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The TRACERS mission scheduled to launch in 2025 will investigate the drivers behind space weather activity The post Millennium Space delivers two spacecraft for upcoming NASA mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

Almost no one thought SpaceX would make the catch, at least not on the first try. On the fifth integrated test flight of Starship, launched Oct. 13 from the company’s […] The post Expending the Expendables: More launch companies are betting their future on reusability appeared first on SpaceNews.

HELSINKI — A Chinese commercial rocket sent 15 satellites into orbit late Sunday, including launch service provider CAS Space’s first international payload. The Lijian-1 (Kinetica-1) solid rocket lifted off at […] The post Chinese commercial Lijian-1 rocket launches 15 satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.

Reaction Engines Ltd., a British company that has worked for decades on an air-breathing rocket engine for spaceplanes and other hypersonic vehicles, has filed for bankruptcy. The post Spaceplane developer Reaction Engines goes bankrupt appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA has extended three contracts with companies to continue providing transportation of cargo to and from the International Space Station through the projected end of the station’s life in 2030. The post NASA extends ISS cargo contracts through 2030 appeared first on SpaceNews.

HELSINKI — A Long March rocket launch sent four satellites into orbit late Friday to provide commercial X-band radar imaging services. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 10:39 […] The post Long March 2C launches 4 PIESAT-2 commercial radar satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.

The three NASA astronauts who returned to Earth on the Crew-8 mission declined to discuss the medical issue that prompted a trip to the hospital after their return and, for one of them, an overnight stay. The post Crew-8 astronauts remain mum about post-splashdown medical issue appeared first on SpaceNews.

Logos Space has early financial commitments needed to deploy 1,000 satellites for global broadband coverage, according to the former Google executive behind the one-year-old megaconstellation startup. The post Ex-Google exec attracts financial backers for LEO megaconstellation appeared first on SpaceNews.

The second flight of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket, and its first commercial mission, has slipped from December to no earlier than mid-February, Arianespace announced Nov. 8. The post Next Ariane 6 launch slips to early 2025 appeared first on SpaceNews.

ARKA acquired Maxar’s business unit known as the Radar and Sensor Technology (RST) group, based in Ypsilanti, Michigan The post Maxar Intelligence divests sensor technology business to ARKA Group appeared first on SpaceNews.