05 June 2019
A first for China as it demonstrates new sea-launch capabilities
...said state media. The mission is the first global seaborne space launch to have taken place in the last five years – the... 11. This will be a move away from normal Chinese space launch sites which are typically located inland for defence purposes. The...
07 June 2021
Bezos to join auction winner on first crewed New Shepard flight
... Alliance, a Lockheed Martin and Boeing joint venture, following the US Space Force’s decision to no longer work with the company on phase 2 of its National Security Space Launch project. The company are however in the lead when it comes to ferrying...
22 November 2021
NASA's asteroid impact mission due to launch Wednesday
... stacks on top of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and a day before launch, the rocket will roll out of the hangar and onto the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E). “I’m both amazed and grateful that DART has...
24 August 2022
Moon mission's human-rated European Service Module is giant leap for ESA
... Service Module (ESM) - which will provide vital propulsion and life supports systems - as “modest” compared to NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion crew vehicle. “Nevertheless, this will be the first time NASA has...
10 January 2024
NASA announces delays to astronaut lunar missions
...Artemis II and III, NASA is reviewing the schedule for launching the first integrated elements of Gateway, previously planned for ... exploration of the Red Planet. NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, exploration ground systems, and Orion ...
23 July 2020
China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission launches successfully
... failed shortly afterwards. NASA is hoping for success again, when next week the agency launches its Perseverance rover from the Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Along with Perseverance and Tianwen...
