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Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket makes Virginia debut
Steve HammerJanuary 24th, 2023Rocket Lab launched its first Electron rocket from the United States, sending satellites into orbit for the company Hawkeye 360.
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Falcon Heavy orbits classified USSF-67 Space Force payload
Theresa CrossJanuary 15th, 2023A classified payload for the United States Space Force, USSF-67, was lofted into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket just after sunset in Florida.
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SpaceX launches first Falcon Heavy rocket in three years
Theresa CrossNovember 1st, 2022Under the cover of fog, SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy rocket with the classified USSF-44 mission for the United States Space Force.
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket orbits the Hotbird 13F satellite
Theresa CrossOctober 15th, 2022SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lit up the night sky in Florida to send the Hotbird 13F communications satellite into orbit for Eutelsat.
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Artemis 1 roll back decision to come Monday
Sean CostelloSeptember 25th, 2022NASA officials announced Sunday evening that no decision had been reached as to whether the SLS rocket will need to head back to the safety of the Vehicle Assembly Building.
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Uncrewed New Shepard mission experiences in-flight abort
Derek RichardsonSeptember 12th, 2022In a reminder that rocket launches are not routine events, Blue Origin’s suborbital New Shepard rocket system suffered an anomaly during its 23rd flight.
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Transporter Erector for Blue Origin New Glenn goes vertical
Theresa CrossAugust 19th, 2022Blue Origin’s transporter erector, which will be used for the company’s massive New Glenn rocket, was raised to the vertical position on Launch Complex 36.
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Are all astronauts eligible for Artemis moon missions?
Scott JohnsonAugust 9th, 2022In 2020, NASA selected an "Artemis Team" of 18 astronauts for its Moon missions. It turns out all 42 active astronauts in corps are eligible selection.
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Antares rocket to see new life with upgraded ‘330’ variant
Derek RichardsonAugust 8th, 2022Northrop Grumman is partnering with Firefly Aerospace to create a new version of the Antares rocket following disruptions caused by Russia's war in Ukraine.
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SpaceX sends South Korea satellite toward the Moon
Theresa CrossAugust 4th, 2022SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to send the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, KPLO, to the Moon.
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Blue Origin New Shepard flies six people to space on NS-22 mission
Cullen DesforgesAugust 4th, 2022Blue Origin’s NS-22 crewed suborbital New Shepard mission successfully took to the skies from the company’s West Texas launch site.
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Atlas V rocket orbits SBIRS GEO 6 missile warning satellite
Theresa CrossAugust 4th, 2022An Atlas V rocket soared into the early-morning Florida skies to send a missile warning satellite into space for the United States Space Force.
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Electron rocket launches secret NROL-199 payload
Derek RichardsonAugust 4th, 2022The second of two back-to-back Rocket Lab Electron launches has orbited the NROL-199 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.
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‘Ingenuity-class’ drones added to Mars sample return mission
Derek RichardsonJuly 27th, 2022NASA has changed the planned architecture for its Mars Sample Return Program, ditching a fetch rover in favor of two small helicopters.
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‘Wentian’ science module launched to Chinese space station
Derek RichardsonJuly 24th, 2022A new laboratory cabin module called Wentian was launched by China to add to the country’s fledgling Tiangong space station.
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Study suggests digging down to uncover evidence of life on Mars
Cullen DesforgesJuly 23rd, 2022A study conducted by NASA suggests that in order to find evidence of life on Mars, exploration missions might have to start looking deep below the surface.
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Dmitry Rogozin ‘dismissed’ as head of Russian space agency
Derek RichardsonJuly 15th, 2022The often antagonistic leader of the Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, has been removed from his position and will be replaced.
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Atlas V rocket sends two payloads to orbit for Space Force
Theresa CrossJuly 2nd, 2022United Launch Alliance orbited two satellites atop an Atlas V 541 rocket for the United States Space Force and Department of Defense.
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SpaceX launches SES-22 communications satellite
Theresa CrossJune 30th, 2022At 5:04 p.m. EDT (21:04 UTC) June 29, 2022, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the SES-22 C-band communications satellite.
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NASA launches sounding rocket from Australia
Theresa CrossJune 29th, 2022The first of three science missions launching atop a NASA sounding rocket left Earth from the Arnhem Space Center in the Northern Territory of Australia.