Engineers are methodically working through stacks of data related to last week’s failure of the CRS-3/OrB-3 Antares launch vehicle. Orbital managers have noted that early data points to the failure of a turbopump on one of Antares’ AJ-26 engines as the leading reason the rocket failed just seconds after launch. The company are now working towards “upgrading” the propulsion system with a new engine, ready for 2016.
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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has concluded her mission to the International Space Station (ISS) with a…
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Canada’s SPDM (Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator), or Dextre as it’s commonly known, has completed the…
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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft was captured by the International Space Station (ISS) and successfully berthed, following…
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SpaceX successfully launched the latest Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the International Space Station…
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Thanks in part to the successful launch – at the first attempt – of the…
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A sewing machine, used to stitch the cloth shields that are used to protect payloads…
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SpaceX made a late postponement to the CRS-3/SpX-3 mission to the International Space Station on…
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SpaceX have fired up their Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle during a Static Fire (Hot…
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Commercial
SpaceX outlines CRS-3 landing legs plan toward first stage recovery ambitions
by Chris BerginSpaceX believes they have “all the necessary pieces” to achieve a full recovery of the booster…
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SpaceX is expected to take another leap towards the full reusability of their Falcon 9…
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Dragon’s next trip to the International Space Station (ISS) is now targeting a launch date…
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SpaceX’s next Dragon mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will involve the delivery of…
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The final flight of the Antares 230+ launch vehicle, marking the end of the career…
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SpaceX launched its 25th commercial resupply services (CRS) mission for the International Space Station (ISS)…
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ISSNorthrop Grumman
NG-13 Cygnus completes successful mission with destructive re-entry
by Chris BerginFollowing the NG-13 Cygnus resupply vehicle release from the grip of the Space Station Remote…
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Commercial
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Gears Up for a Busy and Historic Early 2020
by Joseph NavinFor the first half of 2020, Antares will launch the Cygnus NG-13 mission to the…
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Three months after its arrival at the International Space Station, the NG-10 Cygnus, named S.S.…
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With over 200 Earth observation satellites, Planet Labs now operates the largest satellite constellation in…
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SpaceX’s Dragon capsule for resupply mission CRS-13 has arrived at the International Space Station on…