All articles by Zach Rosenberg – Page 19
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NewsSpace Launch System core stage reaches preliminary review
The core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS), among the most crucial components, has entered preliminary design review (PDR), an important checkpoint...
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NewsInternational cooperation crucial to exploring outer space, say agency heads
International cooperation is crucial to missions beyond Earth orbit, affirmed a panel of space agency leaders on 22 May. Despite political and budgetary...
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NewsSpaceX launches Dragon successfully
SpaceX has successfully launched the first private mission with the International Space Station, lifting off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida at...
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NewsSpaceX aborts commercial mission to International Space Station
SpaceX has delayed the Falcon 9 launch from Kennedy Space Center (KSC)in Florida, meant to send the first commercial spacecraft to dock with the International...
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NewsThree rockets launch six satellites
Three rockets launched on the same day from three separate facilities have successfully put six satellites into orbit. The first, a Soyuz U launched...
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NewsAriane launches two communications satellites
An Arianespace Ariane 5 has successfully launched two satellites into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) on 15 May from its Kourou, French Guiana launch...
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NewsUSAF orders two rockets for 2014 launch
The US Air Force (USAF) has ordered two more evolved expendable launch vehicles (EELV) from United Launch Alliance to launch GPS and military communications...
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NewsSoyuz carries crew to International Space Station
Three astronauts have been successfully launched into orbit aboard a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The astronauts, one American and two Russians,...
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NewsSpaceShipTwo to resume flight tests as early as June
Virgin Galactic expects to resume flight tests of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle as early as June from manufacturer Scaled Composites' facility in Mojave,...
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NewsSpaceX and Bigelow to jointly market private space station flights
SpaceX will team up with Bigelow Aerospace to jointly market rides to Bigelow's orbiting private modules, using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule. Bigelow,...
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NewsEnergomash developing ammonia-fueled engine
Russian rocket-builder Energomash is developing a liquid rocket engine fueled by a mixture of acetylene and ammonia, called atsetam, which the company says...
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NewsATK announces capsule for Liberty launch vehicle
ATK has announced the development of a unique capsule for the Liberty launch vehicle (LV) as part of its bid for NASA's commercial crew integrated capability...
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NewsSpaceX completes Dragon layout concept trials
SpaceX has finished the seventh major funding milestone under NASA's second commercial crew development programme (CCDev II), the crew accommodation concept...
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NewsDelta second stage chosen as SLS interim
Boeing's Delta cryogenic second stage (DCSS) has been selected as the interim upper stage for the first two flights of the Space Launch System (SLS), according...
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NewsSpaceX aims to fly reusable testbed before 2013
Grasshopper, a testbed for reusable technologies, is expected to make a first flight before the end of 2012.
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NewsSpaceflight Inc unveils the Sherpa in-space tug
Spaceflight Inc. has unveiled its Sherpa in-space tug vehicle to inject hosted payloads into different orbits. Two versions of Sherpa will be built....
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NewsSpaceX aims for 19 May launch
SpaceX has confirmed a 19 May launch date and 22 May backup from Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida, after cancelling 7 May and 10 May launch dates over...
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NewsHawaii lawmakers approve funds for spaceport application
Hawaii is one step closer to having a spaceport after the state legislature approved funding for the relevant applications to the US Federal Aviation Administration...
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NewsAfter 24h delay, a successful military satellite launch
United Launch Alliance has successfully launched the second advanced extremely high frequency (AEHF-2) satellite for the US military on 4 May from Kennedy...
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NewsMilitary satellite launch scrubbed over rocket problems
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has postponed for at least 24h the launch of a Lockheed Martin Atlas V carrying a large US Navy communications satellite from...