New Rocket to Take Over Soyuz Site in French Guiana
The French space agency CNES has published a call aimed at reassigning the Soyuz launch site at the Guiana Space Centre to a new...
Ariane 6 Central Core Goes Vertical Ahead of Maiden Flight
The integrated core and second stage of the first Ariane 6 rocket has been lifted to the vertical position atop the ELA-4 launch table...
HyImpulse Arrives in Australia Ahead of Maiden SR75 Rocket Launch
German launch company HyImpulse announced 22 April that its first suborbital SR75 rocket had arrived in Australia ahead of its maiden flight.
The SR75 is...
CNES Qualifies Speedy New Ariane 6 Booster Transport Vehicle
As preparation continues for the maiden flight of Ariane 6, CNES has successfully qualified a new flatbed transport vehicle that will be used to...
ESA Chief Tempers Expectations for Maiden Ariane 6 Flight
European Space Agency Director General Josef Aschbacher appeared to be tempering expectations for the maiden flight of Ariane 6 during a panel at the...
HyImpulse Updates SL1 Design with Performance Boost
German launch startup HyImpulse has released an updated design of its SL1 rocket, which features a 20% performance boost over its previous iteration.
When it...
Ariane 6 is Getting its Bikini Back
The Exploration Company has confirmed that it is in the process of re-baselining its Mission Bikini demonstrator back to Ariane 6.
In February 2022, the...
RFA Environmental Assessment Report Details SaxaVord Operations
An Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE) report published by the UK Civil Aviation Authority for public consultation has given greater insight into Rocket Factory...
Maiden HyImpulse SR75 Rocket Launch Set for Late April/Early May
The maiden flight of the suborbital HyImpulse SR75 rocket is set to occur from the Koonibba Test Range in Australia between late April and...
MAPHEUS 14 Flight Carries 442-Kilogram Payload to 265 Kilometres
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) MAPHEUS 14 flight was successfully launched from Esrange Space Center in Sweden on 27 February, carrying several scientific experiments....
