China’s diversity in rockets was evident this week, with four types of launchers in action. Dawn Aerospace’s Mk-II Aurora airplane […]
Category: Space
The Pentagon seems to be fed up with ULA’s rocket delays
Some of the displeasure was apparent in April when the US military announced that it would ask SpaceX to launch […]
FAA: Airplanes should stay far away from SpaceX’s next Starship launch
“The FAA is expanding the size of hazard areas both in the US and other countries.” The Starship for SpaceX’s […]
Tuesday Telescope: Finally, some answers on those Martian streaks
Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little […]
Space Force official: Commercial satellites can do a lot more than we thought
“So, we’re off working now with that program office to go start off a more commercial line,” Purdy said. “And […]
Do these Buddhist gods hint at the purpose of China’s super-secret satellites?
The patches for a quartet of Chinese satellites launched since March each portray one of the Four Heavenly Kings. We […]
Rocket Report: How is your payload fairing? Poland launches test rocket.
All the news that’s fit to lift No thunder down under. Venus Aerospace tests its rotating detonation rocket engine in […]
The top fell off Australia’s first orbital-class rocket, delaying its launch
This was unusual Payload fairing problems have caused a number of rocket failures, usually because they don’t jettison during launch, […]
Venus Aerospace flies its rotating detonation rocket engine for the first time
A US-based propulsion company, Venus Aerospace, said Wednesday it had completed a short flight test of its rotating detonation rocket […]
A privately developed Australian rocket is ready for a historic launch
Gilmour Space, a venture-backed startup based in Australia, is about to launch a small rocket from its privately owned spaceport […]