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The US military’s spaceplane is about to fly again—it needs a bigger rocket

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Enlarge / SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket stands on Launch Complex 39A in Florida, hours before its scheduled liftoff with the military’s X-37B spaceplane. Trevor Mahlmann/Ars Technica CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida—A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is poised for launch as soon as Tuesday night from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and the US military’s mysterious X-37B […]

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ULA chief says Vulcan rocket will slip to 2024 after ground system issues

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ULA delay — The Colorado-based launch company will end 2023 with just three launches. Eric Berger – Dec 10, 2023 7: 24 pm UTC Enlarge / ULA’s Vulcan rocket rolls to the launch pad for testing. United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance will not see the debut of its next-generation Vulcan rocket in 2023, as

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Hubble back in service after gyro scare—NASA still studying reboost options

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Enlarge / The Hubble Space Telescope viewed from Space Shuttle Atlantis during a servicing mission in 2009. NASA The Hubble Space Telescope resumed science observations on Friday after ground teams spent most of the last three weeks assessing the performance of a finicky gyroscope, NASA said. The troublesome gyroscope is a critical part of the

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Ariane 6 rocket set to restore Europe’s space access next year

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The European Space Agency’s Ariane 6 rocket is scheduled for its debut launch in mid-2024, its director Josef Aschbacher announced yesterday. The news follows a successful hot-fire test on November 23 at Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. The term ‘hot-fire’ refers to the fact that the engine is fired with its propellants, producing actual combustion

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Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is ‘ready to rumble’ following full dress rehearsal

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The European Space Agency’s next-generation heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 successfully completed a full dress rehearsal on Thursday, in preparation for its maiden flight next year. The so-called hot-fire test at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana “simulated a complete launch sequence and thus validated the entire flight phase of Ariane 6’s core stage,” said the agency.  

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ESA inks deal with Airbus, Voyager Space to secure place on ISS successor

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The European Space Agency has signed a deal with Airbus and Voyager Space to secure its next home in orbit.  The two companies are currently developing Starlab, one of several planned replacements for the International Space Station (ISS), which is set to retire in 2030.  Under the agreement, ESA will assess how the Starlab space

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These antimicrobial spacesuits could solve astronauts’ laundry woes

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Wardrobe malfunctions are never fun. When on Earth, they might be a nuisance or prove somewhat embarrassing. In space however, they could be a matter of life and death. Not to mention, how do you handle, uhm, laundry on the Moon? The European Space Agency (ESA) says that the next generation of lunar explorers will

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Final mission photos: ESA’s Ariane 5 rocket lifts off for the last time

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This week, after nearly three decades of providing Europe access to space, the Ariane 5 heavy-lift rocket completed its final mission. On Wednesday, July 5, at 22: 00 GMT, the rocket took off from the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Its final flight launched two payloads into geostationary orbit. The first

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Defying gravity: This UK-based startup is unlocking the potential of the space economy

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Story by Martin SFP Bryant Founder Martin SFP Bryant is the founder of UK startup newsletter PreSeed Now and technology and media consultancy Big Revolution. He was previously (show all) Martin SFP Bryant is the founder of UK startup newsletter PreSeed Now and technology and media consultancy Big Revolution. He was previously Editor-in-Chief at TNW.

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3D-printed rocket engine revs up for orbital launch in Scotland

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Story by Linnea Ahlgren Linnea is the senior editor at TNW, having joined in April 2023. She has a background in international relations and covers clean and climat (show all) Linnea is the senior editor at TNW, having joined in April 2023. She has a background in international relations and covers clean and climate tech,

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