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5 days, 18 hours ago

Japanese space startup aborts rocket launch minutes after liftoff

A Japanese space startup, Space One, aborted its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit on Wednesday, minutes after liftoff. Space One aims to become Japan’s first private company to put a satellite into orbit, seeking to invigorate the country's lagging space industry with an affordable, small-rocket space transport business. 2 rocket was carrying five small satellites, …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Europe's Vega-C rocket launches satellite into orbit after delays

Raw Story

Europe's new Vega-C rocket launched Thursday from French Guiana and put a satellite into orbit in its first takeoff since a failed flight two years ago. After two days of delays, the rocket -- crucial to Europe's autonomy in reaching space -- took off without problems, carrying the Sentinel-1C satellite for the European Union's Copernicus Earth observation programme. AFP The …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Long March 3B rocket blasts off for 100th time

China Daily

A Long March 3B carrier rocket blasts off at 1:56 pm from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province to place an experimental satellite in space, Dec 3, 2024. China launched a Long March 3B carrier rocket on Tuesday afternoon from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province to place an experimental satellite in space, according to China …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

New rocket marks debut mission of launch center

China Daily

A Long March 12 carrier rocket blasts off at 10:25 pm on Saturday from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, sending two experimental satellites into their planned orbits. LUO YUNFEI/CHINA NEWS SERVICE China's carrier rocket fleet has expanded further, as the newest type in the Long March family, the Long March 12, made its debut flight on Saturday night from …

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches ISRO's communication satellite GSAT-N2 into space

Hindustan Times

GSAT-N2 launch: Elon Musk-owned Space X successfully launched the Indian Space Research Organisation 's communication satellite GSAT-N2 from Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the GSAT-20 satellite aboard launches from Launch Complex 40 at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on November 18, 2024. Radhakrishnan Durairaj, chairman and managing director of …

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1 month, 1 week ago

China's commercial space industry thrives as enterprises unveil blueprints

China Daily

ZHUHAI, Guangdong -- China's commercial space sector is experiencing rapid growth, as several prominent enterprises in the field have recently unveiled ambitious blueprints for future research and development endeavors. The Central Economic Work Conference in December 2023 listed the commercial space industry as a strategic emerging industry, and the term was also included in the 2024 government work report delivered …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

SpaceX's Starship Rocket: A Game Changer for Space Exploration

China Daily

Elon Musk's reusable rockets represent a significant step forward for space exploration and a technological milestone that has captured attention across the space industry and the wider international community. The fully reusable rocket landing in the mechanical arms of the tower, affectionately known as 'chopsticks', succeeded on its first attempt and is critical for making transport to the moon and …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Millions Join Live Stream to Buy Tickets to First Chinese Rocket Trip to Space

CNN

Millions of people tuned in to a livestream on Chinese shopping platform Taobao to purchase two tickets for passage on the first Chinese rocket ship to take tourists to space. The tickets, priced at 1,000,000 yuan (around $140,000), sold out immediately, with the identities of the ticket buyers not disclosed.

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landing

Associated Press

SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded the company’s Falcon 9 rockets and ordered an investigation following the predawn accident off the Florida coast. The FAA said it must approve SpaceX’s accident findings and corrective action before the company can resume Falcon 9 launches. Besides the …

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5 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX rocket accident leaves company’s Starlink satellites in wrong orbit

Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet satellites in an orbit so low that they’re doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up. The company said flight controllers managed to make contact with half of the satellites and attempted to boost them to a higher …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Did you see it? SpaceX rocket creates huge vapour trail over California as it launches more Starlink satellites into orbit - bringing the total to over 6,000

Daily Mail

This launch brought the total number of Starlink satellites in orbit to 6,673 The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket produced an enormous contrail as it launched If you were watching the skies over California last night you may have witnessed an incredible sight. Musk's company completed two launches of its reusable Falcon Heavy rockets in just one day, bringing the total …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan billionaire Maezawa cancels moon trip due to uncertainty over SpaceX rocket development

Associated Press

TOKYO — Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Saturday canceled his planned flight around the moon on a SpaceX vehicle because of uncertainty about when it may be possible. Maezawa was aiming the moon trip for 2023, a target seen by most space observers as overly optimistic given the progress of SpaceX’s Spaceship mega-rocket project. “Without clear schedule certainty in the …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

North Korean satellite explodes in-flight minutes after liftoff

Daily Mail

North Korea's latest satellite launch ended in dramatic failure with footage purporting to show the rocket exploding in flight just minutes after launch. The launch, pegged by analysts as a significant step in the nuclear-armed country's race for space nonetheless, was the latest attempt since North Korea placed its first spy satellite in orbit in November. North Korean progress in …

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8 months, 1 week ago

SpaceX rocket launch sends advanced satellite into low orbit, brings booster back to Earth

LA Times

In San Clemente, people stop to admire the contrail from a SpaceX rocket on April 1. Early risers on California’s Central Coast and parts south were treated to a rocket launch Thursday morning, followed by a sonic boom. SpaceX launched a weather satellite into low Earth orbit from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County at 7:25 a.m. …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Gloating Elon Musk vows to colonize Mars after SpaceX successfully launches first US moon lander mission since 1972 but warns 'only if civilization lasts long enough'

