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D-Orbit Launches its Fifth ION Satellite Carrier Mission
D-Orbit, the space logistics and orbital transportation company, has launched Spacelust, the fifth mission of the Company's proprietary ION Satellite Carrier (ION), aboard SpaceX's Transporter-4 mission. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off April 1, 2022, at 12:24 PM EDT from the Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida. ION, a versatile and cost-effectiv HawkEye 360 launches next-generation Cluster 4 satellites
HawkEye 360 Inc., the world's leading commercial provider of space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, reports that its Cluster 4 satellites have successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral site on April 1. The trio of HawkEye 360 satellites, each containing an RF payload developed by HawkEye 360, has established communication with ground control and Successful launch shows new rocket factory's solid steps
China launched a Long March 11 solid-propellant carrier rocket on Wednesday morning from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, deploying three satellites into space, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC).
The rocket blasted off at 10:29 am and soon placed the Tianping 2A, 2B and 2C satellites into their planned orbit. The launch was the 413th fli Rocket Lab launches 112th satellite to orbit
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading launch and space systems company, has successfully deployed two satellites to orbit for real-time geospatial intelligence company BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY), bringing the total number of satellites deployed by Rocket Lab to 112.
The 'Without Mission A Beat' mission, arranged for BlackSky through global launch services provider Spaceflight Inc., was Russian space agency suspends ISS cooperation over sanctions
Russia has suspended cooperation with other nations involved with the International Space Station over sanctions levied amid the war in Ukraine.
Dmitry Rogozin, the director-general of Russian space agency Roscosmos, made the announcement in a series of tweets Saturday in response to a letter received from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, a former U.S. senator.
Nelson said in a le SpaceX to test-fire rocket ahead of Axiom-1 private astronaut mission
SpaceX plans to test-fire a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday ahead of its first private astronaut mission, Axiom-1, to the International Space Station.
The test, dubbed a static fire test, is a routine part of prelaunch procedures.
All nine of the Falcon's Merlin 1D engines will briefly fire up as the rocket is held firmly to the launch pad. The ignition will enable engineers to ensure Mars' thin atmosphere means quieter sounds, new data shows
Data from NASA's Perseverance Rover has given scientists their first clear picture of how sound travels on Mars' surface.
The Red Planet's thin, cold atmosphere, made of mostly carbon dioxide, causes sound to move slower and carry for shorter distances compared to those on Earth. An international team of scientists led by Sylvestre Maurice, an astrophysicist at the University of Toulous SpaceX launches Transporter-4 rideshare mission from Florida
SpaceX launched its 12th rocket of the year Friday afternoon, in spite of gloomy weather.
The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket blasted off on time at 12:25 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., carrying dozens of small satellites into space as part of the company's fourth dedicated rideshare mission.
About 9 minutes after the rocket launched, th Miniaturized laser systems to seek out traces of life in space
Was there life on Mars? This is the question that the European Space Agency (ESA) is setting out to answer with its ExoMars mission. The mission, in which Russia is a participant, is scheduled to launch this fall, although recent political developments have raised questions as to whether this will be possible. Part of the mission is an exciting analytical system that was designed to operate in space and was created as part of the research work conducted at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF. The Jena-based researchers developed the miniaturized laser module for the ExoMars Rover's mobile laboratory. The institute will present this Raman spectrometer, which is fitted with a diode-pumped solid-state laser and is the size of a 50-cent coin, at the Laser World of Photonics in Munich from April 26 to 29.
NASA begins critical final test on mega Moon rocket
NASA on Friday begins a critical two-day-long test of its giant Space Launch System (SLS) rocket complete with a mock countdown, as the agency gears up to return humans to the Moon.
Known as the "wet dress rehearsal," it is the final major test before the Artemis-1 mission this summer: an uncrewed lunar flight that will eventually be followed by boots on the ground, likely no sooner than 2026.
"It is our last design verification prior to our launch," senior NASA official Tom Whitmeyer said in a call with reporters this week.
