24 February 2021
Orbex commissions industrial 3D printer for rocket engines
... has commissioned AMCM in Germany to build the largest industrial 3D printer in Europe, giving the innovative UK-based space launch business the capability to rapidly print complex rocket engines in-house. The custom-made, large volume 3D printer...
02 September 2021
Long awaited SLS launch looks likely to slip to mid-2022
...the testing of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket seem to further erode the likelihood of the agency’s launching its Artemis 1 mission... December. However, Ars Technica’s sources indicated the launch likely won’t happen until mid-2022. NASA will...
03 September 2021
Anomaly causes rocket to explode on maiden flight
... Alpha rocket an “anomaly” this week when the rocket exploded shortly after its launch from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California (September). According to an official statement from Firefly, “Alpha experienced an anomaly...
14 January 2022
Eco fuel to power Orbex rocket
..., said: "Environmental sustainability is built into the heart of Prime and we are proud to be the first commercial orbital space launch company to use a renewable, carbon-friendly fuel. “The partnership with Calor - one of the UK's most well-known...
05 November 2019
Boeing’s Starliner completes pad abort test for commercial crew
...’s next mission, called Orbital Flight Test, will launch an uncrewed Starliner spacecraft to the station on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41. Launch is targeted for Dec. 17.
22 December 2015
Falcon 9 Launches Successfully
... in orbit, while the first stage successfully landed back near the launch site at Cape Canaveral. The upgraded Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:29 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Deployment of the...
