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Aerojet Rocketdyne boosters complete simulated air-launch tests

Aug 07, 2018 (SPX)

"Aerojet Rocketdyne has been the leading supplier of missile technology for decades and pioneered the development of liquid-fueled hypersonic propulsion systems...

China's newest micro-rocket has fast production cycle

Aug 03, 2018 (XNA)

The rocket, the first in the Lightning Dragon series, could have a carrying capacity of no less than 150 kilograms and operate on the sun-synchronous orbit, sai...

India Working on Augmenting Power of Electric Propulsion for Heavier Satellites

Aug 03, 2018 (Sputnik)

Unlike chemical propulsion, electric propulsion is not limited in energy and can send a spacecraft further out at a low-level thrust with very little mass. "ISR...

Space-X forced to push back test launch dates

Aug 01, 2018 (UPI)

Earlier this year, NASA said the two companies would conduct unmanned tests flight in August. Now, SpaceX is targeting November for its inaugural Crew Dragon te...

NASA Selects US Firms to Provide Commercial Suborbital Flight Services

Aug 01, 2018 (SPX)

The selection is part of NASA's continuing effort to foster a viable market for American commercial reusable suborbital platforms that allow testing of new spac...

First SLS Core Stage flight hardware complete, ready for joining

Aug 01, 2018 (SPX)

The backbone of the world's most powerful rocket, the 212-foot-tall core stage, will contain the SLS rocket's four RS-25 rocket engines, propellant tanks, fligh...

NASA certifies Russia's RD-180 rocket engines for manned flights

Jul 31, 2018 (Sputnik)

"Yes, as of today, RD-180 is certified by NASA to perform manned flights," Arbuzov said. He explained that a commission comprised of NASA and US Air Force repre...

SpaceX launches, lands rocket in challenging conditions

Jul 25, 2018 (UPI)

"All 10 satellites have deployed into an on-target orbit," Spaceflight Now's Stephen Clark reported at 8:53 a.m. ET. As usual, SpaceX safely landed the rocket's...

Russia's Khrunichev Center Develops Concept of Reusable Rocket

Jul 25, 2018 (Sputnik)

"The materials on reusable subjects were sent to TsNIIMash. They should study them and provide their expert opinion," a spokesperson for the space center said. ...

Latest Blue Origin Launch Tests Technologies of Interest to Space Exploration

Jul 23, 2018 (SPX)

The flight helped researchers collect critical data to help them confirm theories, refine previous results and fine-tune experiments for future testing. Selecte...

2018 end to be busy for ISRO with several rocket launches

Jul 23, 2018 (IANS)

The GSAT-11 satellite, which had been recalled from Arianespace's rocket port in French Guiana for further tests, is also expected to be put into orbit by Arian...

Arianespace's Ariane 5 launch for the Galileo constellation and Europe

Jul 23, 2018 (ESA)

For the third time, an Ariane 5 ES version will be used to orbit satellites in Europe's own satellite navigation system; with all Galileo spacecraft having been...

Roscosmos' Research Center's Staff Suspected of Leaking Data Abroad

Jul 23, 2018 (Sputnik)

"Most searches are carried out at the TsNIIMash. A number of employees of the enterprise and their offices are being searched by investigators and security agen...

Hot firing proves solid rocket motor for Ariane 6 and Vega-C

Jul 23, 2018 (ESA)

This marks an important milestone in the development schedule of Europe's new-generation launchers, designed to boost our autonomy in the space arena, and maint...

Sustained hypersonic flight-enabling technology patent granted to Advanced Rockets Corporation

Jul 19, 2018 (SPX)

Othniel Mbamalu, President of Advanced Rockets Corporation, has stated, "the implications of this achievement are enormous across all of aerospace, enabling pre...

Pentagon Requests Funds for First Offensive Hypersonic Weapons

Jul 18, 2018 (Sputnik)

As part of a process known as an omnibus reprogramming request, the Pentagon requested that Congress allocate precisely $20 million for an air-launched hyperson...

Focus on the future of space transportation: ESA's call for ideas

Jul 17, 2018 (ESA)

"The changing world we live in requires a space agency to anticipate. Now is the time for ESA to reach out to our citizens in the Member States and listen to th...

Lockheed Martin to help UK Space Agency build first commercial spaceport

Jul 17, 2018 (SPX)

"The countdown to the first orbital rocket launch from UK soil has officially begun," said Patrick Wood, Lockheed Martin's UK Country Executive for Space. "The ...

Indian space agency IRSO tests new engine to launch bigger payloads

Jul 17, 2018 (Sputnik)

"This ground test has validated the performance adequacy of the Vikas Engine for its use in the upcoming second developmental flight of GSLV Mk-III. This engine...

Space Launch Complex 17 demolition

Jul 16, 2018 (SPX)

The demolition of the towers marks the first phase of a contract, which was awarded in September 2016 and involved demolition of the Delta II towers, associated...