20 February 2017
SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully on its way to the ISS
...reportedly spent tens of millions of dollars to make the infamous Launch Complex 39A suitable for use with its Falcon rocket, as ...into space and as the US has been without manned launch capabilities since 2011 when the Space Shuttle program ended, ...
17 May 2017
SLS/Orion mission delayed until 2019
...-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV), NASA have postponed its first launch of its EM-1 mission until 2019 at the earliest. The... are behind schedule to meet the initially intended November 2018 EM-1 launch date. Despite the hefty price-tag of the mission, the...
04 July 2017
Rocket failure could delay China's Chang'e 5 mission
...the year. The Long March 5 rocket, which had its maiden launch last November, is China's most powerful booster. It is said ...China's rocket fleet - whose power about equals that of United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy launcher - will have to be put ...
23 October 2017
Space race ramps up between Blue Origin and SpaceX
...further $40.8 million to the company under its Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. The Air Force had already agreed an ...an upper stage on the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles. The Raptor prototype is powered by densified liquid methane...
21 June 2019
Artemis-1 flight faces delays suggests new report
...Mars by 2033 rejected the idea that the space agency could launch a mission to the Red Planet by the planned date, citing inherent... up to 19-month delay for the three programs—the Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle, the Orion spacecraft, and supporting ground...
18 September 2019
Researchers calculate feasibility of sending a probe to C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)
... to send a CubeSat-class spacecraft with a mass of 3 kilograms on a path to check out the interstellar tourist. The anticipated launch date of such an endeavour would be 2030. 2030 doesn’t seem such an unrealistic target, but it relies on SLS being...
