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SpaceX scrubs Starship launch, runs clock down to 10 secs for wet dress rehearsal![]() Starbase, United States (AFP) April 17, 2023 SpaceX on Monday postponed the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built. Liftoff of the giant rocket was called off just minutes ahead of the scheduled launch time because of a pressurization issue, SpaceX officials said. ... 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 |
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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 |
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AAC Clyde Space SDaaS satellite successfully launched by SpaceXUppsala, Sweden (SPX) Apr 16, 2023 EPICHyper-1, a 6U AAC Clyde Space EPIC VIEW satellite, was successfully launched on the SpaceX Transporter 7 mission on April 15, 2023. The satellite will deliver Earth observation data to Canadian ... more
Intelsat to Extend Life of Satellite with new Mission Extension PodMcLean VA (SPX) Apr 14, 2023 Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), ordered a Mission Extension Pod (MEP) from Northro ... more
Space seeds take root in Inner MongoliaBeijing (XNA) Apr 16, 2023 Eighteen kinds of plants bred in space have entered the ground stage in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. All the experimental plants were sent to Earth by the Chang'e-5, Shenzhou-13 and S ... more
Stuttgart students launch self-built rocket into spaceStuttgart, Germany (SPX) Apr 14, 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 |
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
Calnetix Technologies' high-speed blower system installed on ISSCerritos CA (SPX) Apr 16, 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
UCF will help researchers study metal asteroids for resources, clues to formationOrlando FL (SPX) Apr 14, 2023 AUniversity of Central Florida researcher will be using the newly constructed Two-meter Twin Telescope (TTT) in the Canary Islands, Spain, to study metal-rich M-type asteroids. The work can in ... more
Curiosity gets a major software upgradePasadena CA (JPL) Apr 14, 2023 Years in the making, a major software update that has been installed on NASA's Curiosity rover will enable the Mars robot to drive faster and reduce wear and tear on its wheels. Those are just two o ... more |


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