New details into the Stratolaunch system have revealed an exciting pairing of a huge carrier aircraft and a highly capable Orbital rocket nicknamed Pegasus II. The “Any Time, Any Orbit” air-launch system will be capable of lofting payloads up to 13,500 lbs to Low Earth Orbit.
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Virgin Galactic unveiled their new air launch system – called LauncherOne – this week, classing…
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CommercialEuropeanInternational
Isar Aerospace completes static fires of Spectrum rocket ahead of first European launch
Isar Aerospace has announced the completion of static fires on both stage one and stage…
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ChineseInternationalJapanSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Kairos stands down second launch attempt, Falcon 9 to launch 03, GPS and NRO missions
by Martin SmithThis week, Japanese commercial company Space One stood down two attempts to launch its Kairos…
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CommercialEuropeanInternational
RFA static fires at SaxaVord Spaceport as other UK spaceports continue to develop
by John SharpRocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), from Augsburg, Germany, appears to have made a significant step toward…
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CommercialEuropean
Orbex breaks ground on Sutherland Spaceport as UK prepares to enter domestic launch market
by Chris BerginUnited Kingdom (UK) based spaceflight company Orbex has begun construction at the Sutherland Spaceport in…
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Small satellite launch company Virgin Orbit has successfully launched it’s LauncherOne rocket on its first…
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Northrop Grumman launches second classified US government mission in two days with NROL-111
Northrop Grumman launched three national security payloads for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on the…
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CommercialSpaceX
Preparing for “Earth to Earth” space travel and a competition with supersonic airliners
Commercial spaceflight companies are preparing to enter a new market: suborbital flights from one place…
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Virgin Orbit has announced a new partnership with the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force. A…
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The “Roc” –  Stratolaunch Systems Corporation’s air-launch carrier plane – has conducted its first test flight…
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Stratolaunch systems continue to progress towards their first launch by completing the first hot-fire tests…
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Virgin Orbit is just months away from the first launch of its LauncherOne rocket. The…
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While Virgin Galactic prepare to restart test operations with its SpaceShipTwo vehicle, the company has…
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and her seven…
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Virgin Galactic – part of the Virgin corporation headed by Sir Richard Branson – has…
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Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser spaceplane is still holding on to the hope of flying…
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As Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) continues forward with efforts to develop numerous mission scenarios for its Dream…
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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is continuing to realign its Dream Chaser spacecraft’s aspirations, after losing…
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Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser – currently fighting for her future in NASA’s Commercial Crew…