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ULA readies Vulcan booster for cryogenic tanking tests

August 25, 2021 Stephen Clark

United Launch Alliance rolled a test article for its new Vulcan rocket to a launch pad at Cape Canaveral Wednesday, moving the booster into position for a series of cryogenic tanking tests set to begin in the coming days.

China launches demo satellites for internet constellation

August 24, 2021 Stephen Clark

China launched two test payloads Tuesday for a planned constellation of internet satellites, a step that could lead to launches of thousands more Chinese spacecraft to match similar commercial networks already being deployed by SpaceX and OneWeb.

Space station spacewalk postponed by astronaut medical issue

August 24, 2021 Stephen Clark

A planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station Tuesday was postponed after NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei was diagnosed with a pinched nerve, which NASA described as a “minor medical issue.”

Soyuz rocket delivers in ninth launch for OneWeb

August 22, 2021 Stephen Clark

Another 34 satellites for OneWeb’s internet network successfully launched on a Russian Soyuz rocket Saturday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, giving the UK-based company a fleet of 288 spacecraft.

Chinese astronauts complete second spacewalk outside space station

August 21, 2021 Stephen Clark

Chinese astronauts Nie Haisheng and Liu Boming accomplished a nearly six-hour spacewalk Friday outside the core module of the country’s new space station, installing a coolant pump and lifting a panoramic camera on the exterior of the complex.

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft returns to processing facility for valve work

August 19, 2021 Stephen Clark

After valve problems caused it to miss an opportunity to launch earlier this month on a test flight to the International Space Station, Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule returned to a processing facility at the Kennedy Space Center Thursday after being removed from its Atlas 5 launcher at nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Live coverage: Soyuz rocket lifts off with 34 OneWeb satellites

August 19, 2021 Stephen Clark

The next batch of 34 satellites to continue building out OneWeb’s global internet network is set for launch at 6:13 p.m. EDT (2213 GMT) Saturday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz rocket. The launch was aborted less than a minute before liftoff Thursday.

China launches two radar mapping satellites

August 19, 2021 Stephen Clark

China launched a Long March 4B rocket Wednesday carrying two Tianhui radar mapping satellites into orbit more than 300 miles in altitude.

Maxar satellite images show thousands of people at Kabul airport

August 18, 2021 Stephen Clark

Maxar’s WorldView 3 commercial imaging satellite captured overhead views of the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, earlier this week as thousands of people converged on the runway and gathered near aircraft after the Taliban militants took control of the capital city.

Arianespace launches second Pléiades Neo remote sensing satellite

August 17, 2021 Stephen Clark

A European Vega rocket launched from French Guiana Monday night with Airbus’s second Pléiades Neo remote sensing satellite, two European Space Agency CubeSats to track space weather, a student-built nanosatellite from Italy, and a small maritime surveillance payload from the French company Unseenlabs.