Tag: Launch
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Rocket Report: The pitfalls of rideshare; China launches next Tiangong crew
Welcome to Edition 7.41 of the Rocket Report! NASA and its contractors at Kennedy Space Center in Florida continue building a new mobile launch tower for the Space Launch System Block 1B rocket, a taller, upgraded version of the SLS rocket being used for the agency’s initial Artemis lunar missions. Workers stacked another segment of…
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Kratos Awards DOD’s New HASTE Launch Contract to Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has been selected by Kratos to launch a full-scale hypersonic test flight for the Department of Defense (DOD) under the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 program. The mission will launch on Rocket Lab’s HASTE rocket from Rocket Lab Launch…
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Dawn Aerospace Partners with All Nippon Airways to Bring Spaceplane Payload Services to Japan
Dawn Aerospace and All Nippon Airways Trading, a member of the ANA Group, are proud to announce the signing of a MoU to explore and expand payload services using Dawn’s rocket-powered aircraft, including the Mk-II Aurora vehicle in the Japanese market. The Mk-II Aurora is the first aircraft designed to fly to space, above 100km…
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Thales Alenia Space: Revolutionizing Space for Life
Thales Alenia Space, a Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. The company is on a mission to revolutionizing space for connecting, navigating, securing, defending and exploring, eventually creating…
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Isar Aerospace: Driving Europe’s Private Space Launch Ambitions
Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, Isar Aerospace is rapidly emerging as a European leader in commercial space access. With a mission to make space more accessible by offering cost-effective, reliable, and flexible satellite launch services, the company is focused on small and medium satellite missions to low Earth orbit (LEO). Isar Aerospace…
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NASA SPHEREx Team to Ring NYSE Closing Bell with the New Space Telescope Mission
Members of the team behind NASA’s newest space telescope will ring the New York Stock Exchange closing bell in New York City at 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 22. The team helped build, launch, and operate NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) mission to explore…
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SSC and UK Space Command Collabs with First-Ever Civilian Exchange Program Space Position
The U.S Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) and the United Kingdom’s Space Command (UK Sp Cmd) has formalized a first-ever civilian exchange program agreement, leveraging the Administrative and Professional Exchange Program (APEP) to foster allied integration efforts and workforce development. APEP is a part of the overarching U.S. Defense Personnel Exchange Program (DPEP),…
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NASA Science Launches to International Space Station on SpaceX CRS-32 Mission
Following the successful launch of NASA‘s SpaceX 32nd Commercial Resupply Services mission, new scientific experiments and supplies are bound for the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying approximately 6,700 pounds of cargo to the orbiting laboratory for NASA, lifted off at 4:15 a.m. EDT Monday, on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch…
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York Space Systems: Delivering Solutions to Execute Complete Space Missions
Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, York Space Systems is a rapidly growing aerospace company to transform and democratize access to space by offering cost-effective, scalable satellite solutions targeting government and commercial customers. York’s core mission centers on standardizing satellite design and manufacturing to reduce cost and lead times while increasing reliability and…
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Reflex Aerospace: Redefining Satellite Manufacturing Introduction to the Company
Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Berlin and Munich, Germany, Reflex Aerospace is a trailblazer in the NewSpace industry. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing custom-built satellites for low Earth orbit (LEO) applications. Reflex Aerospace’s mission is to deliver high-performance, payload-centric satellite platforms with unmatched speed and precision. The company has established partnerships with…