Alliant Techsystems (ATK) and NASA have tested the second fully developed “Ares” five-segment solid rocket motor, known as Development Motor-2 (DM-2), at their Utah test facility on Tuesday. The future career prospects for the Solids have increased recently, as they find a central role with the ongoing assessments into a Shuttle Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle (SD HLV).
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At 23:13 UTC on March 12, Russia’s Proton-M rocket launched from Site 200/39 at Baikonur…
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At 09:12 UTC on Feb. 5, 2023, a Proton-M launched from Site 81/24 at the…
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SpaceX has shattered the record for launches in a calendar year by a single rocket…
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SpaceX launched its third back-to-back Starlink mission in barely a fortnight Friday. Falcon 9 lifted…
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The prospect of Starship making its mark on the Space Coast entered another level this…
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Elon Musk has confirmed Starship will add another chapter in Launch Complex 39A’s incredible history…
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EuropeanInternationalISSSpaceX
SpaceX given green light to launch Crew-3 mission to ISS, Crew-2’s return date set
Having completed the Flight Readiness Review for the United States Crew Vehicle 3 (USCV-3) mission,…
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With Crew-1 just weeks away, SpaceX and NASA have entered final preparations for the first…
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After inclement weather led SpaceX to call off a launch attempt on Monday morning, the…
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Northrop GrummanOther
OmegA Launch Tower to be demolished as KSC 39B fails to become a multi-user pad
by Chris BerginFollowing the cancellation of Northrop Grumman’s OmegA rocket, work to demolish the vehicle’s launch tower…
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ISSOtherSpaceX
Demo-2 safely returns Bob and Doug to Earth to conclude historic start to new Commercial Era
NASA and SpaceX have successfully returned NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley aboard the…
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The path to regaining US domestic crew launch capability passed another major milestone on Friday,…
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Doug Loverro has resigned as Associate Administrator of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission…
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Updated plans in Low Earth Orbit and beyond now include replacing the Tracking and Data…
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Planet Labs Inc. has announced they will launch six SkySat satellites, SkySats 16-21, on Falcon…
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One of NASA’s biggest facilities, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), is bringing its vast…
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CommercialISSShuttleSpaceX
NASA, SpaceX enters the critical month of May on track to end the gap
by Joseph NavinWith the news SpaceX completed the 27th and the final test of the upgraded Mark-3…
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Boeing/StarlinerCommercialISSSNC/Dream ChaserSpaceX
From Shuttle Sadness to Dragon Delight – USA prepares to regain domestic crew launch capability
by Chris BerginThe gap in US domestic crew launch capability is coming to an end as soon…
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InternationalISSRussian
Roscosmos Continues Pre-launch Preparations for the Progress MS-14 Spacecraft
by Joseph NavinPreparations for the flight of Progress MS-14 are continuing inside its Baikonur facility. Work included…