By Joey Roulette, Published by The Verge, 3 September 2021 The rocket nailed its liftoff, but started cartwheeling mid-air before perishing in an explosive fireball Small launch company Firefly’s Alpha rocket exploded mid-flight Thursday night, minutes after a clean liftoff during its first attempt to reach space. The rocket was
By Hans J Marter, Published by Shetland News, 31 August 2021 Lockheed Martin could be ready to launch within six months of planning approval THE first commercial satellite launch from UK soil is set to take place in the second half of 2022, the companies behind the planned space port
By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 28 August 2021 Astra aimed to reach orbit for the first time ever today (Aug. 27), but the company's Rocket 3.3 aborted the liftoff at the last second. The 43-foot-tall (13 meters) Rocket 3.3, also known as Launch Vehicle 006, was poised to lift
Published by Sky News, 27 August 2021 Spaceport 1's site at Scolpaig, North Uist is one of several proposed locations for licenced spaceports in the UK. In Scotland, these include Unst in Shetland, the A' Mhoine peninsula in Sutherland, Prestwick in South Ayrshire and Campbeltown in Argyll and Bute. A
By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 27 August 2021 The ELSA-d spacecraft of Japan-based startup Astroscale has successfully captured a simulated piece of space junk, completing the first phase of a demonstration mission that could pave the way for a less cluttered future in orbit. Launched on March 22, ELSA-d
By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 26 August 2021 COLORADO SPRINGS — SpaceX is adding laser terminals on all future Starlink satellites and is the reason behind a break in launches for the broadband megaconstellation, president and chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell said. Shotwell told the Space Symposium Aug.
By Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNET, 26 August 2021 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Space Force leaders said the service has made headway in implementing its vision to become the world’s first fully digital service, when asked at the 36th annual Space Symposium. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond
By Ramish Zafar, Published by WCCFtech, 21 August 2021 Space Exploration Technologies Corp.'s (SpaceX) Starlink satellite internet constellation was the center of a detailed study last month, conducted by the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences in Vienna. The study covers several areas of Starlink's performance, such as its download speeds,
