By Tom Ambrose, Published by The Guardian, 1 March 2023 After Virgin Orbit’s failed mission, Commons committee hears complaints about regulator Britain’s failed attempt to send satellites into orbit was a “disaster” and MPs are being urged to redirect funding to hospitals, with the country now seen as “toxic” for
By Jeff Froust, Published by SpaceNews, 17 February, 2023 Most of the people who converged on the Kennedy Space Center in mid-November for the third Artemis 1 launch attempt were focused on the giant Space Launch System rocket standing at Launch Complex 39B and the Orion spacecraft on top. Craig
By Lee Trewhela, Published by Cornwall Live, 23 January 2023 Space boss also addresses reports Scotland could now beat Cornwall to the UK's first satellite rocket launch The boss of Spaceport Cornwall has strenuously denied claims that the Virgin Orbit rocket launch mission from Newquay only had a 50/50 chance
By Jonathan Amos and Greg Brosnan, Published by the BBC, 11 January, 2023 The failure of the first ever satellite mission launched from UK soil is a setback but not a roadblock to the country's space plans. The rocket suffered an "anomaly" late on Monday night after its release by
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 10 January 2023 SEATTLE — The first flight of ABL Space Systems’ RS1 rocket failed to reach orbit Jan. 10, the second loss of a commercial small launch vehicle in 24 hours. The company announced it would attempt the launch of RS1 from the
By Andrew Chuter, Published by DefenseNews, 10 January 2023 LONDON — A British attempt to become the first Western European nation to put satellites into space from a base on home soil has failed after the Virgin Orbit launch rocket missed the required orbit. Virgin Orbit officials said Jan. 10
By Colm Keena, Published by The Irish Times, 9 January 2023 Fishing boats and other vessels have been warned to avoid an area off the southwest coast of Ireland from Monday night because of the danger of being hit by falling debris from a rocket due to be launched from
An Electron rocket lifts off Nov. 4 carrying the MATS satellite. While the rocket successfully deployed the satellite in orbit, the company was unable to perform a mid-air recovery of the booster. Credit: Rocket Lab webcast By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 4 November 2022 WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab successfully
