Arianespace’s new rocket, the Ariane 6, will make her maiden flight with OneWeb satellites onboard, following a contract announcement on Tuesday. The contract, which includes options for future Ariane 6 launches, will open with the qualification launch of the Ariane 62 version in the latter part of 2020.
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United Launch Alliance deployed the tenth Wideband Global Satcom satellite for the US Air Force…
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After the long pause due to the Spring Festival, China resumed orbital launch operations with…
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SpaceX took a major step towards ending the United States’ human spaceflight gap Saturday, with…
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Arianespace’s Soyuz ST-B rocket has launched the first satellites that will act as pathfinders to…
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Dragon 2 remains on track for her maiden flight to the International Space Station (ISS)…
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Thursday, carrying a payload of three…
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Russian
Soyuz 2-1b launches EgyptSat-A – suffers apparent issues – but deemed successful
February 21, 2019Russia’s first satellite launch of 2019 took place Thursday, with a Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat rocket lifting off…
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The Japanese asteroid sampling mission Hayabusa2 – launched on December 3, 2014 aboard an H-IIA…
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Boeing/StarlinerCommercialISSSpaceX
NASA set to purchase more Soyuz seats to ensure uninterrupted access to the ISS
February 15, 2019Despite the scheduled return of US domestic crew launch capability this year, NASA is set…
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International Space Station (ISS) partners are making progress, but are still waiting for a complete…
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CommercialSpaceX
Spaceflight notes expanding and evolving offerings as it prepares for first GTO rideshare mission
February 11, 2019Hot on the heels of its first dedicated mission via the Falcon 9 launch of…
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CommercialOther
Orbex reveals Prime’s second stage as it prepares for UK domestic launches
February 7, 2019UK launch services provider Orbex has unveiled a completed engineering prototype of the second stage for…
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Ariane 5 opened her 2019 campaign on Tuesday with the dual passenger launch of two…
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Around 11 liters of water leaked into the International Space Station (ISS) during work to…
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International
Iran improving its rockets ten years after its first satellite launch
February 2, 2019On 2 February 2009 the Islamic Republic of Iran made its first satellite launch, using…
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International
UK space sector on an upward trajectory after decades on the sidelines
January 31, 2019The UK Space Agency released the latest survey into the health of the UK space…
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ArianeGroup has successfully test-fired its second P120C solid rocket motor, a step forward toward initial…
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India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle deployed a military reconnaissance satellite and carried out a technology…
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket conducted its tenth test flight on Wednesday – marking another…