Engineers are methodically working through stacks of data related to last week’s failure of the CRS-3/OrB-3 Antares launch vehicle. Orbital managers have noted that early data points to the failure of a turbopump on one of Antares’ AJ-26 engines as the leading reason the rocket failed just seconds after launch. The company are now working towards “upgrading” the propulsion system with a new engine, ready for 2016.
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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has concluded her mission to the International Space Station (ISS) with a…
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Canada’s SPDM (Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator), or Dextre as it’s commonly known, has completed the…
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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft was captured by the International Space Station (ISS) and successfully berthed, following…
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SpaceX successfully launched the latest Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the International Space Station…
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Thanks in part to the successful launch – at the first attempt – of the…
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A sewing machine, used to stitch the cloth shields that are used to protect payloads…
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SpaceX made a late postponement to the CRS-3/SpX-3 mission to the International Space Station on…
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SpaceX have fired up their Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle during a Static Fire (Hot…
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SpaceX outlines CRS-3 landing legs plan toward first stage recovery ambitions
by Chris BerginSpaceX believes they have “all the necessary pieces” to achieve a full recovery of the booster…
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SpaceX is expected to take another leap towards the full reusability of their Falcon 9…
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Dragon’s next trip to the International Space Station (ISS) is now targeting a launch date…
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SpaceX’s next Dragon mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will involve the delivery of…
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Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to loft Cygnus to ISS, Minotaur IV to launch from California
by Sean YoderAs NASA’s Artemis II mission reaches its halfway point, the launch manifest on Earth continues…
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Launch Preview: Falcon 9, Spectrum, Electron to launch during busy week of launches
Another busy launch manifest is scheduled for this week, with nine launches expected from various…
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New crew arrivals and science highlight February aboard the ISS
by Eleanor DayFollowing the early departure of Crew-11 in mid-January due to a medical concern, the International…
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Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to dominate another busy week of missions
Eight launches are scheduled worldwide this week, with Falcon 9 again dominating the launch schedule.…
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Launch Preview: Japan to launch Kairos as Falcon 9 launches Starlink missions
by John SharpFive missions are expected to launch this week, with Falcon 9 scheduled to launch four…
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Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to launch five Starlink missions, Firefly to launch Alpha
Seven missions are on this week’s launch manifest, with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 dominating the schedule.…
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Launch Preview: Firefly to launch Alpha, SpaceX to launch three Starlink missions
After a brief grounding earlier this month following the Starlink Group 17-32 second stage deorbit…