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SpaceX successfully launches GovSat-1 on a flight proven Falcon 9

Posted in Business on 1st Feb, 2018
by Alex Muller

SpaceX has launched a Falcon 9 rocket loaded with a satellite commissioned by the Government of Luxembourg.

Google Lunar XPrize will not be claimed

Posted in Science on 29th Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller

None of the five finalist Google Lunar XPRIZE teams will make a launch attempt to reach the Moon by the March 31st, 2018 deadline.

Ariane rocket suffers rare launch anomaly

Posted in Science on 26th Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller

Eventually, though, radio signals from the spacecraft were picked up. It seems the rocket did do its job - but beyond the sight of controllers on the ground.

China plans for 40 rocket launches in 2018

Posted in Science on 24th Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller

China plans to land a robot on the far side of the moon which has not yet been explored from the lunar surface.

RocketLab reaches orbit and will charge less than $5 million per launch

Posted in Hardware on 22nd Jan, 2018
by Alex Muller

Following successful first and second stage burns, Electron reached orbit and deployed customer payloads.