07 July 2016
Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft launched successfully from Baikonur
... Soyuz-FG rocket carrying the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft launched today at 4:36 a.m. GMT from Baikonur Cosmodrome...-orbit rendezvous sequence, docking at the ISS about six hours after launch. This time, however, the crew will follow the traditional 34-hour...
02 September 2021
Long awaited SLS launch looks likely to slip to mid-2022
...rocket seem to further erode the likelihood of the agency’s launching its Artemis 1 mission this year. Following an initial ... in late December. However, Ars Technica’s sources indicated the launch likely won’t happen until mid-2022. NASA will need at ...
18 January 2022
First of 40 planned launches for China
...about the purpose of the mission. Liftoff occurred at 1035 Beijing time on Monday (17 January) from the Taiyuan launch base in Shanxi province of northern China, according to an announcement 20 minutes after liftoff by the China Aerospace Science and...
06 June 2024
NASA troubleshoots helium leaks after Starliner launch
...at worse – well let’s not go there. Starliner’s launch from KSC Wednesday (5 June 2024) morning local time was...about 12:15 pm EDT (1615 UTC) today, some 24 hours after launch. NASA awarded Boeing a $4.2 billion contract to complete development of the ...
April 2018
Transforming the launch market for small spacecraft
...’s schedule and orbit requirements, often resulting in sacrifices on both mission parameters, the reward being a relatively cheap launch price. As the small satellite industry grows, there may be more customers willing to pay a premium over rideshare...
23 September 2016
ESA launch CleanSat initiative to clean up space debris
... adding hundreds if not thousands more satellites to the seemingly already saturated skies, the European Space Agency is launching a Clean Space initiative, tasked with safeguarding terrestrial and space environments from a surge in orbital debris...
