20 June 2023
Orbex teams with Arianespace
... world. A study by the University of Exeter showed that a single launch of the Orbex Prime rocket will produce up to 96 per cent lower carbon emissions than comparable space launch systems using fossil fuels. Martin Coates, Orbex CEO, said...
24 February 2021
Orbex commissions industrial 3D printer for rocket engines
... has commissioned AMCM in Germany to build the largest industrial 3D printer in Europe, giving the innovative UK-based space launch business the capability to rapidly print complex rocket engines in-house. The custom-made, large volume 3D printer...
22 December 2015
Falcon 9 Launches Successfully
... in orbit, while the first stage successfully landed back near the launch site at Cape Canaveral. The upgraded Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:29 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Deployment of the...
07 February 2020
ESA's Solar Orbiter mission set to launch on 10 February
...’s mission control is counting down the hours to the launch of their Solar Orbiter mission. Scheduled for launch Monday 10 February 04:03 GMT (05:03 CET) on top of an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station...
02 September 2021
Long awaited SLS launch looks likely to slip to mid-2022
...the testing of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket seem to further erode the likelihood of the agency’s launching its Artemis 1 mission... December. However, Ars Technica’s sources indicated the launch likely won’t happen until mid-2022. NASA will...
03 September 2021
Anomaly causes rocket to explode on maiden flight
... Alpha rocket an “anomaly” this week when the rocket exploded shortly after its launch from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California (September). According to an official statement from Firefly, “Alpha experienced an anomaly...
