ABL loses rocket after static-fire test Original Publication Date: 2024-07-23 09:09 ABL Space Systems says its RS1 rocket suffered "irrecoverable" Damage in a fire after a test firing. The company has kept a low profile in recent months as it prepared for the launch. The launch was to be the ...

Astroscale shares soar in Tokyo stock market debut Original Publication Date: 2024-06-06 04:28 Astroscale started trading on Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market at 850 yen ($5.46) per share. Company announced plans May 1 to go public, offering 20.8 million shares. Astroscale developing systems ...

Halo Space, Eos X and Arthur D. Little Spain indicted for unlawful use of Zero 2 Infinity’s trade secrets Original Publication Date: 2023-11-13 01:45 Spanish balloon company Zero 2 Infinity accused of stealing its trade secrets. Halo Space, Eos X Space Technologies Corp. And Arthur D. Little ...

Orion enters lunar distant retrograde orbit Original Publication Date: 2022-11-25 23:44 Orion spacecraft fired the main engine in its European Service Module. The maneuver changed the velocity of the spacecraft by about 110 meters per second. Orion will perform a maneuver Dec. 1 to depart DRO, ...

France, Germany and Italy sign agreement on launch vehicle development Original Publication Date: 2022-11-23 08:03 France, Germany and Italy announce agreement on "the future of launcher exploitation in Europe" The agreement includes a timetable that, by June 2024, calls for a new framework. ...

Atlas 5 launches weather satellite, reentry tech demo mission Original Publication Date: 2022-11-10 11:37 The United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 401 lifted off at 4:49 a.m. Eastern Nov. 10. A problem loading liquid oxygen in the rocket’s Centaur upper stage delayed the liftoff by 24 minutes. JPSS-2 ...

Roman Space Telescope top challenge for new NASA astrophysics director Original Publication Date: 2022-07-24 14:59 Mark Clampin will take over as director of NASA’s astrophysics division. He succeeds Paul Hertz, who announced last year his intent to step down. Clampin is currently director of ...

Astra launch of NASA TROPICS cubesats fails Original Publication Date: 2022-06-12 19:02:19+00:00 Astra's Rocket 3.3 vehicle, designated LV0010, lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 1:43 p.m. Eastern. The launch was the first of three for NASA's Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure ...