U.S. Army extends Maxar’s contract for 3D geospatial data Original Publication Date: 2023-02-27 21:09 Maxar awarded Phase 3b of the U.S. Army’s One World Terrain contract. The three phases of the One World Terrain prototype project are worth $94.7 million. Maxar’s 3D digital twin of the Earth ...

Technical issue scrubs SpaceX commercial crew launch Original Publication Date: 2023-02-27 12:31 SpaceX's Crew-6 mission was to launch at 1:45 a.m. Eastern Feb. 27. A problem with a rocket ignition system halted the launch about two and a half minutes before liftoff. The next launch attempt is ...

Replacement Soyuz arrives at space station Original Publication Date: 2023-02-26 13:02 Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft docked with the station's Poisk module at 7:58 p.m. Eastern. The spacecraft had launched two days earlier on a Soyuz-2.1a rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Instead of a crew, it ...

New Chinese commercial spaceport to host first launch next year Original Publication Date: 2023-02-24 15:02 Construction of a launch tower for commercial launches will be completed by the end of the year. The first launch will likely be of a Long March 8 rocket developed by CASC for commercial ...

SpaceX proceeding with Starship orbital launch attempt after static fire Original Publication Date: 2023-02-22 08:57 SpaceX official says rocket's first orbital launch attempt is likely in March. The company's Super Heavy booster and its launch pad are in good shape, he says. Only 31 of the 33 ...

Russia blames Progress leak on ‘external influences’ as new Soyuz preps for launch – Spaceflight Now Original Publication Date: 2023-02-21 00:00 NASA manager says data suggests coolant leak was caused by “external influences” The Progress MS-21 cargo ship undocked from the space station Friday. ...

NASASpaceFlight.com Airbus and ESA invited media for the Moon Media Day. Three Orion European Service Modules are currently being produced at Airbus Space and Defence in Bremen. During the event, NASASpaceflight spoke with two experts from NASA and ESA about the upcoming Artemis missions. ...

NASASpaceFlight.com Scientists have only measured the masses of white dwarfs within binary star systems. With help from the joint NASA/European Space Agency (ESA) Hubble Space Telescope, a team of researchers directly measured the mass of an isolated white dwarf outside of a binary star system. ...

Falcon 9 launch from California adds 51 more satellites to Starlink network – Spaceflight Now Original Publication Date: 2023-02-17 00:00 The Starlink 2-5 mission began with liftoff at 11:12:20 a.m. PST (2:12:20 p.m. EST) A Falcon 9 rocket delivered 51 more Starlink internet satellites into ...

Boeing opens SLS EUS production facility Original Publication Date: 2023-02-16 00:48 Boeing opens facility where it will build new upper stage for Space Launch System. The Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) Gray Box is a portion of the sprawling building. The stage will be used on the Block 1B ...