Rocket Lab sees payoff from CAPSTONE launch
Wednesday, 29 June 2022 01:48
The successful launch of a NASA lunar cubesat mission was the culmination of two and a half years of work at Rocket Lab that, the company’s chief executive says, could enable “ridiculously low cost” planetary missions.
Space Force acquisition chief to meet with ULA and Blue Origin, expects Vulcan to launch in December
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 22:21
Frank Calvelli said he wants to make sure Blue Origin and ULA understand 'the importance of hitting their milestones' for the BE-4 and Vulcan
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Virgin Orbit ready for first night launch
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 22:02
Virgin Orbit says it’s ready for a nighttime launch for the U.S. Space Force as it attempts to get into a more frequent rhythm of building and launching vehicles.
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Ovzon needs to piggyback another Ariane 5 ride for late 2022 launch
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 17:15
Arianespace is looking to move Ovzon’s first satellite to another Ariane 5 after Eutelsat switched to a dedicated mission to launch sooner.
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Chinese commercial launch firm Expace raises $237 million
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 14:38
Chinese launch service provider Expace has secured $237 million in B round funding, following last week's return to flight of its Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket.
Op-ed | NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate is More Important Now Than Ever
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 14:16
Congress should fully fund NASA’s $25.97 billion FY23 budget request, including the full requested amount for STMD, as it drafts and advances the FY23 appropriations bills.
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Launch goes green with Spaceport hydrogen plan
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 13:00
ESA, the French space agency CNES and a group of industrial and academic partners have set in motion an ambitious plan to slash CO2 emissions associated with orbital launches, by establishing infrastructure to underpin a hydrogen economy supporting Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Rocket Lab launches CAPSTONE microsat on NASA lunar mission
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 12:39
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully launched CAPSTONE, a microwave-oven-sized satellite designed to test a new orbit around the Moon for NASA. CAPSTONE was launched at 09:55 UTC, June 28 on an Electron rocket from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The mission was Rocket Lab's 27th Electron launch.
Designed and built by Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, a Terra NASA launches mini satellite in bid to return to the Moon
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 12:39
NASA blasted a nanosatellite barely bigger than a microwave oven into outer space Tuesday, part of a landmark mission to return humans to the Moon.
A rocket carrying the tiny CAPSTONE module successfully launched from New Zealand's eastern Mahia Peninsula to a deafening blast and a wash of fiery propulsion.
"We have liftoff!" NASA said in a statement shortly after the 09:55 GMT launch, d Electrifying Space
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 12:00
For six decades, Spectrolab has been building the long-lasting solar cells that power satellites and spaceships. Next up: compact, ultra-powerful new solar arrays for the ISS.
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Spectrolab electrifies space through advanced solar cell technology
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 12:00For six decades, Spectrolab has been building the long-lasting solar cells that power satellites and spaceships. Next up: compact, ultra-powerful new solar arrays for the ISS.
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Cygnus departs ISS after reboost test
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 10:40
A Cygnus cargo spacecraft departed the International Space Station June 28, three days after it demonstrated its ability to raise the station’s orbit.
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Electron launches CAPSTONE lunar cubesat
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 10:32
An Electron rocket successfully launched a NASA-funded cubesat mission June 28 that will test the stability of the orbit around the moon the agency plans to use for future Artemis lunar missions.
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CAPSTONE Uses Gravity on Unusual, Efficient Route to the Moon
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 09:54
A microwave oven-sized CubeSat dubbed CAPSTONE will blaze an untested, unusual yet efficient deep space route to the Moon that NASA is greatly interested in and future spacecraft may want to imitate.
The destination for CAPSTONE - short for the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment - is a unique lunar orbit intended for?NASA's?Gateway, a mul Virgin Orbit on target for next launch window to open June 29
Tuesday, 28 June 2022 09:54
Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB)'s launch system is in place at the Mojave Air and Space Port. The dress rehearsals are complete, and the company remains on track for its upcoming Straight Up launch, with a launch window opening on June 29 at 10 pm PDT.
The launch will support the United States Space Force's STP-S28A mission and carry payloads for the Department of Defense (DOD) Space Test Prog