HELSINKI – China’s top space contractor has conducted a successful static fire test of a first rocket stage designed to take astronauts to the moon. A Long March 10 first-stage test article was fired in Beijing’s Fengtai district on Friday, June 14. The stage started normally, worked steadily and concluded on time, the China Academy … Read more
A rocket launch during rush hour? Around the time hundreds of drivers head home from work or out to dinner, a SpaceX launch window opens. There is a rocket launch scheduled for this week in Florida – maybe two – and the Space Coast should get a great view of the launch, weather permitting and … Read more
China has successfully tested a new engine system designed for its future moon missions, marking a major milestone in its ambitious space program. This ground test, conducted on June 14, 2024, is a crucial step toward the country’s goal of establishing a research base on the moon by 2030. The new engine system, consisting of … Read more
Enlarge / The fairing for the first test flight of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket has been placed around the small group of satellites that will carry it into orbit. Welcome to edition 6.48 of the Rocket Report! Fresh off last week’s dramatic test flight of SpaceX’s Starship, teams in Texas are wasting no time preparing … Read more
A rocket launch during rush hour? Around the time hundreds of drivers head home from work or out to dinner, a SpaceX launch window opens. A rocket launch is on the horizon in Florida this week – and the Fun Coast should get a great view of the launch. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying … Read more
NASA is about to unveil a major milestone in its ambitious Artemis program with the rollout of the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. This event, scheduled for mid-July, will take place at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, where the towering 210-foot core stage is mounted. After deployment, the core … Read more
The SpaceX Starship will launch on June 6 for its fourth test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. Boca Chica, United States: SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket made its first-ever landing during a test flight on Thursday, a major milestone for the prototype system that could one day send humans to Mars. Bits of fiery … Read more
SpaceX’s launch of its giant Starship rocket on Thursday accomplished a series of ambitious goals that Elon Musk, the company’s CEO, had set out before the test flight, its fourth. While the flight wasn’t a perfect success, it offered a sign that Musk’s vision to build the most powerful rocket ever and make it reusable … Read more
Anyone up for dinner and a rocket launch? A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket may take off Tuesday evening, carrying Starlink internet satellites. Weather permitting, the rocket launch will be visible in the skies over the Treasure Coast and Space Coast on the night of Tuesday, June 4. Below is a calendar for upcoming rocket launches … Read more
American news By Associated Press Published June 2, 2024, 10:55 am ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Last-minute computer problems thwarted Saturday’s launch attempt for Boeing’s first astronaut flight, the latest in a series of delays over the years. Two NASA astronauts were strapped into the company’s Starliner capsule when the countdown was automatically stopped at … Read more