 16, 2020 - Europe's Ariane 5 has delivered two telecom satellites Galaxy-30 and BSAT-4B, and the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2), into their planned transfer orbits. There are also four notable updates to th
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 14, 2020 - Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are working to install an adapter that will connect the Orion spacecraft to its rocket for the Artemis I mission around the Moon. This is one of
Promontory UT (SPX) Aug 14, 2020 - Northrop Grumman Corporation conducted its first ground test of an extended length 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63XL) in Promontory, Utah. This variation of the company's GEM 63 strap-
El Segundo CA (SPX) Aug 12, 2020 - The U.S. Air Force selected United Launch Alliance (ULA) as one of two launch service providers under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 Launch Services Procurement (LSP). Aerojet Rock
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 12, 2020 - This past Memorial Day, Virgin Orbit took a major step forward as a company and conducted our first Launch Demo. As you've read before, we built on years of design and preparation to step into our f
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 12, 2020 - The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage for the Artemis I lunar mission has successfully completed its first four Green Run tests and is building on those tests for the next phase of checkou
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 12, 2020 - Blue Origin issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Space Force's National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 Launch Services Procurement (LSP) announcement. Bob Smith, CEO, Blue O
Orlando FL (SPX) Aug 12, 2020 - The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin has flight tested the second AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) on the service's B-52 Stratofortress out of Edwards Air Force Base, California,
Montegut-Lauragais, France (AFP) Aug 12, 2020 - He may never have pulled on a spacesuit or flown in a shuttle but that has not stopped Frenchman Michael Moisseeff from reaching for the stars.
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 10, 2020 - The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin said Monday have completed the second successful hypersonic air-to-ground weapon test on a B-52 Stratofortress bomber out of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif..
El Segundo CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2020 - ABL Space Systems has begun stage testing of the RS1 small satellite launch vehicle, and has been awarded two US DoD contracts and secured a large round of funding with a combined value of over $90m
Bethesda MD (SPX) Aug 07, 2020 - There is no doubt that humans are going to Mars. It is simply a question of how and when. However, there are many fundamental concerns that must be dealt with. Some of these address crew safety, rad
Paris (ESA) Aug 07, 2020 - European science progressed at a slower pace on the International Space Station in the past month. As a series of spacewalks to power up the space habitat came to an end and two of its passengers le
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 07, 2020 - Since 2001, only seven people have travelled into space as tourists with American company Space Adventure. The industry appears to be blossoming, however, as several other firms, including Virgin Ga
Beijing (XNA) Aug 07, 2020 - China is soliciting ideas for payloads aboard its proposed missions to the moon, an asteroid and a comet, according to the China National Space Administration. It is asking for primary, middle
Burlington VA (SPX) Aug 07, 2020 - Benchmark Space Systems, a leading provider of green in-space propulsion systems for small satellites, has announced an exclusive services agreement with rideshare leader Spaceflight Inc. to provide
