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SpaceX reschedules Starship test flight for Thursday![]() Starbase, United States (AFP) April 17, 2023 SpaceX has rescheduled for Thursday the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond, after a technical glitch forced a halt to the countdown. A planned liftoff Monday of the gigantic rocket was called off less than 10 minutes ahead of the scheduled launch because of a pressurization issue in the first-stage booster, SpaceX said. The private space company continued with the countdown in what it called a "wet dress re ... read more |
Orbit Fab closes Series A funding for $28.5 MillionLafayette CO (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 Orbit Fab, the leading provider of on-orbit refueling services, has completed a successful Series A round of $28.5 million in funding during an up-round that will allow the company to accelerate fue ... more
Shenzhou XV mission crew members set China recordBeijing (XNA) Apr 18, 2023 The Shenzhou XV mission crew members carried out their fourth spacewalk on Saturday, topping previous crews, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency said in a news release on Su ... more
Spacewalks become 'routine' after 12th missionBeijing (XNA) Apr 18, 2023 Shenzhou XV mission members conducted their fourth spacewalk on Saturday, surpassing previous crews, according to China Manned Space Agency. In a news release on Sunday afternoon, the agency s ... more
China's space station achieves 100 pct regeneration of oxygen resourcesBeijing (XNA) Apr 16, 2023 China's space station, with the Shenzhou-15 crew now in orbit, can produce 100 percent of its oxygen supply through its onboard regeneration system, according to a space technology conference in Har ... more |
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China, France join hands in spaceBeijing (XNA) Apr 16, 2023 There are solid reasons that China and France should join hands in space exploration and development, industry observers said. Pang Zhihao, a space analyst in China, said on Wednesday that bot ... more
Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO)Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 Each year, thousands of wildfires release large amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and burn roughly 1.5 million acres of forests and grasslands throughout the country, acco ... more
Southern Launch to partner with Koonibba aboriginal community to develop spaceportAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 Southern Launch and the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation will begin work on permanent world-class space facilities after the Federal Government awarded almost $4.5 million in funding to the ... more
Rocket that will carry Tianzhou ship to space arrives at launch centerBeijing (XNA) Apr 18, 2023 The Long March 7 carrier rocket tasked with lifting the Tianzhou 6 cargo spaceship has recently been transported to the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, according to China Manned Spa ... 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
Mission Ax-2 set to launch stem cells to spaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2023 Cedars-Sinai investigators, in collaboration with Axiom Space of Houston, are sending stem cells to space in early May to explore whether microgravity can make it easier and more efficient to produc ... 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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Calnetix Technologies' high-speed blower system installed on ISSCerritos CA (SPX) Apr 16, 2023 Calnetix Technologies has announced that their Four Bed Carbon Dioxide Scrubber (FBCO2) high-speed blower system was successfully installed by NASA on the International Space Station (ISS). The magn ... more
Blue Canyon Technologies to provide microsatellites for INCUS Mission to JPLLafayette CO (SPX) Apr 14, 2023 Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) subsidiary, will design and manufacture three microsatellites to support NASA ... 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
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 |
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
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
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
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 |


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