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Orbex unveils prototype of rocket preparing for UK’s first vertical launch

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Orbex unveils prototype of rocket preparing for UK’s first vertical launch

Space News May 11, 2022

TAMPA, Fla. — British microlauncher startup Orbex unveiled a full-scale prototype May 11 of what it hopes...

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Terran Orbital Ships CAPSTONE Satellite to New Zealand to Prepare for Integration into Rocket Lab Launch Vehicle

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Terran Orbital Ships CAPSTONE Satellite to New Zealand to Prepare for Integration into Rocket Lab Launch Vehicle

Terran Orbital May 10, 2022

Designed and built by Terran Orbital, CAPSTONE will support NASA’s Artemis program in reducing the risk for...

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National Reconnaissance Office partners with U.K. on space mission to fly on Virgin Orbit rocket

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National Reconnaissance Office partners with U.K. on space mission to fly on Virgin Orbit rocket

Space News May 10, 2022

The launch from Spaceport Cornwall will be the first commercial rocket to lift off from the U.K....

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Deep Blue Aerospace completes kilometer-level rocket launch and landing test

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Deep Blue Aerospace completes kilometer-level rocket launch and landing test

Space News May 7, 2022

HELSINKI — A Chinese launch startup sent a small rocket test stage up to an altitude of...

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NASA’s Artemis I launch likely slipping to August with retry of pad test in June

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NASA’s Artemis I launch likely slipping to August with retry of pad test in June

Phys.org May 6, 2022

Credit: CC0 Public Domain NASA officials gave an update Thursday on the status of the Artemis I...

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Boeing’s Starliner capsule stacked atop Atlas V rocket ahead of crucial May 19 launch (photos)

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Boeing’s Starliner capsule stacked atop Atlas V rocket ahead of crucial May 19 launch (photos)

Space.com May 5, 2022

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule has joined up with its rocket ride. Technicians stacked Starliner atop its United...

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NASA, Boeing ready for second Starliner test flight

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NASA, Boeing ready for second Starliner test flight

Space News May 5, 2022

WASHINGTON — NASA and Boeing say they’re confident they have resolved a valve issue that delayed a...

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Boeing’s Starliner capsule on track to launch on OFT-2 mission to space station May 19

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Boeing’s Starliner capsule on track to launch on OFT-2 mission to space station May 19

Space.com May 4, 2022

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule remains on target for its crucial May 19 test launch, company representatives and...

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Satellogic to launch 68 satellites with SpaceX

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Satellogic to launch 68 satellites with SpaceX

Space News May 4, 2022

Updated May 5 with comment from Satellogic spokesperson. WASHINGTON — Earth imaging company Satellogic announced May 4...

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New Zealand rocket caught but then dropped by helicopter

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New Zealand rocket caught but then dropped by helicopter

Phys.org May 3, 2022

In this image supplied by Rocket Lab, the Electron rocket blasts off for its “There And Back...

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