Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket

Asia-Pacific Space 

Rocket Lab’s 13th Electron Mission ‘Pics Or It Didn’t Happen’ Fails to Reach Orbit

July 5, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Electron rocket, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, New Zealand, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1

Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket experienced an anomaly during its 13th mission ‘Pics Or It Didn’t Happen’ following a successful lift-off,

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Space Americas 

NASA Plans for More SLS Rocket Boosters to Launch Artemis Moon Missions

June 29, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Human spaceflight, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, NASA, NASA Artemis program, Northrop Grumman, Solid rocket, Space Launch System (SLS), USA

NASA has taken the next steps toward building Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket boosters to support as many as

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Americas Space 

Dynetics/RUAG Space Universal Stage Adapter Team Completes Manufacturing Test Demonstrator

May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Dynetics, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, NASA, RUAG Space, Space Launch System (SLS), USA

The Dynetics/RUAG Space USA team recently completed the Universal Stage Adapter (USA) composite panel Manufacturing Test Demonstrator (MTD) for NASA’s

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Americas Space 

ULA Rolls Out Atlas V Rocket Ahead of X-37B Spaceplane Mission

May 14, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Cape Canaveral AFS, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, Spaceplane, U.S. Space Force (USSF), ULA Atlas V, United Launch Alliance (ULA), USA, USSF-7, X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has rolled out its Atlas V rocket in preparation for the launch of the U.S. Space

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Asia-Pacific Space 

China’s New Long March 5B Rocket Makes Maiden Flight

May 10, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments China, China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), Human spaceflight, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, Long March 5, Long March 5B, Spacecraft, Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site

China’s new Long March 5B carrier rocket made its maiden flight on May 5 launching a trial version of the

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Americas Space 

Boeing-NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Teams Complete Avionics Review

May 3, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, NASA, Space Launch System (SLS), USA

Boeing and NASA Space Launch System (SLS) teams recently completed a rigorous avionics review, ensuring that the program will be

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Americas Space 

Aerojet Rocketdyne Awarded $1.79 Billion to Build Additional RS-25 Rocket Engines for NASA Artemis Program

May 1, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aerojet Rocketdyne, Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25, Human spaceflight, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, NASA, NASA Artemis program, Rocket engine, Space Launch System (SLS)

Aerojet Rocketdyne has been awarded a $1.79 billion contract modification for the production of an additional 18 RS-25 rocket engines

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Space Americas 

RocketShip Delivers Delta IV Heavy Boosters at Vandenberg AFB

April 11, 2020April 12, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Delta IV Heavy, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, ULA RocketShip, United Launch Alliance (ULA), USA, Vandenberg AFB

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) barge, known as the RocketShip, carrying Delta IV Heavy booster cores, second stage and payload

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Technology Asia-Pacific Space 

Rocket Lab Completes Electron Mid-Air Recovery Test

April 8, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Electron rocket, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, New Zealand, Reusable launch vehicle (RLV), Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab has successfully completed a mid-air recovery test, a maneuver that involves snagging an Electron test stage from the

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Space Americas 

AEHF-6 Launch Marks 500th Flight of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s RL10 Engine

April 7, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AEHF-6, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Aerojet Rocketdyne RL10 Engine, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, Rocket engine, ULA Atlas V, United Launch Alliance (ULA), USA

The successful March 26 launch of the U.S. Space Force’s sixth and final Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications

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