26 September 2017
Rocket Lab to fly Planet and Spire satellites on second test flight
... Planet and Spire aboard its upcoming second test flight, ‘Still Testing’, from Launch Complex 1 on the Māhia...commercial and government applications. The Electron vehicle for the ‘Still Testing’ flight is expected to be trucked to Rocket Lab’s Launch ...
08 December 2017
Second test launch window for trailblazing Electron rocket
... times as we wait for perfect conditions and make sure everything on the vehicle is performing as it should.” Accordingly, the test launch attempt will only proceed if conditions are ideal. Although the remote location of Launch Complex 1 assures...
27 April 2020
SpaceX's first full-scale Starship passes key test
...SpaceX’s first full-scale Starship prototype to pass a cryogenic proof test at the company’s launch site in Boca Chica, Texas on Sunday... SN2 has been the only prototype to pass cryogenic proof testing, however, it was a stripped down version of the ...
16 December 2020
Russian anti-satellite missile test troubles US Space Command
... staff at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Russia conducted a test of its direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile system on ... "Russia has made space a war-fighting domain by testing space-based and ground-based weapons intended to target and ...
17 January 2020
SpaceX's last critical test before crewed flights begin
... and SpaceX are targeting 8 am EST (13:00 GMT) Saturday, 18 January, for launch of the company’s In-Flight Abort Test. Backup test opportunities with the same four-hour launch window opening at 8:00 am EST, are available on Sunday, 19 January and...
10 February 2020
Two critical software defects plagued Starliner test flight
... during reentry. Following Starliner’s troubled Orbital Flight Test (OFT) mission late last year, a joint...the vehicle also contributed to the problems Starliner faced on the test flight. The investigative review team is still working to determine...
