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  Washington DC (UPI) Apr 21, 2023 The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded SpaceX's Starship hours after a test launch from Texas ended with the destruction of the spacecraft and its booster. While the spacecraft cleared the launch pad, the Super Heavy booster carrying it failed to separate from the second stage and subsequently exploded. The rocket lifted off at 9:33 a.m. EDT and reached the altitude where stage separation was meant to take place. While the booster stage was supposed to separate to guide itsel ... read more |
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Russia releases first feature film shot in spaceMoscow (AFP) April 20, 2023 The first feature film shot in space premiered in Russian cinemas on Thursday, as Moscow delighted in beating a rival Hollywood project amid a confrontation with the West over Ukraine. ... more 
Rockets soar during NASA student launch competitionWashington DC (SPX) Apr 21, 2023 More than 40 high-powered, amateur rockets successfully launched April 15, in North Alabama, each carrying a scientific payload nearly one-mile-high above ground level, as part of a NASA student com ... more 
Next-Gen suit for NASA's work for space station missions debutsParis (ESA) Apr 21, 2023 A next-generation spacesuit - in effect an astronaut's personal spaceship - will advance NASA's spacewalking capabilities in low Earth orbit and at the International Space Station. Collins Aer ... more  
Scientists reviewed the research and development of Tianzhou cargo spacecraftBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 Cargo spacecraft is robotic spacecraft designed to support space station operation by transporting food, propellant and other supplies. Tianzhou cargo spacecraft (The abbreviation is TZ) is a Chines ... more |
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42-satellite constellation will provide resilient, secure comms for US troops globallyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) recently completed a critical design review for its Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL), part of Space Development Agency's (SDA) low-earth orbit network design ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne to provide propulsion for three additional Orion spacecraftRedmond WA (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 Aerojet Rocketdyne recently received a $67 million contract award from Lockheed Martin to provide propulsion systems for the Orion spacecraft that are planned to launch on Artemis missions VI-V3. Th ... more 
Technicians apply foam to Artemis IIIHuntsville AL (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 Technicians at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, apply the first round of spray foam as part of the thermal protection system to the launch vehicle stage adapter (LVSA) of ... more 
Rocket Lab to take big step towards Electron reusability with pre-flown engineLong Beach CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) is taking the next major step in evolving the Electron launch vehicle into a reusable rocket by launching a pre-flown Rutherford engine. The 3D printed engine, pr ... more |
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Phantom Space selects Arnhem Space Centre for new dedicated launch siteColorado Springs CO (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 Phantom Space Corporation (Phantom), a space applications company providing small-class launch services to commercial and government clients has announced the selection of Arnhem Space Centre (ASC) ... more 
NASA shares first Moon to Mars Architecture Concept review resultsWashington DC (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 As NASA builds a blueprint for human exploration throughout the solar system for the benefit of humanity, the agency released Tuesday the outcomes from its first Architecture Concept Review, a robus ... more 
Russian cosmonauts take spacewalk outside of ISSWashington DC (UPI) Apr 18, 2023 Two Russian cosmonauts are conducting a more than six-hour spacewalk Tuesday night outside the International Space Station in their third attempt to move a radiator and an experiment module. ... more 
Mission Ax-2 set to launch stem cells to spaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 19, 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 |
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Stuttgart students launch self-built rocket into spaceStuttgart, Germany (SPX) Apr 19, 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 
Calnetix Technologies' high-speed blower system installed on ISSCerritos CA (SPX) Apr 19, 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  
Iran army gets 200 new 'strategic' drones: state mediaTehran (AFP) April 20, 2023 Iran's defence ministry has delivered the army with more than 200 new drones equipped with missile capabilities and electronic warfare systems, state media reported on Thursday. ... more 
Starship, world's biggest rocket, explodes during first test flightBoca Chica And Medford Colonia, United States (AFP) April 20, 2023 Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, exploded during its first flight on Thursday, but Elon Musk congratulated his SpaceX team on an "exciting" test of the next-generation spacecraft designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond. ... more |
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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 
LIDS: A sure shot against dronesTucson AZ (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 The KuRFS radar and Coyote effector deliver essential detect and defeat capabilities in the defense against unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, also known as drones. That's why these proven Ray ... more 
Hughes introduces Smart Network Edge Software for critical DoD communicationsGermantown MD (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 Hughes Network Systems has announced availability of Hughes Smart Network Edge software for defense network operations. Leveraging the company's experience managing widely distributed, multi-transpo ... more  
AMRAAM variant, AIM-120D-3, completes critical milestoneTucson AZ (SPX) Apr 20, 2023 The U.S. Air Force has completed the Functional Configuration Audit, or FCA, of the latest variant of Raytheon Technologies' (NYSE: RTX) Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. The AMRAAM AIM-120D ... more |
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