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Virgin Orbit names next mission and expands operations to Brazil May 10, 2021 Following the first successful launch of LauncherOne in January, Virgin Orbit is aiming for their next mission to lift off in June. While the launch campaign is underway, the small satellite launch provider continues to secure additional launch sites around the world for expending launch operations, adding their newest site in Brazil. In a ceremony held at Brasília Air Base, in the capital of the country, the company...

Firms Griffin lander to do the honours Richard Speed Wed 14 Apr 2021 // 20:34 UTC Share Copy Astrobotic has provided an explanation for another of SpaceX boss Elon Musks tweets with news that its Griffin lander lander will be riding a Falcon Heavy to the Moon in 2023. Musk last week sent fanbois into frothing excitement with an announcement that a trip to the Moon was on the cards. … going to moon very soon — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 10, 2021 With Musks Starship e...

If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. The Starliner crew module for the unpiloted Orbital Flight Test-2 mission was mated to its service module Jan. 14 inside the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: Boeing/John Proferes The U.S. Space Force has...

Watch: Rocket Labs Owls Night launch a success - whats next for 2021 15 Dec, 2020 08:21 PM 5 minutes to read "The Owls Night Begins" lifts off from Launch Complex 1 at Mahia. Photo / Supplied Rocket Labs seventh mission of the year successfully launched and delivered its payload. "The Owls Night Begins" took off from Launch Complex 1 at Mahia Peninsula at 11.09pm, with the spectacular night launch seen as far away as Wellington and even Invercargill (see photos and video below). Read More A sat...

Worth using a good line twice. the internet provider began redirecting users to uncensored search engines in hong kong. china calls the move totally wrong and says google is violating its written promises. the community activist group acorn is shutting down. the announcement comes harrell chesson months after video emerge -- comes almost six months after video emerges showing it used as a pump and prostitute. and virgin galactics spaceship two rocket completed a two-hour space test. virgin g...

Rockets first stage fell away. look at this thing and the second stage ignited to push the capsule into orbit. everything is running perfectly they tell us, the founder of spacex said getting this thing off the ground was like winning the super bowl and nasa offered some congratulations. >> today marks the beginning of a new era in exploration. a future in space that will create good paying jobs here on the florida coast as well as throughout the united states of america. >> shepard: nasa admini...