The European Space Agency’s seventh Earth Explorer mission, Biomass, launched on Tuesday aboard an Arianespace Vega-C rocket. Biomass, which will study Earth’s forests and their impact on the planet’s climate, lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 09:15 UTC (6:15 AM local time).
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RFA and SaxaVord target UK’s first vertical orbital launch
by Martin SmithRocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is determined to debut its RFA One rocket by the end…
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Testing continues ahead of the first flight of Dream Chaser. The so-called “mini shuttle” will…
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After years of development, Blue Origin’s semi-reusable heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle, New Glenn, successfully launched…
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Arianespace completed its third and final orbital launch of 2024 on Thursday, Dec. 5, with…
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Firefly Aerospace, the decade-old spaceflight company based in Cedar Park, Texas, is now working on…
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With flight hardware being tested, recovery rehearsals underway, and production facilities growing, Blue Origin is…
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Launch Roundup: Atlas V, Electron, CZ-3B/E, and Falcon 9 missions flying this week
As July turns into August, launch activity will pick up after Falcon 9’s return to…
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United Launch Alliance, formed in 2006 to merge the Boeing and Lockheed Martin launch vehicle…
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SpaceX continues record-breaking year with Starship’s full success and Falcon milestones
SpaceX continues to break records with its Falcon rockets during 2024 completing to date a…
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Firefly successfully launched Alpha on Noise of Summer mission
by Aaron McCreaAfter six months of preparation following its last flight, Firefly successfully launched the Alpha rocket…
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The final satellite of the GOES-R series of satellites, GOES-U, was launched on June 25…
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Rocket Lab successfully launched its 50th Electron rocket June 20 at 2:13 PM EDT (18:13…
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Just over a year after the first integrated flight test, SpaceX successfully launched the fourth…
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SpaceX has launched the EarthCARE climate research satellite for ESA and JAXA
The joint European-Japanese EarthCARE satellite has begun its mission to improve our understanding of Earth’s…
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Initial Gateway elements beginning systems integration while NASA works on a launch date
by Philip SlossThe two elements that will make up the initial Gateway capability for NASA’s Artemis campaign…
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A potential new way to travel through space launched aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from…
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China Roundup: ZhuQue-3 moves left, Tianlong-3 gets engines, and Chang Zheng rockets launch
by Adrian BeilChina’s upcoming and already operational startup aerospace companies are showing significant progress as of late.…
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United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV rocket has successfully launched Tuesday on its final flight, the…
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On Sunday, April 7 SpaceX launched the Bandwagon-1 rideshare mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A)…