23 May 2016
Soyuz’ latest mission for Europe ready for launch tomorrow
... agent on the Commission’s behalf. Preparations for the launch have been completed at Arianespace’s new Spaceport processing facility... will become the 13th and 14th operational Galileo craft launched since 2011. Built by prime contractor OHB System in...
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...
25 October 2016
Microsatellite launched by Shenzhou-11 mission
...of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has reported the launch of a microsatellite from the Tiangong-2 space lab. The... Jing Haipeng (left) and Chen Dong (right) prior to launch. Credit: AFP According to an interview with Yang Liwei, China...
19 June 2017
"The most efficient rocket engine in the world" to be launched by ARCA
... is supposed to be the most efficient rocket engine in the world, will materialize,” the company said. With the launch, ARCA will measure engine thrust variation with increasing altitude using a vast array of sensors placed on board...
14 August 2017
Falcon 9 to launch super-computer and army satellite
...will attempt to land on solid ground about 10 minutes after launch. The Dragon will carry 2,900 kilograms of supplies, including ...growing vegetables in space. The Falcon 9 will also launch the U.S. Army's Kestrel Eye electro-optical microsatellite. ...
26 January 2018
NASA launches GOLD to study Earth-space boundary
Although it had a bumpy start to its assignment, yesterday with the help of a European Ariane 5 rocket, NASA launched a satellite that is hosting its Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, or GOLD mission. GOLD is set to ...
