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 ...
20 May 2020
Skyrora completes first UK ground rocket test in 50 years
... testing operations. “This means we performed all actions of a launch but did not release the vehicle. The rocket engine successfully burned, with all vehicle systems showing nominal operation.” Skylark-L is a bi-liquid propellent launch vehicle...
07 May 2021
Fears can ease over uncontrolled Chinese rocket reentry this weekend say trackers
...its movements. Originally injected into an elliptical orbit, the rocket stage is moving on an inclination to the equator ... did math today regarding the #LongMarch. The chance that this rocket will drop near you is REALLY small. We figured that there ...
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...
