China Launches First Mission From Taiyuan for 2020
China has launched the first orbital mission from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center for 2020. Also known as Base 25, the Taiyuan launch facility...
SpaceX Complete Static Fire Ahead of Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test
SpaceX has completed a static fire test of the Falcon 9 booster that will be utilized for the Crew Dragon in-flight abort test. The...
China Launch Experimental Communications Satellite
China has successfully launched its first orbital mission of 2020 aboard a Long March 3B. The rocket carried an experimental communications satellite that was...
SpaceX Becomes the Largest Satellite Operator in the World
SpaceX has successfully launched the first orbital mission of 2020 deploying 60 Starlink satellites into a low Earth orbit. The Starlink constellation now includes...
SpaceX Complete Static Fire Test Ahead of First Launch of 2020
SpaceX has completed a static fire test of a Falcon 9 set to carry 60 Starlink satellites to orbit tomorrow.
The successful completition of the...
Rocket Rundown: A Review of Spaceflight in 2019
Over the 12 months of 2019, a total of 102 orbital missions were launched from facilities around the world. Although that figure represents a...
China Launch Critical Long March 5 Test Flight
China has successfully launched a critical test flight of the Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket. The launch is the first for the country’s most...
Starliner Touches Down Safely After Challenging Maiden Flight
The maiden flight of the Starliner spacecraft has touched down safely following an off-nominal orbital insertion that cut its mission short.
Boeing’s Starliner Orbital...
Maiden Starliner Mission Suffers Anomaly Dashing Hopes for ISS Rendezvous
The maiden flight of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft suffered an off-nominal insertion after it’s boosters failed to ignite. Although the anomaly was later rectified...
Maiden Starliner Flight Launches Aboard Atlas V
The historic maiden flight of the Starliner spacecraft has been launched aboard an Atlas V from Cape Canaveral. The spacecraft is expected to rendezvous...
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Firefly Aerospace Alpha Test Ends in Fire Prompting an Evacuation
Late yesterday, a small fire broke out at the Firefly Aerospace facility in Austin Texas resulting in homes and businesses within two kilometers of...
Lego Reveal 864-Piece International Space Station Set
Lego has announced the long-awaited International Space Station set. The 864-piece set is expected to go on sale on February 1, 2020, for €69,99.
The...
Capella Space Unveils Next-Generation Earth Observation Satellite Design
Editors note: This article was previously titled, "Capella Space Unveils Next-Generation Spy Satellite Design". Although Capella Space has won contacts to supply imaging to...
SpaceX Clear Crucial Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test
SpaceX successfully performed an in-flight abort test of the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft late yesterday. The test is the final hurdle before the spacecraft...
Arianespace Launch New Low-Cost Geostationary Communication Satellite
Arianespace has launched its first orbital mission of 2020 deploying a pair of communications satellites into a geostationary orbit. The launch is the first...