04 July 2017
Rocket failure could delay China's Chang'e 5 mission
...of the year. The Long March 5 rocket, which had its maiden launch last November, is China's most powerful booster. It is said ...'s rocket fleet - whose power about equals that of United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy launcher - will have to be put...
12 March 2018
Satellite-servicing space drones set for launch in 2020
... it blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in a couple of years. The Proton Breeze M has launched 416 times since its maiden launch in 1965, when it started out as a two-stage vehicle. “ILS is focused on serving the satellite industry...
03 April 2019
LinkSpace successfully launches reusable rocket prototype
...anonymity is LinkSpace – Chinas answer to SpaceX and it has just launched its own reusable rocket prototype called NewLine Baby. NewLine Baby, ...in its first stage, this 20 metre rocket’s maiden launch is scheduled for 2020. The company also has plans...
18 March 2020
Failure of China's Long March 7A launch could impact major missions
... or nature of the failure, but footage of the launch published on China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform by distant ... family, the recent malfunction could impact on launches already planned including China’s first independent interplanetary mission...
09 February 2022
Gilmour looks to Europe for mission critical launcher system
... to have the first prototype ready, in collaboration with Gilmour Space, for testing and certification prior to Eris' maiden launch later this year. The project aim is to successfully develop and demonstrate equivalence to current land-based systems...
17 January 2025
Investigation launched after SpaceX Spaceship 7 explodes
... goal but we’ll learn a lot from today and try again at our next launch this spring.” Blue Origin’s successful maiden launch is a marker in the commercial space launch business that Jeff Bezos’s space company is capable of challenging the dominance...
