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  Boca Chica, United States (AFP) Jan 15, 2025 Elon Musk's SpaceX on Wednesday pushed back its latest orbital flight test of Starship, the colossal prototype rocket the company hopes will help humans colonize Mars. "Due to weather, we're now targeting Thursday, January 16 for Starship's seventh flight test," the company said on X. A 60-minute launch window from the company's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, will open at 4:00 pm Central Time (2200 GMT), SpaceX said. Another launch window will open at the same time on Friday, the Federal Avi ... read more |
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H3 Varda's Second Spacecraft W-2 Successfully Launched to Orbit with SpaceXSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 15, 2025 Varda Space Industries has confirmed the successful launch of its second orbital processing spacecraft, W-2, aboard SpaceX's Transporter-12 rideshare mission. The spacecraft lifted off from Vandenbe ... more 
Investigating materials weathering at hypersonic velocitiesLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 14, 2025 When objects travel through the atmosphere at hypervelocity, they face potential damage from dust particles and water droplets suspended in the air. To better understand these interactions, research ... more  
Tech innovation propels China's commercial space industry growthSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 13, 2025 China's commercial space industry made remarkable progress in 2024, with market projections suggesting it will exceed 2.3 trillion yuan (approximately 314 billion U.S. dollars) in value. Techn ... more 
SpaceX aims for Wednesday afternoon to launch Starship's 7th test missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025 The seventh flight test of SpaceX's Starship is scheduled to launch on Wednesday, January 15. This flight test will showcase a new iteration of Starship with substantial upgrades, marking its first ... more |
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Artemis I Orion Spacecraft Back in FloridaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 The Orion crew module, designated as the Orion Environmental Test Article (ETA), has returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after an extensive 11-month test campaign at the Neil Armstron ... more |
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Starfighters Accelerates Efforts in Space Launch Development Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 Starfighters Space, Inc. has marked a major milestone in its space launch program with the development and production of Star Launch I test articles in collaboration with Innoveering, LLC, a subsidi ... more 
China's Smart Dragon 3 rocket launches satellites from seaSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 14, 2025 China successfully launched its Smart Dragon 3 carrier rocket on Monday morning from a sea-based platform near Haiyang, Shandong province, deploying 10 satellites into space. The mission highlighted ... more 
Rocket Lab to Provide Hypersonic Test Launches for Department of DefenseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in space systems and launch services, has been selected as part of a team led by Kratos Defense and Security Solu ... more 
SpaceX launches new round of spy satellites for NRO, and record setting Starlink campaign same dayWashington DC (UPI) Jan 10, 2024 SpaceX launched new spy satellites into lower Earth orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office, adding to the growing constellation of such U.S.-based intelligence-gathering satellites around the world. ... more |
Italy's Meloni denies discussing SpaceX deal with MuskRome (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni denied Thursday talking to Elon Musk about a cybersecurity deal with the American billionaire's SpaceX company following reports that sparked controversy in Italy. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Weather prompts Blue Origin to push back New Glenn rocket launchWashington DC (UPI) Jan 9, 2025 Rough weather has prompted space exploration company Blue Origin to postpone the launch of its New Glenn rocket, citing choppy waters in the Atlantic Ocean, making a landing potentially unsafe for its reusable fuel booster. ... more 
SpaceX sends up first Starlink mission of 2025Washington DC (UPI) Jan 6, 2025 SpaceX on Monday launched a Falcon 9 rocket with its first Starlink mission of the new year, sending 24 satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida. ... more 
Bezos's Blue Origin targets Friday for first orbital launchWashington (AFP) Jan 7, 2025 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin will launch its first orbital rocket "no earlier than Friday", it said, a pivotal moment in the commercial space race currently dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX. ... more
Bezos's Blue Origin poised for first orbital launch this weekCape Canaveral (AFP) Jan 6, 2025 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's company Blue Origin is poised to launch its first orbital rocket next week, marking a pivotal moment in the commercial space race currently dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX. ... more |
Space Launch Delta 45 breaks records, remains busiest spaceport in the world in 2024Cape Canaveral SFS FL (SPX) an 06, 2025 Space Launch Delta 45 continued to "set the pace for space" as the world's busiest spaceport in 2024. The SLD 45 team, composed of military and civilian Guardians and Airmen at Patrick Space Force B ... more 
PLD Space advances business operations in 2024Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 06, 2025 PLD Space has concluded 2024 with remarkable progress, securing its place as a major player in the global space launcher industry. The company has raised over 170 million euros through various fundi ... more 
UVA professor aims to boost next-generation space rocketsCharlottesville VA (SPX) Jan 04, 2025 Go faster, farther, more efficiently. That's the goal driving spacecraft propulsion engineers like Chen Cui, a new assistant professor at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and A ... more 
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 from Florida in first flight of the yearWashington DC (UPI) Jan 4, 2024 SpaceX launched its first flight of 2025, sending a Falcon 9 rocket into space with a Thuraya 4 satellite from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40 in Florida. ... more |
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SpaceX delays launch of Thuraya 4 mission for UAE satellite companyWashington DC (UPI) Jan 2, 2025 SpaceX has delayed the launch of its Thuraya 4 mission from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida until Friday, the company announced on its website Thursday. ... more 
SpaceX launches final mission of 2024 with 21 Starlink satellitesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 31, 2024 SpaceX successfully completed its final launch of a record-breaking year early Tuesday morning, deploying 21 Starlink satellites into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 12:39 a.m. EST, marking the company's 134th orbital mission in 2024. ... more 
First integration of European reusable stage demonstrator ThemisBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 31, 2024 ArianeGroup has successfully completed the initial mechanical integration of Themis, the European reusable launcher first stage demonstrator, at its Les Mureaux facility in France. Standing 28 ... more 
SpaceX ends 2024 with new round of Starlink satellitesWashington DC (UPI) Dec 31, 2024 After a one-day delay, SpaceX launched a new round of Starlink satellites from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida just after midnight on Tuesday. ... more |
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SpaceX winds down 2024 with a pair of Falcon 9 launchesWashington DC (UPI) Dec 29, 2024 SpaceX completed back-to-back missions of two Falcon 9 rockets over the weekend, delivering 22 Starlink satellites and Astranis's One to Many Mission into orbit, the 132nd and 133rd missions of the year. ... more |
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India rocket launches space docking missionNew Delhi (AFP) Dec 30, 2024 India launched a rocket Monday carrying two small spacecraft to test docking in space, a critical step for the country's dreams of a space station and a manned Moon mission. ... more 
Launch of China's Lijian 1 Y6 commercial rocket ends in failureSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 28, 2024 China's Lijian-1 Y6 carrier rocket, a cornerstone of the nation's growing commercial space ambitions, failed during its launch on Friday. The mission was conducted at a commercial aerospace innovati ... more
Improving precision landing of reusable rocketsSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 27, 2024 Powered descent guidance (PDG) plays a critical role in enabling reusable rockets to achieve precise landings on Earth. Unlike lunar or planetary landings, endoatmospheric PDG must contend with comp ... more 
China's human spaceflight program achieves key milestones in 2024Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 28, 2024 China concluded a busy year in its human spaceflight program with the launch of the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft on November 16, marking the completion of the country's 2024 space missions. This year ... more |
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