Business Insiderflipped into Top StoriesSpaceX made 6 major changes to its spaceship and rocket to be ready to launch its first full crew of NASA astronautsverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Morgan McFall-JohnsenUpdate: SpaceX successfully rocketed the four Crew-1 astronauts into orbit. SpaceX is ready to send its first full astronaut crew into space for NASA, on a launch system newly certified for human spaceflight. The Falcon 9 rocket is upright on the launchpad, a Crew Dragon spaceship secured firmly to …
Robert Sflipped into Space ExplorationSpaceX launches the first south-bound rocket from Florida in decadesverified_publisherThe Verge - Loren GrushThis evening, SpaceX launched another rocket from Florida, but this vehicle took a very different kind of path than most flights from the East Coast. Rather than head eastward after launch as most Florida missions do, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket headed south after liftoff, skirting over Florida’s …
Daily Mailflipped into Top StoriesSpace start-up Astra's first attempt to launch a rocket into orbit ends in a fiery crash - but the company is 'happy with the result'dailymail.co.uk - Megan SheetsAstra Space Inc's first attempt to launch a rocket into orbit came to a disappointing end as it veered off course and catapulted to the ground. The …
Business Insider Indiaflipped into Latest StoriesIndia’s first private player to successfully test a homegrown rocket engine is on track for its first full rocket launch by 2021businessinsider.in - Prabhjote Gill"We will be one of India’s first private launch vehicle makers,” Skyroot Aerospace co-founder Naga Bharath Daka said in April 2019. One year down the …
CNBCflipped into Top NewsRocket startup Astra reaches space for the first time with second launch attempt from Alaskaverified_publisherCNBC - Michael SheetzSan Francisco-area startup Astra became the latest U.S. rocket builder to reach space on Tuesday, with the successful launch of its Rocket 3.2 …
Daily Mailflipped into Top StoriesSpaceX launches the first south bound rocket from Florida since 1969 putting an Argentinian Earth observation satellite into polar orbitdailymail.co.uk - Ryan MorrisonElon Musk-owned SpaceX has launched the first south bound rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida for the first time in more than 50 years. The Falcon 9 …
Business Insiderflipped into Tech InsiderRocket Lab just launched its first spacecraft, transforming a leftover piece of its rocket into a satellite that can carry missions to the moon or Venusverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Morgan McFall-JohnsenRocket Lab — a private rocket company — quietly launched its own satellite for the first time this week. Rocket Lab has been launching other firms' satellites aboard its Electron rocket since 2018, but it has never put its own spacecraft into Earth's orbit before. But the spacecraft it launched this …
Engadgetflipped into Tech NewsSpace startup Astra's first orbital rocket launch ends prematurelyverified_publisherEngadget - Jon FingasIt wasn't expecting to reach orbit, but it was still hoping for better. The relatively small private rocket industry just got a little larger, if not quite in the way its new entrant hoped. The American startup Astra conducted a brief first orbital launch attempt (via TechCrunch) late on September …
Digital Trendsflipped into Digital Trends: Tech for the Way We LiveRocket startup Astra makes its first launch but fails to reach orbitverified_publisherDigital Trends - By Georgina TorbetNew satellite delivery and launch company Astra attempted its first orbital launch late on Friday night with mixed results. The rocket, code-named …
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesRocket Lab secretly launched its very first satellite, 'First Light'verified_publisherTechCrunch - Devin ColdeweyRocket Lab’s 14th mission, “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical,” had a stowaway aboard. The New Zealand launch company quietly included its first fully functioning satellite next to its paying customer’s payload. First Light, as it’s called, is a sort of tech demo intended to show how access to orbit …
TechCrunchflipped into News about startups from TechCrunchRocket startup Astra's first orbital launch attempt ends early due to first-stage burn failureverified_publisherTechCrunch - Darrell EtheringtonAlameda-based rocket launch startup Astra finally got the chance to launch its first orbital test mission from its Alaska-based facility on Saturday, after the attempt had been delayed multiple times due to weather and other issues. The 8:19 PM PT lift-off of Astra’s ‘Rocket 3.1’ test vehicle went …
CNNOct 14, 2020Jeff Bezos' rocket company launches first test of its tourism spaceship in a yearverified_publisherCNN - Jackie WattlesNew York CNN Business — Space traffic experts tracked two pieces of orbital garbage that appeared to be careening toward each other on Thursday night: a defunct Soviet satellite and a discarded Chinese rocket booster. Ultimately, the two objects narrowly missed each other, according to private …
AvatarAJ !flipped into CONCEPT ! SPACE ! TECH . . .Rocket Lab will try to recover the booster of its Electron rocket for the first time on its next launchverified_publisherTechCrunch - Darrell EtheringtonRocket Lab is set to complete a crucial test for its rocket reusability program during its next mission, which is currently set to take place sometime in mid-November, with a launch widow that opens on November 16. This is a bit of a surprise, because the launch company said that it would be doing …
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesWatch Rocket Lab launch 30 satellites and attempt to recover a rocket for the first time liveverified_publisherTechCrunch - Darrell EtheringtonLaunch provider Rocket Lab has a mission today — codenamed “Return to Sender,” it’s the company’s 16th launch, and it will carry, among other things, a payload that will demonstrate a technology to help safely deorbit satellites. It has a secondary mission that’s potentially more important for …
TechCrunchJul 31, 2020Rocket Lab clear to launch again after first mission failure attributed to electrical faultverified_publisherTechCrunch - Devin ColdeweyRocket Lab has received clearance to launch from the FAA following the failure of its Electron rocket on July 4 and the loss of the half-dozen satellites on board. “This was a very, very sneaky and tricky issue,” said CEO Peter Beck. “However, the issue is well understood by the team. We’re really …
Observerflipped into TechnologyWatch Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Launch First Space Mission of 2020 for NASA: VideoObserver - Sissi CaoOn Thursday morning, Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, will launch a suborbital mission with its reusable New Shepard rocket-capsule system to …
Digital Trendsflipped into Digital Trends: Tech for the Way We LiveRocket Lab back in business after first launch since July mission failureverified_publisherDigital Trends - By Trevor MoggRocket Lab is back in business. The private spaceflight company on Sunday achieved its first successful rocket launch since its failed flight on July …
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesRocket Lab makes its first booster recovery after successful launchverified_publisherTechCrunch - Devin ColdeweyNew Zealand-born launch provider Rocket Lab took a step toward making its launch vehicles reusable today with the safe splashdown and recovery of an Electron booster after it successfully took its payload to orbit. The image above is the view from the booster up into the parachute that brought it …
AvatarDigital TrendsAug 16, 2020Europe launches Ariane 5 rocket for first time since pandemic startedverified_publisherDigital Trends - By Georgina TorbetAn Ariane 5 rocket has taken off for the first time since the global coronavirus pandemic, launching from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana …