Tag: Launch Vehicle Platforms
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GKN Aerospace Signs a Contract with ArianeGroup for Ariane 6 Rocket Engine Subsystems
GKN Aerospace has signed a contract with ArianeGroup to supply the next phase of Ariane 6 turbines and Vulcain nozzles. The contract includes the manufacturing and supply of units for the next 14 Ariane 6 launchers, to be produced from now until 2025. GKN Aerospace, at its Trollhättan site in Sweden, is currently focused on…
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Isar Aerospace and German Space Agency at Selected Payloads for Second Flight of Spectrum Launch Vehicle
At the first German Small Satellite conference, Isar Aerospace and the German Space Agency at DLR announced the selection of payloads for the second flight of the company’s launch vehicle Spectrum, planned for 2023-2024. The payloads have been selected in the process of the Microlauncher competition, which included an Announcement of Opportunity for European payloads…
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NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Returns to Earth After Historic Moon Mission
NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:40 a.m. PST Sunday after a record-breaking mission, traveling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and returning safely to Earth, completing the Artemis I flight test. Splashdown is the final milestone of the Artemis I mission…
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SpaceChain Launches Ethereum Virtual Machine Payload Enabling High-Speed Blockchain Processing in Space
SpaceChain announced that it has successfully launched its second Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) payload into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which is on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) for installation via the SpaceX Dragon 2 spacecraft. The mission marks SpaceChain’s seventh successful blockchain payload launch into space, and the second…
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European Space Agency to Provide Communication Services for ispace’s HAKUTO-R Lunar Mission 1
European Space Agency (ESA) has collaborated with ispace to offer communication services between the lunar spacecraft developed by ispace and ESA’s teams on Earth throughout the mission. Ispace will launch HAKUTO Mission 1 and will use the agency’s global network of tracking stations to transmit commands to the spacecraft and receive scientific data and status…
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SubOrbital Express 3 Launched with Onboard Scientific Experiments Payload
SubOrbital Express 3 was launched to an altitude of 260 kilometers and six minutes of microgravity. Among the twelve payloads onboard were scientific experiments to investigate everything from stem cells for diabetes research, to particle research that will provide answers about the origin of planets. “There are plenty of mechanisms that are easier to study…
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NASA Selects Rocket Lab to Launch TROPICS Mission that Captures the Formation of Tropical Cyclones
Rocket Lab USA, a launch and space systems company, has announced that it has been selected by NASA to launch the Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission, as part of the agency’s Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. Rocket Lab will launch…
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ArianeGroup Signs a Contract with Airbus for Ariane 6 Carbon Fibre Structures
Airbus and ArianeGroup have signed a contract for the next transition batch of Ariane 6 large carbon fiber structures. The contract includes the manufacturing and supply of innovative, large, lightweight structures for the next fourteen Ariane 6 launchers, to be manufactured until 2025. The contract will support ArianeGroup’s ramp-up to full production rate by then.…
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Precious Payload Includes RFA to its Launch.ctrl Online Platform Providing Updates on RFA Launches
At the Space Tech Expo Europe, Precious Payload, the marketplace for satellite launches, announced that it has included upcoming Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) launches to its comprehensive launch schedule dubbed Launch.ctrl for commercial satellites. This formalizes the plan for Precious Payload to bring a new rideshare provider on board to create more launch opportunities for…
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Rocket Lab Completes Final Launch Rehearsal Ahead of its First Mission from US
Rocket Lab USA, one of the leading launch and space systems companies, confirmed it has completed a final launch rehearsal and is ready for lift-off for its first mission from U.S. soil as early as December 7. The mission will take place from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within…