As clock ticks on Amazon’s constellation, buying Starship launches not out of the question Original Publication Date: 2022-10-27 18:27 Amazon’s Project Kuiper needs half of its internet constellation to be operating by 2026. Most of the rockets that are under contract to launch these satellites ...

Falcon 9 leading candidate to launch European science mission Original Publication Date: 2022-10-18 07:55 Euclid was to launch on a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana in 2023. Plans changed after Russia invaded in Ukraine in February, leading to a series of sanctions. Russia halting Soyuz launches ...

Artemis 1, ispace lander set November launch dates Original Publication Date: 2022-10-13 10:11 NASA's Artemis 1 mission and a Japanese lander are set to launch to the moon in November. The launch of the Artemis 1 mission is scheduled for Nov. 14 from the Kennedy Space Center. Japanese company ...

DART collides with asteroid in planetary defense test Original Publication Date: 2022-09-26 23:59 NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft hit Dimorphos. The asteroid is about 160 meters across orbiting the larger asteroid Didymos. DART launched last November as NASA’s first ...

As DoD grows more reliant on space industry, it needs to define the relationship Original Publication Date: 2022-09-22 21:24 The conflict in Ukraine has shed light on the value of commercial satellites for national security. There are still open questions on how the military will work with ...

New launch vehicles inch towards the pad Original Publication Date: 2022-09-15 08:24 Executives of several launch providers say they are entering home stretch of development of next-generation vehicles. United Launch Alliance still preparing for a first launch of its Vulcan Centaur before the ...

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, ...

Next Artemis 1 launch attempt set for Sept. 3 Original Publication Date: 2022-08-31 02:08 NASA reschedules next attempt to launch Artemis 1 mission for Sept. 3. A faulty temperature sensor may be at the root of the problem that scrubbed the first launch attempt. One reason for the additional ...

NASA continues to study issues that caused Artemis 1 launch scrub Original Publication Date: 2022-08-29 21:08 NASA officials say they are keeping open the possibility of attempting another launch. The Artemis 1 mission could launch as soon as Sept. 2. The initial launch attempt Aug. 29 was ...

SLS ready for long-delayed first launch Original Publication Date: 2022-08-28 21:42 Space Launch System, carrying the Orion spacecraft, is scheduled to launch Aug. 29. Launch preparations are on track for liftoff at the beginning of a two-hour launch window. Forecasts project an 80% chance of ...