Blue Origin recently test-fired the second stage for New Glenn’s second flight, while other preparations for this and other future flights are underway at the company’s facilities in Florida. The second stage’s test firing is one of a number of steps that must be completed before the rocket’s second flight, currently thought to be around the middle of this year.
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EuropeanInternationalUncrewed
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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CommercialSpaceX
Successful Static Fire Leads to Final Preparation Before Full Stack
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SpaceX’s Starship program has reached a major milestone ahead of its historic launch with a…
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As the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket prepares for its first flight as soon as…
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Rocket Lab rolls out first Electron at LC-2 ahead of Q3 2020 launch
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Northrop Grumman’s OmegA finished another step toward its first flight next year when it was…
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SpaceX conducts static fire test on Falcon 9 ahead of Crew Dragon debut
by Ian AtkinsonSpaceX has conducted the milestone of a static fire test in preparation of the historic…
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CommercialOtherSpaceXUncrewed
Second Falcon 9 Block 5 static fires ahead of Telstar 19V launch
by Ian AtkinsonJust over two weeks after their previous launch, SpaceX is again preparing their Falcon 9…
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SpaceX
SpaceX Falcon 9 conducts static fire ahead of Iridium NEXT-6/GRACE-FO mission
by Ian AtkinsonSpaceX conducted a Static Fire test on its Falcon 9 rocket for its second launch…
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SpaceX has static fired its Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-4E ahead…
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CommercialSpaceX
First Falcon 9 Block 5 booster readying for static fire at McGregor; paving way for rapid reuse
by Ian AtkinsonSpaceX is working towards a major milestone on their road to rapid and inexpensive reusability.…
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SpaceX is readying for what will be their third mission this month, their fifth this…
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SpaceX is progressing well through what they hope to be their busiest year yet, conducting…
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For the second time this week, SpaceX has static fired one of their rockets at…
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SpaceX has conducted a Static Fire test on a Falcon 9 rocket Thursday, a key milestone…
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SpaceX has conducted a Static Fire test on its latest Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket Saturday,…