Tag: Launch Vehicle Platforms
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Firefly Aerospace Alpha Rocket Successfully Reaches Orbit and Deploys Customer Payloads
Firefly Aerospace, a space transportation company that offers launch, spacecraft, and in-space services, announced that its Alpha FLTA002 mission has successfully reached orbit and deployed customer payloads. The rocket had lifted off on October 1 at 12:01 am PST from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. With the success of this mission, Firefly is now…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Launches to International Space Station
The crew members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The international crew will serve as the agency’s fifth commercial crew rotation mission with SpaceX aboard the orbital laboratory. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket…
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Maritime Launch Partners With Skyrora to Launch Skyrora XL Launch Vehicle from Spaceport Nova Scotia
Maritime Launch Services and Skyrora have announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent to launch Skyrora XL from Spaceport Nova Scotia in Canada. Maritime Launch is developing and operating Spaceport Nova Scotia, Canada’s first orbital launch complex and the first commercial spaceport in North America. Headquartered in Edinburgh with facilities located across Europe, Skyrora…
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Thales Alenia Space Partners with ArianeGroup to Produce Range Safeguard System for Ariane 6 Launch Vehicle
Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with ArianeGroup to develop a range safeguard system for the new Ariane 6 launch vehicle. Europe’s new launcher will combine proven and innovative solutions to meet changing market requirements while maintaining the Ariane family’s track record of reliability. Thales…
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Rocket Lab Selects NASA Stennis Space Center to Test Neutron’s Reusable Archimedes Engines
Rocket Lab, a leading launch and space systems company, revealed it has selected NASA’s historic Stennis Space Center in Mississippi as the location of its engine test facility for its reusable rocket, Neutron. The Archimedes Test Complex will be located within the larger A Test Complex at Stennis Space Center across a 1 million square…
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United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches National Security Mission with Delta IV Heavy Rocket
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the NROL-91 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off on Sept. 24 at 3:25 p.m. PDT from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. To date, ULA has launched 153 times with 100 percent mission success. “The NRO has been, and continues…
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Rocket Lab to Launch Spacecraft for General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems
Rocket Lab USA, one of the leading launch and space systems companies, announced that it will launch a dedicated Electron mission for General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS). Electron is scheduled to launch the “It Argos Up From Here” mission from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand during a launch window that opens…
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Spaceflight Signs MoU with RFA to Launch its OTVs and Rideshare Payloads in Future Launch Missions
Spaceflight, a global launch services provider, announced at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2022 that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for upcoming launches with Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA). The agreement formalizes the plan for Spaceflight to fly its Sherpa orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) and other rideshare payloads on upcoming RFA missions…
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Rocket Lab Signs Agreement with USTRANSCOM to use Rockets to Deliver Cargo
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, has announced that it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) to explore the possibility of using the Company’s Neutron and Electron launch vehicles to transport cargo around the world. The agreement…
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Skyroot Aerospace Raises $51 Million in Funding to Offer Small Satellite Launch Services
Skyroot Aerospace, a Space-tech startup in India, has successfully raised a $51 million Series-B funding round led by GIC, a leading global investment firm. This is the largest funding round ever in the Indian private Space-Tech sector, which validates Skyroot’s strengths in space technology and helps meet the burgeoning demand from the international small satellite…