Daily Mail

Tesla founder Elon Musk has once again vowed to 'colonize Mars' in the wake of the first U.S. lunar touchdown in more than a half century and the first by a privately owned spacecraft. The company's Nova-C lander, dubbed Odysseus, lifted off shortly after 1 a.m. EST atop a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket flown by Musk' SpaceX from NASA's Kennedy …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran launches 3 satellites into space amid ballistic missile concerns

Hindustan Times

Iran on Sunday claimed it has successfully launched three satellites into space. The state-run IRNA news agency said the launch involved the successful use of Iran's Simorgh rocket. This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, claims to show Simorgh, or "Phoenix," satellite carrier before being launched at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural …

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11 months ago

As regional tensions escalate, Iran launches satellite as part of Western-criticized program

Firstpost

Iran announced on Saturday that it had successfully launched a satellite into its highest orbit to date, part of a program that the West fears will enhance Tehran’s ballistic missile arsenal. The launch was part of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ space programme alongside Iran’s civilian space program, the report said. The United States has previously said Iran’s satellite launches defy a …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

ISRO to study black holes; launch of X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite today

Live Mint

The Indian Space Research Organisation is set to welcome the new year with the launch of its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite that would offer insights into celestial objects like black holes, onboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket today i.e. PSLV rocket The 44.4-meter-tall PSLV rocket would first deploy the primary satellite into a 650 km Low Earth Orbit around …

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1 year ago

How nuclear fusion rockets are about to launch a space revolution

The Independent

Sandwiched between a print shop and an auto parts store on an industrial estate in Bletchley, a group of engineers are constructing a rocket engine that will run hotter than the Sun. After more than a decade of development the core technology still remains untested, but UK startup Puslar Fusion claims to be on the cusp of creating the world’s …

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1 year ago

Year-Ender 2023: A Look at the Top 11 Space Moments of 2023

Live Mint

From private space attempts to countries notching new triumphs, 2023 saw a host of moments to remember from the space sector this year. October 4 — NASA’s first asteroid sample lands on Earth After seven years of long wait, the US space agency NASA's first asteroid sample landed on Earth, in the desert in the western state of Utah after …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Centre focusing on encouraging start-up companies in space research sector: Dr K Sivan

New Indian Express

THOOTHUKUDI: The union government has focused on encouraging start-up companies in the space research sector to absorb advanced technologies with a view to manufacturing indigenous rockets, said former ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan after inaugurating the golden jubilee year function of APC Mahalakshmi College for Women here on Friday. Addressing a press conference at the VOC College campus, Sivan said …

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1 year, 3 months ago

After Chandrayaan-3’s success, Japan’s space agency set to send rocket to Moon

Live Mint

Japan's space agency JAXA plans to send the H2-A rocket to the moon on Sunday morning, following the recent success of Chandrayaan-3 and the failure of Russia's Luna-25. According to a Bloomberg report, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's H2-A rocket is the agency's most reliable rocket, with only one failure in 42 launches since 2001. JAXA's costly failures: JAXA's problems …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Russian rocket debris lights up Melbourne's night sky | WATCH

Hindustan Times

People in Melbourne were treated to a breathtaking light show late Monday night, sparking speculations about meteors and space debris. Now, the Australian Space Agency has cleared the confusion, revealing that the luminous event was likely caused by parts of a Russian Soyuz-2 rocket re-entering Earth's atmosphere. In a statement released on Tuesday, the agency stated, "We have determined the …

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1 year, 6 months ago

ISRO, Norway and the ‘Svalbard mission’ of 1997

The Hindu

On November 20, 1997, a Rohini RH-300 Mk-II sounding rocket rose to the skies from Svalbard, Norway, operationalising a new rocket launching range there. The resolve to deepen space sector ties between India and Norway following Norwegian Ambassador Hans Jacob Frydenlund’s visit to the ISRO headquarters last week offers an occasion to recall this challenging mission which took place 26 …

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Japanese space startup aborts rocket launch minutes after liftoff

Europe's Vega-C rocket launches satellite into orbit after delays

Long March 3B rocket blasts off for 100th time

New rocket marks debut mission of launch center

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches ISRO's communication satellite GSAT-N2 into space

China's commercial space industry thrives as enterprises unveil blueprints

SpaceX's Starship Rocket: A Game Changer for Space Exploration

Millions Join Live Stream to Buy Tickets to First Chinese Rocket Trip to Space

FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landing

SpaceX rocket accident leaves company’s Starlink satellites in wrong orbit

Did you see it? SpaceX rocket creates huge vapour trail over California as it launches more Starlink satellites into orbit - bringing the total to over 6,000

Japan billionaire Maezawa cancels moon trip due to uncertainty over SpaceX rocket development

North Korean satellite explodes in-flight minutes after liftoff

SpaceX rocket launch sends advanced satellite into low orbit, brings booster back to Earth

Gloating Elon Musk vows to colonize Mars after SpaceX successfully launches first US moon lander mission since 1972 but warns 'only if civilization lasts long enough'

Iran launches 3 satellites into space amid ballistic missile concerns

As regional tensions escalate, Iran launches satellite as part of Western-criticized program

ISRO to study black holes; launch of X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite today

How nuclear fusion rockets are about to launch a space revolution

Year-Ender 2023: A Look at the Top 11 Space Moments of 2023

Centre focusing on encouraging start-up companies in space research sector: Dr K Sivan

After Chandrayaan-3’s success, Japan’s space agency set to send rocket to Moon

Russian rocket debris lights up Melbourne's night sky | WATCH

ISRO, Norway and the ‘Svalbard mission’ of 1997