Tag: Launch
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South Korea Set to Launch First Commercial-Grade Satellite
South Korea plans to conduct its first launch of a commercial-grade satellite aboard a domestically built rocket next month as part of its space development program. South Korea’s officials say its homegrown Nuri space launch vehicle has no military purposes. But some experts say the development of such rockets would eventually help the country acquire…
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How SpaceX’s Starship stacks up to other rockets
Artist’s illustration of the Starship and Super Heavy booster in flight. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX’s Starship is set to propel itself into the record books today on its maiden flight, becoming the tallest, heaviest and most powerful rocket ever launched by humankind into space, topping a role call of famous and history-making heavy-lift launch vehicles including…
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HawkEye 360’s Next-Generation Cluster 7 Satellites Successfully Launched on SpaceX Transporter-7 Mission
HawkEye 360, one of the world’s leading defense technology companies for space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, announced that its Cluster 7 next-generation satellites have successfully deployed in orbit after launching aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California during the Transporter-7 mission. Communication with the satellites has been…
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SpaceX’s Starship test flight delayed until Thursday after valve problem
SpaceX’s Starship and Super Heavy launch vehicle fully fueled during a launch attempt Monday in South Texas. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now SpaceX scrubbed the first test launch of its huge new rocket Monday due to a frozen valve in the pressurization system on the 33-engine Super Heavy booster, delaying the widely-anticipated flight from…
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Video: Sights and sounds from Starbase on eve of Starship launch attempt
We captured the sights and sounds of SpaceX’s Starbase launch complex in Texas on the eve of the first launch attempt for the fully-stacked Super Heavy booster and Starship rocket on a test flight aiming for near orbital velocity. The 394-foot-tall (120-meter) rocket is standing on a launch mount at Starbase awaiting a launch attempt…
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Video: Starship stacked atop Super Heavy booster ahead of first launch attempt
Video courtesy of LabPadre. This time-lapse video shows the “chopstick” mechanism lifting the Starship atop the Super Heavy booster Saturday ahead of the inaugural test flight of the fully-stacked rocket from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in South Texas. The integrated flight test of the Starship and Super Heavy booster is targeted for no earlier than Monday…
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FAA clears SpaceX to launch world’s largest rocket
We’re streaming live views from Starbase, Texas, in partnership with LabPadre. The Federal Aviation Administration approved a commercial license Friday for the first full-scale test flight of SpaceX’s nearly 400-foot-tall Super Heavy and Starship mega-rocket from South Texas, a launch SpaceX said could happen as soon as Monday morning. “After a comprehensive license evaluation process,…
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Antrix Setting New Standards to Promote Quality in Space Emanating from Indian Space Ventures
Antrix, an ISO 9001:2015 certified organization and commercial arm of ISRO, is promoting and delivering quality space products and services emanating from Indian Space Programme. Antrix is a wholly owned Government of India company under the Administrative Control of Department of Space (DOS). It is fully compliant with the provisions of the companies act and…
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Relativity Space Shift Towards Blending its Manufacturing Techniques to Speed Up Reusable Rocket Development
Relativity Space announced that they are shifting the strategy in an attempt to accelerate work on the reusable rocket it’s developing. Chief among the changes: adjusting its manufacturing approach to blend its 3D-printing-first approach with traditional metal-bending techniques. The company is going “all in” on developing its larger Terran R rocket, CEO Tim Ellis told…
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Techno Planet’s Solar Array Drive Assemblies Power Momentus’ Vigoride-5 Spacecraft
For the first time, Techno Planet Inc. (TPI), a woman-owned and family-run spacecraft mechanisms design and manufacturing company, has hardware operating in orbit. Techno Planet Inc. has operated as a consultancy for the past 15 years. However, as New Space emerged, customer needs evolved and demand grew for TPI to not only design but also…