Following Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket firing its seven BE-4 engines on the first stage for 38 seconds, the path has been cleared for its upcoming launch of the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission to Mars. The company currently plans to launch the second flight of its heavy-lift, partially reusable rocket on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 2:45 PM EST (19:45 UTC).
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Blue OriginCommercialOtherRussianSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Soyuz flies; New Shepard simulates lunar gravity
by Aaron McCreaThis week’s launch manifest is quite diverse, featuring the launches of four different rockets worldwide.…
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In addition to SpaceX’s work, Cape Canaveral has been busy with Relativity Space focusing on…
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ChineseInternationalOtherScienceSpaceX
Launch Roundup: NASA’s PACE mission, Chinese art satellites, and more Starlink missions
by John SharpFebruary started with two Chinese launches. On Feb. 2, a Long March 2C rocket launched…
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EuropeanInternationalOtherScience
SpaceX launches ESA’s Euclid Telescope to explore the dark universe
SpaceX launched its 45th mission of the year, carrying the Euclid telescope from the European…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the joint NASA/CNES Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite mission from…
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InternationalISSRussian
Soyuz MS-22 suffers coolant leak, canceling Russian spacewalk
by Joseph NavinA planned spacewalk aboard the International Space Station on the evening of Dec. 14 involving…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) has launched the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-T advanced weather satellite…
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OtherUncrewed
Lucy in final preparations for launch, Principal Investigator discusses mission’s trajectory
After being shipped to Florida in early August, NASA’s most daring asteroid exploration mission yet…
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OtherUncrewed
NOAA recovers from latest GOES-17 weather satellite issue, plans to replace it next year
by Lee KanayamaThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-East/17 has suffered another…
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SpaceX has launched another next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite for the United States Space…
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A mission years in the planning and building took its next great leap Sunday evening…
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Sierra Nevada names Dream Chaser cargo module, updates CRS2 progress
At the Kennedy Space Center’s Space Station Processing Facility, Sierra Nevada Corporation unveiled the name…
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Solar Orbiter is ESA’s (European Space Agency’s) first medium class mission with strong partnership from…
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United Launch Alliance’s workhorse Atlas V rocket launched an advanced communications satellite for the US…
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After twenty-nine years of reliable service, United Launch Alliance’s veteran Delta II rocket made its…
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A mission nearly 60 years in the making has launched on a historic flight to…
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is in its final, home-stretch of processing prior to its scheduled…
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NASA’s InSight Mars lander is ready for the final processing sprint before its launch opportunity…
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Launch delays are sometimes part of the equation in determining when specific missions launch in…