France, Germany and Italy sign agreement on launch vehicle development Original Publication Date: 2022-11-23 08:03 France, Germany and Italy sign agreement on "the future of launcher exploitation in Europe" By June 2024, new framework to be in place for public financing of vehicles such as the ...

Orion completes lunar flyby maneuver Original Publication Date: 2022-11-20 02:52 NASA's Orion spacecraft performed a critical maneuver Nov. 21 that will send the spacecraft into a distant retrograde orbit around the moon. The two-and-a-half-minute burn took place at 7:44 a.m. Eastern while the ...

NASA to assess SLS work and next launch opportunities after rollback Original Publication Date: 2022-09-28 00:49 NASA is studying what work to do on the rocket to prepare for a next launch attempt. SLS and Orion spacecraft arrived back in the VAB at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Sept. 27. The agency is now ...

NASA postpones Artemis 1 launch because of tropical storm Original Publication Date: 2022-09-24 16:05 NASA won't proceed with the next launch opportunity for the Artemis 1 mission. It cited the threat posed by Tropical Storm Ian, currently in the Caribbean Sea. NASA deferred a decision on ...

Second Artemis 1 launch attempt scrubbed Original Publication Date: 2022-09-03 15:35 NASA scrubbed the launch, which had been scheduled for a two-hour window. Mission managers concluded that they had run out of time to fix a liquid hydrogen leak. The leak was a large one, said Mike Sarafin, ...

Virgin Galactic selects Aurora Flight Sciences to build new motherships Original Publication Date: 2022-07-06 20:05 Virgin Galactic says it has signed an agreement with a Boeing subsidiary. Aurora Flight Sciences will build two carrier aircraft, or motherships. The planes will be used as launch ...