By Mike Killian, on October 7th, 2015
An Illustration of SpaceIL’s New Spacecraft Design on the Moon. Image Credit: SpaceIL
Teams from around the world have been competing to win the global Google Lunar XPRIZE race to the moon for close to a decade, each building a privately-funded robotic spacecraft and mission to be the first to land on the […]
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By Ben Evans, on September 1st, 2013 The Zenit-3SLB vehicle assigned to the AMOS-4 mission is readied for launch at Baikonur. Photo Credit: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
Almost seven months to the day since the loss of a Zenit booster, which fell into the Pacific Ocean less than a minute after its 1 February liftoff, the Sea Launch international launch […]
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By Julian Leek, on February 3rd, 2013 NASA and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, along with the Astronauts Memorial Foundation, held a “Day of Remembrance” to honor those that lost their lives in the pursuit of space exploration, on Feb. 1, 2013, the 10th anniversary of the Columbia disaster. Photo Credit: Julian Leek / Blue Sawtooth Studio
CAPE CANAVERAL, […]
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By Craig Covault, on May 21st, 2012 Iranian flag waves at the launch pad where a 72 ft. tall Safir launch vehicle is mounted. Iran has launched three spacecraft since 2009. Photo Credit: FARS
Iran is poised for the imminent launch of a Safir rocket carrying the Defense Ministry’s Fajr imaging satellite to begin tests of increasingly advanced spacecraft […]
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By Craig Covault, on April 9th, 2012 North Korean Unha-3/TD-2 rocket sits in massive service tower at the new West Sea Coast Launch Site. Note how service structure can handle a much taller and wider rocket vehicle. Photo Credit: AP
North Korea’s planned April 12 space launch of a Unha-3/Taep’o-dong-2 (TD-2) ballistic missile is as important to Iran as it […]
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By Craig Covault, on March 15th, 2012
ISRO says computer graphic is true to 3,900 lb. RISAT-1 design, although it has released no pictures. Imaging radar panel is 6 x 20 ft. while solar arrays span about 40 ft. Photo Credit: ISRO
India’s new imaging radar satellite (above) is undergoing final testing prior to launch in mid April on […]
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