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Sounding Rocket to See What Keeps Intergalactic Space Sizzling
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 30, 2020 NASA's next sounding rocket will measure light from some of the hottest stars, in hopes of finding out what's cooking the space between galaxies. The Dual-channel Extreme Ultraviolet Continuum Experiment, or DEUCE, is scheduled to launch from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico early on Nov. 2. This is DEUCE's second flight, during which it will observe the second of two stars on its target list. Once above Earth's atmosphere, it will measure that star's extreme ultraviolet light to see if ... read more |
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Rockets need intelligence booster, say engineersBeijing (XNA) Oct 29, 2020 Chinese space engineers have begun to test technologies that they hope will help to make their carrier rockets smarter. Cheng Xing, a designer at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology ... more 
Rocket Lab launches 15th Mission - deploys sats Planet and CanonMahia, New Zealand (SPX) Oct 30, 2020 Rocket Lab, a space systems company and the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has successfully launched its 15th Electron mission and deployed Earth-imaging satellites for Planet an ... more 
Rocket Lab demos new Kick Stage for in-space maneuversLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 This past week Rocket Lab demonstrated an advanced capability of its Kick Stage acting as a space tug during the company's 15th launch, the 'In Focus' mission that launched satellites for Planet and ... more 
ESA lays out roadmap to Ariane 6 and Vega-C flightsParis (ESA) Oct 30, 2020 Vega-C and Ariane 6 are being developed by ESA to assure Europe's independent access to space. The maiden flight for Vega-C is planned to take place in June 2021, that for Ariane 6 for the second qu ... more |
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The Propulsion We're Supplying, It's ElectrifyingCleveland OH (SPX) Oct 23, 2020 Since the beginning of the space program, people have been captivated by big, powerful rockets-like NASA's Saturn V rocket that sent Apollo to the lunar surface, or the Space Launch System that will ... more 
ABL Space Systems performs integrated stage test of the RS1 launch vehicleEl Segundo CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2020 ABL Space Systems has completed integrated stage testing of the RS1 small satellite launch vehicle. Testing was performed on the RS1 second stage with the in-house designed E2 liquid rocket engine a ... more 
Mobile launcher arrives at Launch Pad 39B for tests, preps for Artemis IKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Oct 21, 2020 NASA's mobile launcher that will carry the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft for Artemis I is on the road again. The Exploration Ground Systems and Jacobs teams rolled the mobile launch ... more 
Soyuz launches from Kourou delayed again due to Covid-19Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 20, 2020 Launches of Russian Soyuz carrier rockets from the Kourou Space Center, put off amid the coronavirus pandemic, are being delayed again, a space industry source told Sputnik. Last month, a spok ... more 
With New Shepard launch, space researchers become space customersGainesville FL (SPX) Oct 20, 2020 The University of Florida is helping to launch a new era in space research with a plant experiment aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket that blasted off from the company's West Texas site Tuesday ... more |
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Spaceport America and C6 Launch Systems sign agreement
Spaceport America NM (SPX) Oct 20, 2020 Spaceport America signed an agreement with Canadian Corporation C6 Launch Systems to provide services, resources, and access to the vertical launch sites facilities for testing operations and activities. C6 Launch Systems plans to begin work at Spaceport America in January 2021. Over a six-week period, the Canadian rocket company will install a new vertical test stand and conduct system integration tests including several engine firings at Spaceport America. These tests will validate the avionics, ... read more 
Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies delivers advanced Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Design to NASASeattle WA (SPX) Oct 20, 2020 Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies (USNC-Tech) has delivered a design concept to NASA as part of a study on nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) flight demonstration. NTP technology provides unprecedented ... more |
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Draper signs agreement to provide software for Stratolaunch's hypersonic vehicleCambridge MA (SPX) Oct 16, 2020 Precision guidance and navigation is critical to success and safety in spaceflight. Today, as Stratolaunch builds its next generation vehicle for hypersonic flight test, it will be guided by flight ... more 
Lockheed Martin Adds Three Industry Partners To OpFires TeamOrlando FL (SPX) Oct 16, 2020 As Lockheed Martin continues the work with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance the unique hypersonic technologies of its Operational Fires (OpFires) program, the company ... more 
Isar Aerospace prepares the launch of its rockets from space centre CSGMunich, Germany (SPX) Oct 16, 2020 Isar Aerospace has signed an agreement with the French Space Agency CNES (Centre national d'etudes spatiales) to prepare the launch of its orbital launch vehicles from the Centre Spatial Guyanais (C ... more 
All engines for Ariane 6 complete qualification testsParis (ESA) Oct 16, 2020 All three engines developed to power Europe's future Ariane 6 rocket have completed extensive tests - the P120C solid rocket motor for the boosters, the Vulcain 2.1 engine for the core stage and the ... more 
DoD establishes hypersonics center at Naval Surface Warfare CenterWashington DC (UPI) Oct 15, 2020 The Pentagon established a Joint Hypersonics Transition Office Systems Engineering Field Activity at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Ind., on Thursday. ... more |
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