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March 08, 2023
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab announces launch window for second Electron Mission from Virginia



Wallops Island VA (SPX) Mar 08, 2023
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) has scheduled its next Electron launch from Virginia during a launch window that opens March 11, 2023 Eastern. The "Stronger Together" mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) on Wallops Island, Virginia for American space tech company Capella Space, a leading provider of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery. The mission will be Rocket Lab's second launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
Japan's new H3 rocket fails during maiden flight
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 08, 2023
The second attempt to launch Japan's next-generation H3 rocket failed on Tuesday as its second-stage engine did not ignite, forcing officials to command that it self-destruct. Liftoff of the A ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
How does the immune system react to altered gravity?
Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Mar 08, 2023
Space travel has always tested the human body by the effects of the new conditions of altered gravity on biological systems. It has long been known that continuous exposure to microgravity condition ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Virgin Galactic to renew Spaceplane Flights
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
Virgin Galactic has announced that it has completed upgrades to its VSS Unity spaceplane and is set to resume passenger flight programs later this year, according to a company statement released on Tuesday. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
DLR goes all in with new technology at the Startup Factory
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2023
In 2023, the German Aerospace Centerwill provide significant research support for the development and rapid application of sustainable technologies. The aim is to make the best possible use of innov ... more
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DRAGON SPACE
China conducts ignition test in Mengtian space lab module
Beijing (XNA) Mar 06, 2023
China has successfully performed the first in-orbit ignition test in the Mengtian space lab module's combustion cabinet, according to the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX CRS-27 delivers truck load of research projects to ISS
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 07, 2023
NASA's 27th SpaceX commercial resupply services (CRS) mission is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in March. The scientific exp ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Japan's new H3 rocket fails again, forced to self-destruct
Tokyo (AFP) March 7, 2023
Japan's second attempt to launch its next-generation H3 rocket failed after liftoff on Tuesday, with the spacecraft forced to self-destruct after the command centre concluded the mission could not succeed. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China plans robotic spacecraft to collect samples from asteroid
Beijing (XNA) Mar 06, 2023
The Chinese government has approved a plan to send a robotic spacecraft to collect samples from an asteroid, according to the China National Space Administration's Lunar Exploration and Space Progra ... more
AEROSPACE
Sikorsky long-range hybrid-electric VTOL Demonstrator To Inform Future Military And Commercial Missions
Atlanta GA (SPX) Mar 08, 2023
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is producing a Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator (HEX), a fully-autonomous hybrid-electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype. With a maximum gross weigh ... more
UAV NEWS
Rafael's Drone Dome to be tested by FAA for Use at US Airport
Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 08, 2023
Rafael Systems Global Sustainment, LLC (RSGS), a subsidiary of RAFAEL, has been awarded an Other Transaction Agreement by the Federal Aviation Administration to test the capabilities of RAFAEL's DRO ... more
ROBO SPACE
Robot armies duke it out in Battlecode's epic on-screen battles
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 06, 2023
In a packed room in MIT's Stata Center, hundreds of digital robots collide across a giant screen projected at the front of the room. A crowd of students in the audience gasps and cheers as the battl ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
North Korea warns US against intercepting missiles during tests
Seoul (AFP) March 7, 2023
North Korea warned Tuesday that it would be a "clear declaration of war" if its missiles were shot down during their test launches over the Pacific Ocean. ... more

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