03 February 2020
“Breakthrough” 3D-printed rocket engine tests completed in Fife
... named ‘Ecosene’; a high grade fuel made from waste plastics which aims to minimise the environmental impact of rocket launches. Skyrora have developed award-winning technology to convert waste plastics that otherwise would be disposed of in landfill...
06 July 2020
Rocket Lab's 13th mission fails to reach orbit
... successful lift-off, first stage burn, and stage separation, Rocket Lab's 13th Electron mission 'Pics Or It Didn't Happen' experienced... July, 2020. The nanosat was launched on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket yesterday evening (4th July) from New Zealand, but...
07 May 2018
Smallest rocket by Jaxa sets a Guiness World record
... Japan quietly entered the Guiness Book of Records by successfully launching its S5-520-5 vehicle; the smallest orbital rocket to reach space measuring just 9.54 metres in height and weighing 2, 600 kilograms. The S5-520-5 is an enhanced S5-520 two...
06 May 2019
Japan's first private rocket launches successfully
...internet maverick, Interstellar Technology Inc. said the unmanned rocket reached orbit after taking off from the company's .... We’ll work to achieve stable launches and mass-produce (rockets) in quick cycles,” company founder Takafumi Horie told The ...
03 September 2021
Anomaly causes rocket to explode on maiden flight
... underperforming.” In its official statement, Firefly Aerospace said the rocket lifted off at 18:59 local time after the countdown went ... several seconds after the launch crew announces the rocket finally does reach supersonic speed. A possible wobble...
14 January 2022
Eco fuel to power Orbex rocket
... avoids the massive carbon emissions profiles of old-fashioned fossil fuelled launches still being deployed by many rocket companies today." Alastair Lovell, Head of Sustainable Fuels at Calor, added: "Calor is delighted to partner with Orbex in such...
