ROCKET SCIENCE - ROBO DAILY

Russia launches second rocket from new cosmodrome

Nov 28, 2017 (AFP)

Marking another milestone after the inaugural liftoff last year, the Soyuz rocket carrying a weather satellite and other equipment took off at 2:41pm local time...

Flat-Earther's self-launch plan hits a snag

Nov 27, 2017 (Sputnik)

Hughes said he was postponing the flight, scheduled for Saturday, after he failed to get permission from the Bureau of Land Management to conduct it on public l...

Aerojet Rocketdyne Supports ULA Delta II Launch of Joint Polar Satellite System-1

Nov 21, 2017 (SPX)

The mission will provide sophisticated meteorological data and observations of atmosphere, ocean and land to help NOAA's National Weather Service improve the 3 ...

Old Rivals India, China Nurture New Rivalry in Satellite Launch Business

Nov 20, 2017 (Sputnik)

ISRO, which has recently made rapid strides in the cost-effective launching of satellites for other countries, including a record launch of 104 satellites at on...

NASA launches next-generation weather satellite

Nov 18, 2017 (AFP)

The satellite, called the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1), is a joint venture between the US space agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin...

SpaceX postpones launch of secretive Zuma mission

Nov 17, 2017 (AFP)

"We have decided to stand down and take a closer look at data from recent fairing testing for another customer," SpaceX said in a statement issued late Thursday...

NASA launch of NOAA weather satellite rescheduled for Nov 18

Nov 17, 2017 (SPX)

Liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex 2 is targeted for 4:47 a.m. EST (1:47 a.m. PST). NASA TV launch coverage begin...

Baikonur for Russia, Kazakhstan offers UAE Baikonur for launches

Nov 16, 2017 (Sputnik)

Roscosmos chief Igor Komarov told Sputnik that Russia's space corporation Roscosmos and its Kazakh colleagues have offered the United Arab Emirates Space Agency...

The state of commercial spaceports in 2017

Nov 14, 2017 (SPX)

One must ask, "Why do we need 10 spaceports for so little commercial space activities?" This represents a great deal of investment and ongoing expense for an in...

Orbital ATK Successfully Tests First Motor Case for Next Generation Launch Vehicle

Nov 09, 2017 (SPX)

The company is in early production of development hardware for its Next Generation Launch (NGL) system, and on October 27 successfully completed the structural ...

Alaska Aerospace Launches Aurora Launch Services Company

Nov 03, 2017 (SPX)

As the emerging small launch vehicle market grows, Aurora Launch Services will be a major part of Alaska Aerospace's efforts at creating an Alaska based sustain...

NASA Selects Studies for Gateway Power and Propulsion Element

Nov 03, 2017 (SPX)

These latest studies will help provide data on commercial capabilities as NASA defines objectives and requirements as well as help reduce risk for a new powerfu...

Russia embezzlement probe at rocket firm Soyuz

Nov 03, 2017 (AFP)

"Two investigations into abuse of power have been opened" into officials at the factory in the southern central city of Samara around 1,000 km (625 miles) south...

Launch your design with Cheops

Nov 03, 2017 (ESA)

The design will be placed on the Soyuz rocket's fairing, the tough outer shell that protects the satellite during launch and as it passes through the atmosphere...

Arianespace to launch Embratel Star One D2

Oct 31, 2017 (SPX)

Arianespace reports the signature of a launch contract for the Embratel Star One D2 satellite for Brazilian operator Embratel Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel...

Arianespace to launch Inmarsat's fifth Global Xpress satellite

Oct 30, 2017 (ESA)

The satellite will be orbited by an Ariane 5 heavy-lift launcher from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (South America) durin...

SpaceX launches Korean satellite, sticks rocket landing

Oct 30, 2017 (AFP)

The tall, white rocket roared into the blue sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida at 3:34 pm (1934 GMT), propelling Koreasat-5A toward a geostationary orbit some 22,...

Thruster for Mars mission breaks records

Oct 26, 2017 (SPX)

The development of the thruster was led by Alec Gallimore, University of Michigan professor of aerospace engineering and the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineerin...

Aerojet Rocketdyne breaks ground on advanced manufacturing center in Huntsville

Oct 26, 2017 (SPX)

Aerojet Rocketdyne earlier announced that it was headquartering its Defense business unit in Huntsville, along with its defense advanced programs group known as...

New solid rocket motor development facility completed at Spaceport America

Oct 26, 2017 (SPX)

The new facility, called the Space Propulsion Center (SPC), is co-owned and operated by the two companies and is located at Spaceport America adjacent to the UP...