Tag: Launch Vehicle Platforms
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Early Production Continues on Advanced Upper Stage for NASA’s Space Launch System
Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have completed a major portion of a weld confidence article for the advanced upper stage of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The hardware was rotated to a horizontal position and moved to another part of the facility on October 24. The weld confidence article forms…
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United Launch Alliance’s New Vulcan Rocket Set for Debut Launch
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) new innovative Vulcan rocket is beginning final processing milestones in advance of the inaugural launch. The first certification mission (Cert-1) is planned to launch on December 24, from Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Vulcan rocket will provide higher performance and greater affordability for…
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MDA Selects SpaceX to Launch CHORUS Earth Observation Constellation
MDA, a provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced at its Earth Insight customer conference that it has selected SpaceX to be the launch service provider for CHORUS, MDA’s next-generation Earth observation constellation. CHORUS is targeted to launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket in the Q4 2025 launch…
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Rocket Lab Receives Authorization from FAA to Resume Electron Launches
Rocket Lab USA, a global launch services and space systems company, announced it has received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to resume Electron launches from Launch Complex 1. The authorization comes after Rocket Lab experienced an in-flight anomaly on September 19th during the Company’s 41st Electron launch. The FAA, the federal licensing body…
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PLD Space Strengthens its Position at the Forefront of European Space Race
The analysis of the data collected by the Spanish company PLD Space after the launch of their MIURA 1 rocket shows that the mission has been “a complete success”. 100% of the main objectives have been achieved and all the technologies developed by the company have been validated in flight. This is a milestone that…
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NASA Successfully Conducts First Hot Fire of New RS-25 Certification Test Series for SLS Rocket
NASA conducted the first hot fire of a new RS-25 test series on Oct. 17, beginning the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of engines for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The engines will help power future Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond. Operators fired the RS-25…
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NASA, Aerojet, and Boeing Prepare Artemis II Rocket Core Stage for Final Assembly Phase
NASA and industry partners Aerojet Rocketdyne and Boeing have installed all four RS-25 engines onto the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage for the agency’s Artemis II mission, signaling the core stage is nearing completion. Once complete, the core stage will be shipped to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris…
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Relativity Space and Intelsat Sign Multi-Launch Deal for Terran R
Relativity Space, the preeminent 3D printed rocket company, announced that it has signed a multi-year, multi-launch Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with Intelsat, operator of the largest integrated space and terrestrial network in the world. Under the agreement, Relativity will launch Intelsat satellites on Terran R as early as 2026. As a medium-to-heavy-lift, reusable launch vehicle…
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Arianespace’s Vega Flight VV23 Successfully Launched from Europe’s Spaceport
Arianespace’s Vega mission successfully lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on October 8, 2023, at 22:36 p.m. local time (01:36 a.m. UTC), carrying the optical observation satellite THEOS-2, the weather satellite FORMOSAT-7R TRITON, and ten auxiliary passengers. After liftoff from Europe’s Spaceport, the Vega launcher flew powered by the first three stages…
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PLD Space Makes History Completing the Launch of First Private European Rocket
The Spanish company PLD Space has made history after successfully completing the launch of the first private European rocket, MIURA 1. The maiden flight of its suborbital launcher showcases the advanced level of technology and know-how that has been developed by the company since 2011. This milestone achievement furthermore reinforces PLD Space’s leading position in…