The International Space Station took some evasive action on Tuesday (Nov. 19). A Russian Progress cargo ship that’s docked to the ISS fired its thrusters for 5.5 minutes on Tuesday afternoon beginning at 3:09 p.m. EST (2009 GMT). The goal was to make sure the orbiting complex dodged a potentially dangerous piece of space junk. …
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The biggest and most powerful rocket ever built now has a half-dozen launches under its belt. SpaceX‘s 400-foot-tall (122 meters) Starship megarocket lifted off for the sixth time ever (Nov. 19), rising off the orbital launch mount at the company’s Starbase site in South Texas at 5:00 p.m. EST (2200 GMT; 4:00 p.m. local Texas …
SpaceX Starship Launches Banana To Space, Skips Giant Rocket Catch On 6th Test Flight. Read More »
ABL Space Systems is dropping plans to compete in the launch market and is switching its focus to missile programs for U.S. national defense. ABL, founded in 2017, had attempted to reach orbit with its RS1 rocket, but suffered setbacks when the first attempt saw the rocket fall back to the launch pad and explode …
Rocket Startup ABL Space Systems Ends Orbital Launch Plans, Pivots To Missile Defense. Read More »
SpaceX launched its first-ever mission for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) (Nov. 18). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying ISRO’s GSAT-N2 communications satellite lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:31 p.m. EST (1831 GMT). It was the third launch in less than 24 hours for Elon Musk‘s company. The Falcon 9’s first …
SpaceX launches Heavy Satellite In 1st Mission For India’s Space Agency. Read More »
India plans to build a moon-orbiting space station by 2040 as part of its ambitious roadmap to establish a long-term presence beyond Earth orbit. The outpost will support crewed missions to the surface of the moon and serve as a hub for scientific research, according to local media reports. If all goes according to plan, …
India Plans To Build A Moon-Orbiting Space Station By 2040. Read More »
SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California early Monday morning (Nov. 18). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink spacecraft, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 12:53 a.m. EST (0553 GMT; 9:53 p.m. local California time on Nov. 17). The Falcon 9’s first stage …
SpaceX Launches 20 Starlink Satellites From California. Read More »
SpaceX launched a satellite for the Australian telecom company Optus on Sunday evening (Nov. 17) from Florida’s Space Coast. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Optus-X satellite lifted off from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Sunday at 5:28 p.m. EST (2128 GMT) — right around sunset. The Falcon 9’s first stage returned …
SpaceX Launches Telecom Satellite From Florida In Gorgeous Sunset Liftoff. Read More »
Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, is one step closer to launching operations in Tanzania. The company’s local entity, Starlink Satellite Tanzania Limited, has submitted applications for the necessary licenses to the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). The November 15, 2024, public notice confirms that Starlink has applied for national network facilities and application services licenses. …
Starlink Applies for Licenses to Operate in Tanzania. Read More »
The University of Southern California’s student rocketeers have done it again. The USC Rocket Propulsion Lab (USCRPL) — which in 2019 became the first student organization ever to launch a rocket to space — sent its Aftershock II vehicle 470,400 feet (89.09 miles, or 143.38 kilometers) above Earth last month. That smashed the amateur altitude …
USC Students Set World Record With High-Flying Rocket Launch. Read More »
China sent fresh fuel and supplies to its space station today. A Long March 7 rocket topped with the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft launched from its pad at Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan island on Friday (Nov. 15) around 10:13 a.m. EST (1513 GMT; 11:13 p.m. Beijing time). Tianzhou 8 will dock with the …
China Launches Tianzhou 8 Cargo Mission To Tiangong Space Station. Read More »
