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SSC Resumes Rocket Launches From Esrange Space Center

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SSC Resumes Rocket Launches From Esrange Space Center

SNN December 17, 2021

Mapheus-10 sounding rocket launches from Esrange Space Center in Sweden. (Credit: Swedish Space Corporation) KIRUNA, Sweden (Swedish...

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James Webb Space Telescope Placed Atop Ariane 5 Launcher

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James Webb Space Telescope Placed Atop Ariane 5 Launcher

SNN December 15, 2021

The James Webb Space Telescope is placed on top of its Ariane 5 launcher. (Credit: ESA-Manuel Pedoussaut)...

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United Launch Alliance Atlas V Launches Critical National Security Mission Direct to GEO

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United Launch Alliance Atlas V Launches Critical National Security Mission Direct to GEO

SNN December 14, 2021

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches on the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program 3...

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ULA launches STP-3 mission with national security and NASA payloads

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ULA launches STP-3 mission with national security and NASA payloads

SNN December 13, 2021

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 551 rocket launched the Space Test Program-3 (STP-3) mission for the...

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Astra to Conduct First Launch From Cape Canaveral in January

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Astra to Conduct First Launch From Cape Canaveral in January

SNN December 9, 2021

Rocket 3 lifts off from Kodiak Island. (Credit: Astra Space webcast) Astra to begin operating out of...

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From Heating Homes and Businesses to Launching Rockets: Orbex to Use Calor BioLPG for Prime Launch

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From Heating Homes and Businesses to Launching Rockets: Orbex to Use Calor BioLPG for Prime Launch

SNN December 8, 2021

Prime launch vehicle (Credit: Orbex) Calor to install BioLPG equipment at the Orbex Launchpad Test Platform facility...

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NASA Awards Artemis Contract for Future Mega Moon Rocket Boosters

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NASA Awards Artemis Contract for Future Mega Moon Rocket Boosters

SNN December 6, 2021

Technicians at Northrop Grumman’s factory in Promontory, Utah, lift one of the first booster motors cast for...

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Rocket Lab Readies Electron For Lift-Off In Fastest Launch Turnaround Yet

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Rocket Lab Readies Electron For Lift-Off In Fastest Launch Turnaround Yet

SNN December 4, 2021

Electron launches from New Zealand on Nov. 18, 2021. (Credit: Rocket Lab) A Data With Destiny” launch...

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NASA Sets Live Launch Coverage for Laser Communications Demonstration

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NASA Sets Live Launch Coverage for Laser Communications Demonstration

SNN December 4, 2021

Conceptual image of the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration payload transmitting optical signals. (Credits: NASA) CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE...

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Sweden Aims to Overhaul Space Law as Orbital Launches from Esrange Loom

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Sweden Aims to Overhaul Space Law as Orbital Launches from Esrange Loom

SNN December 3, 2021

MAXUS 9 launched at Esrange Space Center. (Credit: SSC) STOCKHOLM, November 23, 2021 (Swedish Government PR) — Today,...

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