21 August 2017
First Slovak satellite launched into space
...of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket, when it hitched a ride along ...companies and other potential partners around the world. “The launch of this satellite is only the beginning,” said Michaela...
04 September 2017
Secret spaceplane set for another launch
... hitch a lift on a Falcon 9 rocket, showing that SpaceX is surpassing its private space company roots to multitask as a military launch provider too - a contract that is no doubt a big deal and a very profitable one for this advancing organisation.
15 January 2018
Earth-i launches first-of-a-kind satellite
... that its first-of-a-kind, pre-production prototype satellite of its upcoming Vivid-i satellite constellation was successfully launched on Friday. The new commercial constellation boosts that it will not only significantly increase the ability...
05 June 2019
A first for China as it demonstrates new sea-launch capabilities
... area to meet the needs of various payloads for different orbits,” said a statement on the administration’s website. The launch is likely to be the first of many, indeed a premise that has already been hinted at by Li Tongyu, Long March 11's project...
25 March 2020
China to launch experimental deep-space spacecraft in April
... station, can carry a cargo of 6,500 kilograms. Tianzhou-1, whose name literally translates as ‘Heavenly Ship’, was first launched on the Long March 7 rocket from Wenchang on 20 April, 2017, however it was not designed for return journey...
22 July 2020
China's first Mars rover set to launch tomorrow
... Chinese officials have not officially publicised the launch date, public notices have been issued warning... published in Nature Astronomy just days ahead of the mission's speculated launch, the rover will likely attempt to land at Utopia Planitia; ...
