Global launch activity is set to surge over the next week, with 13 missions scheduled to launch from sites around the world. China’s Long March 12A is set to debut with stage recovery, South Korea’s first Hanbit-Nano commercial rocket is set to launch, and Europe’s Ariane 6 will launch a batch of Galileo satellites. SpaceX is set to continue its rapid launch pace with multiple Starlink missions scattered throughout the week.
"Electron still testing"
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SpaceX is ramping up testing of its second launch pad at Starbase, conducting multiple checkouts…
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Launch Roundup: Spectrum, Electron, and Falcon 9 fly missions
by Martin SmithThis week included three launches scheduled for Wednesday and the third Electron rocket to fly…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 launches continue, Rocket Lab to launch two Electrons, Russia to fly to ISS
by John SharpFollowing the sixth flight of SpaceX’s Starship on Tuesday, eight additional orbital launches were planned…
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Launch Roundup: Electron launches for the 50th time; Falcon 9 returns to normal operations
by Aaron McCreaConcluding a rare week that was void of any launches and riddled with scrubs, the…
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NOAA, NASA, and Northrop Grumman complete major testing for JPSS-2 before launch
by Lee KanayamaThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA, and Northrop Grumman have completed the final…
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Astrobotic, a Pittsburg-based lunar lander company, has fully assembled the test model for its largest…
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CommercialUncrewed
Rocket Lab’s Electron launches two BlackSky satellites on 25th mission
by Joseph NavinRocket Lab has launched two satellites for BlackSky on the 25th flight of its Electron…
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Nearly three weeks after the last flight of Rocket Lab’s workhorse Electron rocket, the California-based…
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Rocket Lab rolls out first Electron at LC-2 ahead of Q3 2020 launch
by Ian AtkinsonRocket Lab has rolled out the first Electron rocket that will lift off from Launch…
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Riding aboard NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft, the Orion spacecraft that will fly the Artemis 1…
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CommercialInternational
Rocket Lab launches Electron flight 8. Company previews first stage recovery
by Ian AtkinsonRocket Lab has conducted the launch its Electron rocket on its eighth mission, launching from…
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For the better part of 18 months, a Central Texas-based rocket startup known as Firefly…
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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program is working through a formal test series for the…
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Rocket Lab is aiming for a rapid launch cadence in 2019, and begun that campaign…
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Rocket Lab has launched its second mission in just over a month on Sunday. The…
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Rocket Lab has performed the first operational flight of its Electron rocket, named It’s Business…
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Commercial
Rocket Lab selects Wallops as first U.S. launch site, readies Electron for November launch
U.S.-based company Rocket Lab has announced the selection of Wallops at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport…
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Rocket Lab has announced a new, target 14-day launch window for the upcoming third flight…
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Rocket Lab has returned to action with the second launch of its Electron rocket from…