Virgin Orbit says it has been selected by the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force to provide launches of small satellites on short notice.
Space Exploration
Jul 19, 2019
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Twelve American men walked on the Moon between 1969 and 1972, with most describing in great detail their experiences on the dusty, low-gravity world lit by the blinding light of the Sun.
Space Exploration
Jul 10, 2019
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"Moon of Israel" is an epic 1924 film from the golden era of silent movies, and helped launch the directing career of Michael Curtiz, of "Casablanca" fame. Sequels seldom live up to the original. But if Israel's plans to ...
Space Exploration
Jan 31, 2019
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South Korea has launched a single-stage rocket to test a locally made engine as part of efforts to place a satellite into orbit.
Space Exploration
Nov 28, 2018
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You don't have to leave Australia to be a rocket scientist. In fact, you might not even have to leave your job.
Space Exploration
Nov 26, 2018
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Triggering a massive cloud of vapor and a roar, officials on Monday test fired a rocket engine designed to be part of a reusable spacecraft that can launch into space repeatedly with a quick turnaround time.
Space Exploration
Jul 2, 2018
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A space launch was scrubbed Tuesday from a remote launch site in New Zealand after an engine glitch caused engineers to abort the flight.
Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2017
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NASA engineers closed a summer of successful hot fire testing Aug. 30 for flight controllers on RS-25 engines that will help power the new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, being built to carry astronauts to deep-space destinations, ...
Space Exploration
Sep 1, 2017
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A Russian Proton-M booster rocket carrying a U.S. communications satellite has lifted off, a successful launch after a year-long break caused by manufacturing flaws.
Space Exploration
Jun 8, 2017
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Work began today on building the UK's latest rocket engine test facility, designed for firing the engine core of the ESA-backed SABRE propulsion system within three years.
Space Exploration
May 8, 2017
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