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Weather conditions cause Vega launch postponement

July 7th, 2019 by

With unfavourable high-altitude winds above the Spaceport in French Guiana, Arianespace has taken the decision not to attempt a launch of Flight VV15 with the United Arab Emirates’ FalconEye1 satellite for the time being.

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New Spektr-RG launch date confirmed

July 7th, 2019 by

Russian specialists have replaced a battery in the Spektr-RG space telescope and its launch will take place on 12 July, Head of Russia’s State Space Corporation Roskosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.

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Better insulation for China’s cryogenic upper stage

July 7th, 2019 by

Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough in cryogenic rocket engine technology that can extend the orbital period of rockets from a few hours to 30 days, state media reported.

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Assembly of next Vega launcher completed

July 3rd, 2019 by

Another Vega launch vehicle has completed its assembly process at the Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a major milestone as preparations continue for Arianespace’s sixth mission overall in 2019.

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Exolaunch has integrated 28 smallsats for July Soyuz launch

July 3rd, 2019 by

Exolaunch said it has completed a successful payload integration for an upcoming Soyuz launch from the Vostochny launch site. Lift off is currently schedules for 5 July, 0541 UTC. The rocket’s main payload is the Meteor M2-2 weather satellite.

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NASA demos Orion launch abort system

July 2nd, 2019 by

NASA successfully demonstrated the Orion spacecraft’s launch abort system can outrun a speeding rocket and pull astronauts to safety during an emergency during launch.

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ULA confirms RD-180 ‘deviation’

July 1st, 2019 by

United Launch Alliance spokeswoman Julie Arnold said that there was an emergency situation with a Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine in 2018 during a launch of Atlas V rocket, noting that the incident did not affect the flight.

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Electron lofts seven satellites for Spaceflight

June 30th, 2019 by

Rocket: Electron; Payload: seven smallsats; Date: 29 June 2019, 0430 UTC; Launch site: Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. At approximately 56 minutes after lift-off, the payloads were successfully delivered to their precise individual orbits by Electron’s Kick Stage.

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