Stratolaunch performs first powered Talon flight
Original Publication Date: 2024-03-09 23:52
Stratolaunch's Talon vehicle reaches "high supersonic" Speeds in uncrewed test. The company's next vehicle, TA-2, is its first reusable hypersonic vehicle. TA-1, an expendable vehicle, was not recovered.
SpaceX’s successful second launch of the day this one from Vandenberg Base, California – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-03-10 00:00
Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This is the 17th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, SDA-0B, and now 12 Starlink missions.
SpaceX’s 2 successful launches from two coasts first from Florida’s Cape Canaveral – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-03-10 00:00
Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was the 11th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission. This mission was the ninth launch for SpaceX from Florida in 2024 and the 309th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket to date.
MDA rebranding to MDA Space – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-03-10 00:00
MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA) has rebranded to MDA Space. MDA Space has invested in one of the world’s most diverse portfolios of proven next-generation space technology. The global space economy is accelerating and scaling at a rapid rate, growing to $509B in 2023.
Sierra Space Dream Chaser® Spaceplane completes 1st phase of pre-flight testing – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-03-10 00:00
Sierra Space has successfully completed the initial phase of environmental testing on the Dream Chaser spaceplane. The tests exposed the vehicles to the intense conditions of launch vibrations using the world’s most powerful spacecraft shaker table. ‘Joint Test #3’ represented an integrated assessment of the completed system in a flight-like configuration.