AstroFargo is in a race against time to take control of its demo spacecraft after a series of setbacks. By Passant Rabie AstroForge’s spacecraft undergoing a hot fire test before launch. Screenshot: AstroForge Since launching its first test mission to
[12 Dec 2023] A 14-inch spacecraft delivers new details about ‘hot Jupiters’
by University of Colorado at Boulder The CUTE instrument development from concept (instrument schematic, top) to telescope characterization (CUTE flight telescope in the test facilities at the University of Colorado, middle), to predelivery in-band spectral resolution test data (bottom). Credit:
[12 Dec 2023] Rocket Lab returns to flight with satellite launch
Liftoff is scheduled for 11 p.m. ET tonight (Dec. 12). Rocket Lab aims to bounce back tonight (Dec. 12) from a launch failure. The company’s Electron rocket is scheduled to lift off from New Zealand during a two-hour window that
[10 Dec 2023] ZhuQue-2 launches on third flight
LandSpace has launched its third ZhuQue-2 rocket on Friday, Dec. 8, at 23:40 UTC. The launch, just like the first two, took place from Launch Site 96 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China. Earlier this year, ZhuQue-2 performed
[10 Dec 2023] ULA chief says Vulcan rocket will slip to 2024 after ground system issues
The Colorado-based launch company will end 2023 with just three launches. ULA’s Vulcan rocket rolls to the launch pad for testing. United Launch Alliance will not see the debut of its next-generation Vulcan rocket in 2023, as previously planned. The
[08 Dec 2023] NASA revises contract strategy for ISS deorbit vehicle
The International Space Station as seen from a Crew Dragon spacecraft in 2021. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — NASA will give companies greater choice in the type of contract to use for producing a deorbit vehicle for the International Space Station.
[06 Dec 2023] SpaceX may aim to conduct a propellant-transfer demonstration on Starship’s third flight
By Mike Wall published about 5 hours ago SpaceX may aim to conduct a propellant-transfer demonstration on Starship’s third flight. SpaceX’s giant Starship vehicle launches on its second-ever test flight on Nov. 18, 2023. (Image credit: Future/Josh Dinner) The
[06 Dec 2023] SpaceX Yearly Launch Rate at Vandenberg SFB Could Soar to 100 by 2025
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket sets at Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. by Janene Scully | Noozhawk North County Editor December 4, 2023 | 6:23 pm With the Delta IV rocket headed to retirement, SpaceX
[30 Nov 2023] Satellite imagery reveals explosion at China’s Jiuquan spaceport
ESA Sentinel-2 satellite imagery from Nov. 26, 2023, showing the aftermath of an apparent explosion at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. Credit: Sentinel Hub EO Browser/CC BY 4.0 HELSINKI — A Chinese launch vehicle maker appears to
[21 Nov 2023] NASA’s Psyche spacecraft just fired a laser 10 million miles away in deep space
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft just fired a laser 10 million miles away in deep space By Rahul Rao published about 11 hours ago Fast communications could speed up science on the asteroid mission. Artist’s impression of the Psyche spacecraft. (Image credit: