|
|
SpaceX will try to launch most powerful rocket ever Monday![]() Washington (AFP) April 15, 2023 SpaceX plans to carry out its first test flight on Monday of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon and eventually beyond. The launch is scheduled to take place at 7:00 am (1200 GMT) from the sprawling Texas base of the private space company owned by billionaire Elon Musk. Fallback times are scheduled later in the week if Monday's attempt is postponed. The US space agency NASA has picked the Starship capsule to ferry its astronauts to the Moon ... read more |
Juice sends first 'selfies' from spaceParis (ESA) Apr 16, 2023 ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) has taken its first monitoring camera images showing part of the spacecraft with Earth as a stunning backdrop. The mission launched on an Ariane 5 from ... more
Taiwan seeks satellite solutions after undersea cables cutMatsu, Taiwan (AFP) April 13, 2023 Taiwanese hostel worker Wang Chuang-jen's business took a hammering when undersea telecoms lines serving tiny Matsu archipelago were cut in February. ... more
Lucy snaps its first views of Trojan Asteroid targetsSan Antonio TX (SPX) Apr 14, 2023 Some of the asteroids NASA's Lucy mission will visit are still more than 330 million miles (530 million kilometers) away from the spacecraft, which is more than three times the average distance betw ... more
China rocket launch sends debris into sea near Taiwan: Taipei authoritiesTaipei (AFP) April 16, 2023 China said Sunday it had launched a satellite into orbit, with authorities in Taiwan saying rocket debris had fallen into the sea where Beijing announced a no-sail zone this week. ... more |
|
| Previous Issues | Apr 14 | Apr 13 | Apr 12 | Apr 11 | Apr 10 |
|
Exolaunch deploys 21 satellites on Transporter-7 rideshare missionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 14, 2023 Exolaunch has successfully deployed 21 satellites on SpaceX's Transporter-7 mission. The mission was launched using a SpaceX Falcon 9 on April 14 at 11:48pm PT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Ca ... 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
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
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 |
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
Momentus launches Vigoride-6 OSV on SpaceX Transporter-7 MissionSan Jose CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2023 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has launched its third Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) to low-Earth orbit aboard the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission on April 14. Momentus established contact with i ... 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
HawkEye 360's latest Cluster 7 satellites successfully launchedHerndon VA (SPX) Apr 14, 2023 HawkEye 360 Inc has reported that its Cluster 7 next-generation satellites have deployed in orbit after launching aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California durin ... more |


|
|
| Buy Advertising | About Us | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2020 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |