Tag: Launchers
Today marks a momentous occasion for the European Space Agency (ESA) as the Ariane 6, the latest and most advanced member of the Ariane rocket family, is set to embark on its inaugural flight. This launch from the Guiana...
ESA Council adopted a resolution on European launch services and on the continuity of European access to space, that sets the way for the ESA-developed Vega launcher to be commercialised by its prime contractor, Avio.
The Vega launchers joined the...
Astrobotic announced the unveiling of its Lunar Surface Proving Ground (LSPG) at its facility in Mojave, CA. The approximately 100mx100m high-fidelity 3D test field mimics the topography and optical properties of the Moon’s surface.
The LSPG’s terrain is modeled after...
The first launch of Ariane 6 is targeted for 9 July 2024 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher announced at the ILA Berlin Air Show today.
Josef Aschbacher was joined by the Ariane 6 Task...
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (“Virgin Galactic” or the “Company”) today announced that it has opened a new system integration facility in Southern California for the Company’s Delta Class spaceships.
This ground-based test facility, which houses a testing platform...
The teams at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, have carried out all the mechanical connections in order to join the launcher’s central core – comprising the main stage and the upper stage – to its two Equipped Solid...
From 20 to 22 March 2024, ESA’s Future Space Transportation preparation programme (Future Launchers Preparatory Programme – FLPP) hosted the ESA Space Transportation Pitch Week: a series of virtual events exploring new technological concepts for space transportation.
In line with...
The Artemis I mission management team met this afternoon to review the status of the operations and have given a “go” for a Sept. 3 launch attempt of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft. Since the previous launch attempt...
The 10 Space Launch System (SLS) rocket motor segments that will help launch the Artemis III crew on their mission to land on the Moon are complete. Teams finished manufacturing the segments for the mission on May 18, 2022.
Each of the twin...
May 12, 2022 – The first full-scale prototype of the Prime orbital space rocket developed by Orbex with the support of Deimos has been publicly shown on its dedicated launch pad in Scotland for the first time.
Prime is a...
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