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  Washington (AFP) April 15, 2023 SpaceX plans to carry out its first test flight on Monday of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon and eventually beyond. The launch is scheduled to take place at 7:00 am (1200 GMT) from the sprawling Texas base of the private space company owned by billionaire Elon Musk. Fallback times are scheduled later in the week if Monday's attempt is postponed. The US space agency NASA has picked the Starship capsule to ferry its astronauts to the Moon ... read more |
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China rocket launch sends debris into sea near Taiwan: Taipei authoritiesTaipei (AFP) April 16, 2023 China said Sunday it had launched a satellite into orbit, with authorities in Taiwan saying rocket debris had fallen into the sea where Beijing announced a no-sail zone this week. ... more  
Exolaunch deploys 21 satellites on Transporter-7 rideshare missionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 14, 2023 Exolaunch has successfully deployed 21 satellites on SpaceX's Transporter-7 mission. The mission was launched using a SpaceX Falcon 9 on April 14 at 11:48pm PT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Ca ... more 
SFL announces launch of nine satellites supporting four microspace missionsToronto, Canada (SPX) Apr 16, 2023 Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has announced the launch and successful deployment of nine satellites at 06:48 am UTC on 15 April 2023 (11:48 pm PDT, 14 April 2023). Launched from Vandenberg Space For ... more 
Kenya launches first operational satellite into orbitNairobi (AFP) April 15, 2023 Kenya's first operational satellite was launched into orbit on Saturday by a SpaceX rocket that took off from California, USA, according to images from the US space company. ... more |
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DEWA launches DEWA SAT-2 to better manage UAE utilitiesDubai UAE (SPX) Apr 16, 2023 Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has successfully launched its second nanosatellite DEWA SAT-2 aboard the Falcon 9 rocket of SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA. T ... more 
TrustPoint launches first commercially-funded, purpose-built PNT microsatLeesburg VA (SPX) Apr 16, 2023 TrustPoint, an aerospace startup providing next-generation GNSS products and services, has reported the launch of its first satellite. The satellite, named "It's About Time", will allow TrustPoint t ... more 
ispace Mission 1 completing key milestones after launchTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 16, 2023 ispace reports that its HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander has completed all planned orbital control maneuvers, completing Success 8 of the Mission 1 Milestones. The Mission 1 Lander performed th ... more 
AAC Clyde Space SDaaS satellite successfully launched by SpaceXUppsala, Sweden (SPX) Apr 16, 2023 EPICHyper-1, a 6U AAC Clyde Space EPIC VIEW satellite, was successfully launched on the SpaceX Transporter 7 mission on April 15, 2023. The satellite will deliver Earth observation data to Canadian ... more |
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SpaceX Cargo Dragon undocks from ISS, heads back to EarthWashington DC (UPI) Apr 15, 2023 The cargo-carrying SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully undocked from the International Space Station Saturday morning and is now traveling back to Earth. ... more  
Space seeds take root in Inner MongoliaBeijing (XNA) Apr 16, 2023 Eighteen kinds of plants bred in space have entered the ground stage in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. All the experimental plants were sent to Earth by the Chang'e-5, Shenzhou-13 and S ... more 
Stuttgart students launch self-built rocket into spaceStuttgart, Germany (SPX) Apr 14, 2023 The Hybrid Engine Development (HyEnD) student team at the University of Stuttgart spent around three years developing, manufacturing, and testing its hybrid rocket. In mid-April, the rocket will be ... more 
Elon Musk forms X.AI artificial intelligence companySan Francisco (AFP) April 15, 2023 Elon Musk has formed an X.AI artificial intelligence corporation based in the US state of Nevada, according to business documents that surfaced on Friday. ... more |
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