News tagged with rocket system

J-2X engine continues to set standards

(Phys.org) -- Testing of the next-generation J-2X rocket engine continues to set standards. Last fall, the engine attained 100 percent power in just its fourth test and became the fastest U.S. rocket engine ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sea Launch vessels depart on Intelsat mission

(AP) -- Sea Launch AG says its oceangoing rocket pad and command ship have departed their Long Beach, Calif., home port for the equator to launch a communications satellite for Intelsat.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

N. Korea jamming affects flights: Seoul official

Electronic jamming signals from North Korea have affected scores of civilian flights in and out of South Korea, a Seoul official said Wednesday, amid rising tensions with Pyongyang.

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created May 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sls avionics test paves way for full-scale booster firing

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has successfully tested the solid rocket booster avionics for the first two test flights of the Space Launch System, America's next heavy-lift launch vehicle. This avionics system includes ...

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created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Space launch system program completes step one of combined milestone reviews

America's next heavy-lift launch vehicle -- the Space Launch System -- is one step closer to its first launch in 2017, following the successful completion of the first phase of a combined set of milestone ...

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created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

NASA sub-scale solid-rocket motor tests material for space launch system

(PhysOrg.com) -- A sub-scale solid rocket motor designed to mimic NASA's Space Launch System, or SLS, booster design successfully was tested today by engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, ...

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created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Maglev track could launch spacecraft into orbit

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the aim to make it easier to launch spacecraft into low Earth orbit (LEO), two researchers have turned to maglev technology to catapult a payload hundreds of miles above the Earth. While ...

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created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (58) | comments 37 | with audio podcast report

NASA says Russian space woes no worry

(AP) -- NASA says it is still confident with the quality of Russian manned rockets, despite an embarrassing series of glitches and failures in the Russian space program.

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created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

EU signs orders for eight new Galileo space satellites

The EU on Thursday signed contracts with German and French engineering firms to build and launch another eight satellites for its Galileo geopositioning system.

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created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

NASA's J-2X engine kicks off 2012 with powerpack testing

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new series of tests on the engine that will help carry humans to deep space will begin next week at NASA's Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi. The tests on the J-2X engine bring ...

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created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

NASA's first J-2X engine rockets through first round of testing; development continues strong

(PhysOrg.com) -- The best tech gift for propulsion engineers at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.? It's NASA's first new human-rated rocket engine to be developed in 40 years. The J-2X engine ...

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created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 13

Soyuz rocket lifts off with military satellite payload

A Soyuz rocket lifted off on Friday from Europe's space base in French Guiana, placing into orbit six low-orbit satellites with military or joint military-industrial use.

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created Dec 17, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 8

Russia launches navigation satellite

Russia on Monday successfully launched a satellite for its Glonass global navigation system from its Plesetsk cosmodrome, the country's space agency said.

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created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Reliable nuclear device to heat, power Mars Science Lab

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, which is scheduled to launch this week, has the potential to be the most productive Mars surface mission in history. That's due in part to its nuclear heat and power ...

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created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Russians desperately try to save Mars moon probe (Update)

A Russian space probe aiming to land on a Mars moon was stuck circling the Earth after equipment failure Wednesday, and scientists raced to fire up its engines before the whole thing came crashing down.

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created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 83