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  Washington (AFP) May 8, 2023 Space tourism company Virgin Galactic announced Monday that it is resuming flights with a mission this month, its first in nearly two years, and the launch of commercial trips in June. The Unity 25 mission will take place in late May with four company employees on board, said Virgin Galactic, which was founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, who took part in the firm's last spaceflight in July 2021. "Unity 25 is the final assessment of the full spaceflight system and astronaut experience ... read more |
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China's reusable experimental spacecraft successfully landsJiuquan, China (SPX) May 09, 2023 A reusable experimental spacecraft on Monday successfully returned to its scheduled landing site at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, marking an important milestone in the nati ... more 
Phantom Space and Quub sign multiple launch agreementTucson AZ (SPX) May 09, 2023 Phantom Space Corporation, a space applications company providing launch services, satellite design and operations to commercial and government customers, has announced they have signed a launch ser ... more 
New standard will aid in development of spaceport descriptionsWest Conshohocken, PA (SPX) May 09, 2023 ASTM International's commercial spaceflight committee (F47) has approved a new standard that will aid spaceports in developing descriptions of their sites and capabilities, including location and co ... more  
NASA, Rocket Lab launch first pair of storm observing cubesatsGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 08, 2023 Two NASA CubeSats designed to study tropical cyclones, including hurricanes and typhoons, are in orbit after successfully launching at 1 p.m. Monday, NZST (9 p.m. EDT Sunday). The first pair o ... more |
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Rocket Lab successfully launches 2 NASA storm-monitoring satellitesWashington DC (UPI) May 8, 2021 U.S.-based Rocket Lab Electron successfully launched a pair of NASA storm-monitoring satellites from New Zealand on Monday. ... more 
Sidus Space's external flight test returns radiation and structural integrity data for AU ExperimentCape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 07, 2023 Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, pro ... more  
Tianzhou-5 cargo craft separates from China's space stationBeijing, China (SPX) May 07, 2023 The China Manned Space Agency announced on Friday that the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft successfully separated from China's space station at 3:26 p.m. Beijing Time. The spacecraft, which had been sup ... more 
Conservation groups sue US regulator over SpaceX launchesWashington (AFP) May 1, 2023 US conservation groups on Monday announced they are suing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for not doing enough to protect the environment from SpaceX's Starship program. ... more |
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Prep in the pool for Europe's next astronautsCologne, Germany (AFP) May 4, 2023 A new cohort of astronauts at the European Space Agency's training centre in Cologne, Germany, can expect to see time in both the pool and the classroom as they get ready to head into orbit. ... more 
Cosmonauts transfer airlock between ISS modulesWashington DC (UPI) May 4, 2023 Russian Roscosmos cosmonauts, Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin completed a spacewalk Wednesday to transfer an equipment airlock from one module of the International Space Station to another. ... more 
Construction begins at UK's first vertical launch spaceportForres UK (SPX) May 05, 2023 Orbex has announced that construction has begun at Sutherland Spaceport (formerly known as Space Hub Sutherland) in Scotland, making this the first vertical launch spaceport to be built on the UK ma ... more 
Momentus signs contract to carry hosted payload for Hello SpaceSan Jose CA (SPX) May 04, 2023 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has signed an agreement with Hello Space, an internet of things (IoT) through satellite tech company, to carry a hosted payload of a demo deployer carrying four pocketqu ... more |
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Join the webinar on Accessibility in Human SpaceflightParis (ESA) May 03, 2023 What are the next steps for making human spaceflight more inclusive, accessible, and safer? How can designing for space accessibility improve accessibility on Earth? Where does ESA's parastronaut fe ... more 
NASA selects Emily Nelson as Chief Flight DirectorHouston TX (SPX) May 03, 2023 NASA has named Emily Nelson its new chief flight director, leading the group that directs human spaceflight missions from the Mission Control Center at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. ... more 
Final frontier is no longer alienBeijing (XNA) May 02, 2023 Sci-fi depictions of life in space are often inspired by what is happening on our own planet. Since its release in January, the prequel of Chinese sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth (2019) has m ... more  
'No time to waste' on AI law, says EU's VestagerBerlin (AFP) May 8, 2023 The European Union needs to speed up work on artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, Commission vice president Margrethe Vestager said Monday, as policymakers wrestle with the risks from the emergent technology. ... more |
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CesiumAstro to supply 7 comms payloads to Raytheon for SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer.Austin TX (SPX) May 09, 2023 CesiumAstro reports that the company was selected by Raytheon Technologies to provide its Vireo active electronically scanned array (AESA) RF communications payload for integration into seven space ... more  
Russian jet intercepts Polish plane over Black SeaWarsaw (AFP) May 7, 2023 A Russian fighter jet intercepted a Polish plane on patrol for the EU's border agency over the Black Sea, causing the pilots to temporarily lose control of the aircraft, Warsaw said Sunday. ... more  
Ukraine says downed hypersonic missile in 'historic' first timeKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) May 6, 2023 Ukraine said Saturday that it had for the first time downed a Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missile during a wave of Russian attacks in the night between last Wednesday and Thursday. ... more 
Raytheon Technologies to advance US Air Force Common Tactical Edge NetworkCedar Rapids IA (SPX) May 07, 2023 Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) successfully demonstrated the Common Tactical Edge Network developed by the company's Collins Aerospace business and will now be developing an operational architect ... more |
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