Rocket Crafters, Inc. (RCI) announced it has been awarded a US$542,600 research contract by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Under the terms of the agreement, RCI is tasked to build and test a large-scale hybrid rocket engine using RCI’s patented Direct-Digital Advanced Rocket Technology (D-DART).
Rocket: Chang Zheng 2D; Payload: Shiyan-6 [SY-6], four nanosatellites; Date: 19 November 2018, 2340 UTC; Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch…
The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying the first Lockheed Martin-built Global Positioning Systems (GPS) III satellite has been…
As part of the EU project SMILE (Small Innovative Launcher for Europe), researchers from the Institute of Structures and Design…
Today, on 20 November the International Space Station (ISS) is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Work on the ISS begun as…
Rocket: Chang Zheng 3B/YZ-1; Payload: Beidou-3M17, Beidou-3M18 [Beidou-42, Beidou-43]; Date: 19 November 2018 UTC; Launch site:Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China.…
The next Arianespace Vega mission from French Guiana has been authorised for lift-off on 21 November (UTC) following completion of…