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KISS Beta flight

KISS Beta flight

ERPS members fly the KISS Beta test vehicle at Fresno Tripoli HPR meet.

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FAR Trip

FAR Trip

Members of ERPS check out the static engine test facilities at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry site in Mojave.

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ERPS at SpaceX

ERPS at SpaceX

About a dozen ERPS members got a tour of SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne, CA.

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Prepping for static test

Prepping for static test

E.R.P.S. members from the K.I.S.S. vehicle team prep the static stand at F.A.R. for an engine firing.

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[26 Jun 2024] ULA will launch its second Vulcan rocket without a real payload

United Launch Alliance’s first Vulcan rocket on the launch pad before liftoff in January. The second flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket will take off in September with a dummy payload in place of Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane,

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[26 Jun 2024] NASA and SpaceX Will Destroy the International Space Station After 2030

Starship docked with ISS NASA has selected SpaceX to develop and deliver the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle that will provide the capability to deorbit the International space station and ensure avoidance of risk to populated areas. The single-award contract has a

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[26 Jun 2024] China space probe returns with rare Moon rocks

Moment China’s lunar probe lands back on Earth China’s lunar probe has returned to Earth with the first ever samples from the Moon’s unexplored far side. The Chang’e-6 landed in the Inner Mongolia desert on Tuesday, after a nearly two-month

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[25 Jun 2024] Astrobotic Unveils Terrestrial Moonscape for Payload Testing

This one-of-a-kind test field provides a globally unique environment for lunar payload flights aboard Astrobotic’s Xodiac. MOJAVE, CA – June 25, 2024 – Astrobotic announced the unveiling of its Lunar Surface Proving Ground (LSPG) at its facility in Mojave, CA.

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[20 Jun 2024] Rocket Lab successfully launches its 50th Electron rocket – “No Time Toulous”

Rocket Lab’s 50th Electron rocket stands ready to launch five satellites on behalf of France-based internet of things company, Kinéis. Image: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab successfully reached a milestone that few commercial rockets achieved and at a pace that outperformed

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[15 Jun 2024] Private space-junk probe to conduct up-close inspection of spent rocket stage

Spacecraft closes in ahead of planned fly-around of spent rocket stage A space-junk removal satellite launched for Japanese company Astroscale has completed rendezvous maneuvers with its target and is commencing a proximity operations phase in which it will approach the

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[13 Jun 2024] Indian Startup 3D Prints Rocket Engine in Just 72 Hours

The Agnikul team stands in front of the company’s launch vehicle at the Satish Dhawan Space Center ahead of its first successful launch. AGNIKUL Agnikul’s successful launch is a step toward “on-demand” rocket launches. A rocket featuring the world’s first

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[06 Jun 2024] Ariane 6 inaugural launch targeted for 9 July

The first launch of Ariane 6 is targeted for 9 July 2024 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher announced at the ILA Berlin Air Show today. Announcing the Ariane 6 target launch date at ILA

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[06 Jun 2024] Boeing’s Starliner arrives at International Space Station

Boeing’s Starliner capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking on June 6, 2024. (Image credit: NASA TV) Starliner reached the International Space Station (ISS) today (June 6), making contact with the orbiting lab at 1:34 p.m. EDT (1734 GMT)

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[06 Jun 2024] SpaceX Starship launches nail-biting Flight 4 test of the world’s most powerful rocket

It was quite a sight…and quite a fiery success for SpaceX. The fourth test flight of the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built is in the books, and what a dramatic and nail-biting trip for SpaceX it was. SpaceX

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