Pulsar Fusion has demonstrated its new, MACH-7 green hybrid rocket fuelled with N2O and HDPE from recycled plastic in Gstaad, Switzerland. The engine is capable of launching vehicles to an altitude of several tens of km or powering the upper stage of a rocket into orbit.
Read More »SpinLaunch completes kinetic launch system test
SpinLaunch conducted a successful first test flight of their alternative method of launching spacecraft into orbit in New Mexico last month, CNBC reported. The launch system uses kinetic energy with a centrifuge spinning the rocket faster than the speed of sound before releasing.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Column: Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 22 – 28 November
As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and Orbital Gateway Consulting we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and texts. We are pleased to present “Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 22-28 November 2021”. Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Aero/Space News Roundup! A special shout-out to our friends at SpaceWatch.Global,
Read More »China launches reconnaissance satellite Gaofen-11
China launched its third Gaofen-11 reconnaissance satellite on a Long March 4B rocket, Chinese state media reported. The Gaofen satellites form China´s High-resolution Earth Observation System and comprise optical, multispectral and synthetic aperture radar spacecraft.
Read More »Maritime Launch Services to launch first Canadian spaceport
Maritime Launch Services is preparing to launch the country’s first commercial spaceport to provide satellite launch services to Canada’s growing commercial space sector. Their first payload services provider will be Nanoracks, Maritime announced. Nova Scotia-based aerospace company, Maritime, unveiled the preliminary designs for the spaceport’s Launch Control Centre (LCC).
Read More »New Russian module to dock at the ISS today
Russia’s newest docking port, the Prichal module will arrive at the ISS today to provide five additional docking ports and fuel transfer capability to the space lab. Prichal is controlled by the Progress vehicle and will automatically dock to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.
Read More »Isar Aerospace joins RIT2021 in Sweden
Isar Aerospace has joined the RIT 2021 space development program with plans to expand its operations in the Kiruna space cluster in northern Sweden, RIT Space reported. RIT 2021 is an EU-funded collaborative project aiming to create sustainable growth in the region of Norrbotten, enhancing its role as Sweden’s space industry.
Read More »Astroscale raises $109 million, bringing total to $300 million
The in-orbit servicer Astroscale raised another $109 million from different investors, bringing the total capital raised to date to $300 million, the Japanese space company said. The Series F round was the “largest funding round in the company’s history”, as Astroscale says.
Read More »Space Café WebTalk with Dr. Mathias Link: Luxembourg and the space resources of the future
During this week’s Space Café, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening caught up with the Director of European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) and Director for International Affairs & SpaceResources.lu at the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) Dr. Mathias Link.
Read More »Nanoracks to deploy 0.3U CubeSat from the ISS
Nanoracks Europe announced preparations to deploy FEES2, the first-ever 0.3U CubeSat from the ISS. The trackable satellite, the thickness of a cherry, was developed by GP Advanced Projects (GPAP). Production and space projects management company GPAP called the mission a “major milestone towards building the first Italian nanosatellite constellation for IoT.”
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