Vector Space Systems, a startup small satellite launch service, is hoping to revolutionize the launch market not just through a dramatic reduction in cost for launch operations for small-sat manufacturers and users, but also through a minimal infrastructure launch architecture that will allow its rockets to launch from any location – potentially freeing the company, if desired, from the four well-established U.S. orbital launch ranges.
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Vector Space has conducted a crucial test of their Vector-R rocket that the company hopes…
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Artemis
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CommercialSpaceX
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CommercialInternationalJapanUncrewed
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Commercial
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After the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officially closed the mishap investigation into the second flight…
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Artemis
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As Boeing nears completing final assembly of NASA’s second Space Launch System (SLS) core stage…
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Artemis
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Artemis
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SpaceX
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CommercialEuropeanInternationalScience
Gravimeter for ESA’s Hera mission is ready to launch to Dimorphos asteroid
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ChineseInternationalOther
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With the maiden launch of Starship still fresh in the mind, the follow-up flight is…