Despite successfully lofting the OA-6 Cygnus safely into orbit, United Launch Alliance (ULA) engineers have been investigating the first stage launch phase of the Atlas V’s March mission. The Atlas V booster shutdown several seconds ahead of schedule due to what is now classed as a fault with RD-180 Mixture Ratio Control Valve (MRCV) assembly.
April 2016
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India has launched a PSLV rocket carrying the IRNSS-1G navigation satellite. The launch, which took…
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A Soyuz rocket has conducted the first launch from Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome on Thursday –…
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SpaceX has entered into an agreement with NASA for a Dragon mission to Mars, set to…
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Russia’s Soyuz ST-A rocket has launched with the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-1B spacecraft and four…
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As part of its increasing dedication and ramp up of activities at the red planet,…
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Orbital ATK and NASA have entered into an agreement to begin negotiations over the potential…
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As part of its initiative to advance exploration in the solar system, NASA has awarded…
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The first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9, that successfully helped launch the CRS-8 Dragon…
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Following in the steps of the Shijian-8 mission in 2006, China has successfully completed the…
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The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) was finally installed on the International Space Station (ISS)…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully conducted a Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) on Thursday for its…
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April 12, 1961: the USSR ushered in the era of human spaceflight with the launch…
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Falcon 9 first stage sails into Port Canaveral atop ASDS – ahead of big plans
by Chris BerginThe Falcon 9 first stage that successfully landed on the deck of the Autonomous Spaceport Drone…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Bigelow Aerospace have announced a partnership agreement to launch two…
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For the first time in a year, the International Space Station has welcomed the arrival…
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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft returned to flight Friday with the CRS-8 resupply mission to the International…
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The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) has issued a “Justification for Other Than Full and…
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SpaceX has conducted a crucial static fire of their Falcon 9 rocket ahead of Dragon’s…
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The Cassini spacecraft is conducting a fly-by pass of Titan on Monday, a pass that…