NRO Launch Four Classified Reconnaissance Payloads Aboard Minotaur IV
Four classified reconnaissance payloads were successfully launched into orbit aboard a Minotaur IV on behalf of the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
The Minotaur IV...
The Successful Failure of the Little Joe II BP-22 Mission
NASA’s Little Joe II booster was designed and built by General Dynamics as a testbed for Apollo program hardware from 1963 to 1966. The...
Israel Launch Homegrown Spy Satellite Aboard a Shavit 2 Rocket
Israel Aerospace Industries successfully launched the eleventh Ofek reconnaissance satellite early yesterday for the country’s Ministry of Defense.
The Ofek 16 satellite was launched aboard...
Rocket Lab Lose Seven Satellites After Failure Late into Launch
An anomaly that occurred late into the launch of a Rocket Lab Electron vehicle resulted in the loss of all seven satellites aboard the...
Crewed Boeing Starliner Flight Unlikely to be Launched in 2020
NASA has confirmed that while a second uncrewed flight of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft is expected to be launched in 2020, it is unlikely...
Relativity Space Surprises Securing Six-Launch Iridium Deal
Small launch vehicle startup Relativity Space has secured a six-launch deal with telecommunications giant Iridium. The company is best known for developing the “world’s...
China Captures Spectacular Footage of Final BeiDou-3 Launch
China launched the final satellite of the country's BeiDou-3 constellation early this morning. The constellation will be used to offer GPS-equivalent services to mainland...
Interstellar Technologies MOMO5 Mission Suffers Midflight Anomaly
Japanese launch provider Interstellar Technologies suffered its fourth defeat in three years with the failure of its MOMO5 mission. The company was forced to...
SpaceX Launch 61 Satellites Aboard Flight-Proven Falcon 9
SpaceX has successfully launched 61 satellites aboard a flight-proven Falcon 9. The mission carried the ninth batch of Starlink satellites in addition to three...
Rocket Lab Don’t Stop Me Now Launch Highlights
Rocket Lab successfully launched the Don’t Stop Me Now mission from the company’s launch facility in Mahia New Zealand earlier today. The mission was...
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SpaceX Launch 10th Starlink Mission with Spaceflight Inc Hitchhikers
In the early hours of this morning, SpaceX launched the company’s tenth Starlink mission carrying 57 satellites. The mission also carried a Spaceflight Industries...
Electron to Return to Flight More Capable Than Ever
Four weeks after suffering an anomaly that resulted in the failure of the mission, the Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle has been cleared to...
Russia to Attempt Record-Setting Sprint to the Space Station
Russia is planning to attempt to break the record for the fastest crewed transfer from the launchpad to the International Space Station (ISS). The...
Virgin Galactic Surprises with Plans to Develop Mach 3 Aircraft
Virgin Galactic has announced plans to develop a new Mach-3 capable passenger aircraft. The aircraft will be capable of carrying 9 to 19 people...
NASA SpaceX Demo-2 Mission Concludes with Safe Return of Astronauts
Two NASA astronauts that rode the maiden crewed Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) and back have safely returned to Earth. The...