Orbital’s Antares rocket is finally set to make its debut flight into space, following the approval of a launch window that opens on April 16. Dubbed the A-One mission, Antares will be tasked with a 603 second validation mission to loft a Cygnus mass simulator payload to a target orbit of 250 km x 300 km with an inclination of 51.6 degrees.
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The eighth Cygnus resupply mission to the orbital outpost departed ISS and completed 12 days…
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After launching right on time in a rare single day launch window on Monday afternoon,…
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An Orbital Minotaur IV has made its first orbital launch during the early hours of Sunday…
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Launch Roundup: two missions to the ISS, including first Dragon 2 from SLC-40
by John SharpSpaceX is preparing to launch three Falcon 9s, including two Starlink missions. Additionally, launching this…
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As the Cygnus S.S. Laurel Clark spends its first days berthed to the ISS, the…
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The final flight of the Antares 230+ launch vehicle, marking the end of the career…
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Rocket Lab, which has operated its Electron small-satellite launcher successfully from New Zealand since 2017,…
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New spacecraft, new firsts, new hardware – International Space Station wraps up a busy and historic 2022
by Joseph Navin2022 has marked another busy chapter for the International Space Station (ISS). Along with its…
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Rocket Lab launched the 29th Electron mission on August 4 at 05:00 UTC. NROL-199 launched…
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Rocket Lab launched its 28th Electron rocket on the “Wise One Looks Ahead” mission, also…
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Rocket Lab makes first booster catch attempt during successful There And Back Again mission
After announcing plans to recover and reuse the first stage of the company’s Electron rocket…
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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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Rocket Lab has provided a significant update in the progress of their Neutron rocket, a…
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Northrop Grumman launched the NG-16 Cygnus cargo vehicle, the S.S. Ellison Onizuka, to the International…
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NASA, Rocket Lab move first Artemis Moon launch – CAPSTONE – to New Zealand
by Mihir NealNew Zealand is now set to host the first launch of the Artemis Program, as…
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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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Pegasus XL rocket successfully launches Tactically Responsive Launch demo for Space Force
Northrop Grumman’s air-launched Pegasus XL rocket made a low-profile launch for the US Space Force…
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Rocket Lab conducted its twentieth launch of an Electron rocket, named “Running Out of Toes,”…
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A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket launched from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base…