Aerospace

Flying Baguettes? Aerospikes? Hybrid Rockets? Learn about all this and more to truly understand HyPrSpace!

Mar 30, 2024 • 5 mins

On March 30, 2024, SpaceX aims to break no fewer than seven of their own records with the back-to-back-to-back launches of Eutelsat 36D, Starlink Group 6-45 and Starlink Group 7-18.

Mar 30, 2024 • 2 mins

French space startup Latitude is hoping to launch the first French-built rocket of the 21st century. Their rocket Zephyr is currently aiming for a maiden flight in 2025. Latitude is a self-described pioneering French rocket launch company on a mission to push the boundaries of space technologies, fostering a better

Mar 28, 2024 • 3 mins

China launched what was thought to be a Long March 6C in the Western world but later turned out to be a Long March 6A. The launch occurred from Launch Complex 9A at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, in northern China. Liftoff was at 10:51 pm Universal Coordinated Time

Mar 27, 2024 • 4 mins

SpaceX launched its Starship-Super Heavy vehicle today for its third flight test! The two vehicles used in the flight were Ship 28 and Booster 10, with both making more progress than the previous two vehicles. Liftoff occurred at 13:25 pm Univerversal Coordinated Time with all thirty-three Raptors engines firing.

Mar 14, 2024 • 7 mins

Early on the morning of the 13th of March, a new rocket lifted off from Japan's newest spaceport before appearing to disintegrate a few seconds into flight. The rocket was aiming to deliver a satellite on behalf of the Japanese government into a sun-synchronous orbit but only reached

Mar 13, 2024 • 3 mins

Early in the morning in New Zealand on the 13th of March, the 12th in Universal Coordinated Time, an Electron rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 1B on the Māhia Peninsula, located on New Zealand's northern island. The launch is Rocket Labs' third for the year and

Mar 12, 2024 • 2 mins

In an update on X, formerly Twitter, SpaceX announced it was targeting no earlier than the 14th of March for the third flight of its Starship-Super Heavy vehicle. This comes almost four months after the second flight test. The vehicles that SpaceX intends to use for this flight are Ship

Mar 7, 2024 • 5 mins

SpaceX has been keeping up its groundbreaking cadence so far this year after a record-breaking year of launches in 2023. Between the Early hours of the 4th and 5th of March, SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket three times from three different launch pads on two sides of North America.

Mar 5, 2024 • 4 mins

SpaceX launched its twenty-first mission of the year from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, in California. The mission was carrying a variety of commercial payloads as part of the Transporter-10 mission. This launch is part of SpaceX's Transporter dedicated smallsat rideshare program, which aims

Mar 5, 2024 • 6 mins

Today, the 26th of February, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, CASC, released its 'blue paper' outlining China's space goals for the coming year. The 'blue paper' from CASC also noted that 2024 is the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People&

Feb 26, 2024 • 3 mins

Surprising almost everyone yesterday, Blue Origin rolled its New Glenn rocket to its launch pad at Launch Complex 36 from its assembly building where components have been for the past few weeks. This is the first time the general public has seen an almost complete New Glenn vehicle. The hardware

Feb 22, 2024 • 3 mins

On the 17th of February, Japan's H3 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center, in the south of Japan. The rocket was flying in its H3-22S configuration to a sun-synchronous orbit. A few hours after the launch the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced that the launch, payload

Feb 17, 2024 • 3 mins