Tag: Launch Vehicle Platforms
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Northrop Grumman Completes Space Launch System’s First BOLE Solid Rocket Motor Segment
Northrop Grumman Corporation completed the first Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) motor segment for the next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket booster. BOLE adds nearly five metric tons of payload capacity for SLS Block 2 Moon and Mars missions above the enhancements already in work for the SLS Block 1B configuration slated to…
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ISRO Successfully Completes Human Rating of CE20 Cryogenic Engine for Gaganyaan Program
ISRO has accomplished a major milestone in the human rating of its CE20 cryogenic engine that powers the cryogenic stage of the human-rated LVM3 launch vehicle for Gaganyaan missions, with the completion of the final round of ground qualification tests on February 13, 2024. The final test was the seventh of a series of vacuum…
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Blue Origin Debuts New Glenn Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle at Launch Pad
Blue Origin’s New Glenn vehicle successfully rolled out and upended for the first time on the pad at Launch Complex 36 (LC-36). This milestone represents the first view of the advanced heavy-lift vehicle, which will support a multitude of customer missions and Blue Origin programs, including returning to the Moon as part of NASA’s Artemis…
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Gilmour Space Technologies Raises $55 Million in Funding Ahead of Maiden Orbital Launch
Queensland’s space race is gathering pace with Gold Coast-based Gilmour Space Technologies raising a $55 million Series D round ahead of a maiden orbital launch later this year. Led by Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) alongside Blackbird, Main Sequence, and Australian superannuation funds HostPlus and HESTA, the capital will fund the manufacture, test, and launch of…
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JAXA Announces the Launch Result of the Second H3 Launch Vehicle
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the second H3 Launch Vehicle (H3TF2) at 9:22:55 (JST) on February 17, 2024, from the Tanegashima Space Center. The Launch Vehicle flew as planned, and the second stage of the H3 Launch Vehicle was injected into the predetermined orbit. Approximately 16 minutes and 43 seconds after the liftoff,…
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Rocket Lab Schedules Launch Date for Synspective’s Earth-Imaging Satellite Mission
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced the launch window for its 45th Electron launch, a dedicated mission for Synspective, a Japanese Earth-imaging satellite constellation operator. The “Owl Night Long” mission is scheduled to launch during a 14-day window that opens on March 10th NZDT (March 9th UTC). The…
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ISRO Successfully Launches INSAT-3DS Meteorological Satellite
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced the successful launch of the GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS mission on February 17, 2024, at 17:30 Hrs. IST from SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota. In its 16th mission, the GSLV aims to deploy the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). Subsequent orbit-raising maneuvers will ensure that the satellite is positioned in…
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PLD Space Wins ESA’s BOOST! Contract to Develop Payload Accommodation System
The Spanish company PLD Space has signed a Boost! contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of a payload accommodation system on MIURA 5 that will provide greater flexibility to its customers. The project, in collaboration with OCCAM Space, is worth 1.3 million euros. The project is part of ESA’s Boost! program,…
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LeoLabs and Secure World Foundation Release Joint Statement on Orbital Debris Remediation
LeoLabs, one of the leading commercial providers of data and insights for space safety, security, and sustainability, released a joint statement on debris remediation signed by representatives of commercial entities in collaboration with the Secure World Foundation (SWF). LeoLabs and SWF led this effort in response to the continual accumulation of massive derelict objects (e.g.…
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First Ariane 6 Core Stages Shipped to Europe’s Spaceport
The stages that make up the central core of Europe’s new rocket, Ariane 6, have left mainland Europe and are heading towards Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. Shipping across the Atlantic, the main stage and upper stage were loaded into the purpose-built hybrid sailing ship Canopée at the harbors of Bremen, Germany, and Le Havre,…