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February 27, 2023
SPACE TRAVEL
SpaceX crew launch to ISS postponed



Cape Canaveral (AFP) Feb 27, 2023
A rocket launch to the International Space Station was postponed minutes before take-off on Monday, with officials citing a problem with ground systems. The SpaceX Dragon Crew-6 mission was scheduled to depart the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:45 am (0645 GMT), carrying two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and the second Emirati to voyage to space. But just two minutes before lift-off, the launch was called off, or "scrubbed". "Today's #Crew6 launch has been scrubbed due to an iss ... read more

SPACE TRAVEL
Russia's uncrewed Soyuz rescue spacecraft docks with ISS
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 25, 2023
A Russian spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on Saturday to replace one that leaked coolant after it was struck by a meteoroid last year, stranding two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut in space. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket is flying for the first time in May
Space Coast FL (SPX) Feb 26, 2023
Vulcan Centaur was supposed to blast off in the first quarter of this year. During a press conference on February 23, United Launch Alliance (ULA) President and CEO Tory Bruno stated, "We are now ta ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Starliner crew performs cabin operations, checks out tools
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Feb 27, 2023
NASA astronauts assigned to the Starliner's upcoming Crew Flight Test (CFT) completed the first part of a two-part Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) this week. CEIT is a critical milestone for NA ... more
ROBO SPACE
OffWorld Europe makes its debut in Luxembourg developing space mining robots
Pasadena CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2023
OffWorld, a pioneer in AI-powered industrial Swarm Robotic Mining systems on Earth, has expanded to take on space with the establishment of OffWorld Europe. Kyle Acierno, former CEO of ispace U.S. a ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
Crew-6 ready for launch and a program of scientific studies on ISS
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 27, 2023
NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station as soon as February 27 from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and War ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Advanced comms satellite launched from Sichuan
Beijing (XNA) Feb 24, 2023
China successfully launched its sixth rocket of 2023, a Long March 3B carrier rocket, on Thursday evening from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province. The rocket carried the ChinaSat 26 communications satellite into geostationary orbit ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Tennessee company gets multibillion-dollar NASA contract for Kennedy Space Center operations
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 27, 2023
NASA announced Thursday that it will award a new $3.2 billion contract to Jacobs Technologies to manage launch infrastructure and maintain ground systems at Kennedy Space Center. The Consolida ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Russia launches crew-less Soyuz to ISS as replacement
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 23, 2021
Russia launched an unmanned Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station on Thursday to replace one that leaked coolant after it was struck by a meteoroid last year, stranding two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut in space. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Galactic Energy to launch rockets from the sea
Beijing, China (SPX) Feb 24, 2023
Galactic Energy, a private space company based in Beijing, plans to make its first sea-based launch this summer, which could be the first by a private Chinese firm if successful. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Farming on the Moon
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 23, 2023
Sooner or later, settlers on the Moon will have to become farmers. A new ESA Discovery project led by Norway's Solsys Mining is looking into the treatment of lunar soil to create fertiliser for grow ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
World's first 3D-printed rocket Terran 1 is ready for its maiden flight
Space Coast FL (SPX) Feb 23, 2023
Relativity Space announced on Twitter that their expendable Terran 1 rocket has secured a launch license and is targeting liftoff on March 8 from Space Launch Complex 16 (SLC-16), Cape Canaveral Spa ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA, SpaceX delay Sunday Crew-6 flight until Monday
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 22, 2023
NASA and SpaceX announced that its manned Crew-6 flight scheduled to liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday has been delayed 24 hours so engineers can work their way through what has been described as "minor issues." ... more

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