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Space News May 2, 2014

SpaceX wins injunction to stop USAF buying Russian rocket engines

(Reuters) – A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge issued an injunction late Wednesday prohibiting a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing from…

Space News April 18, 2014

Russia to Test Launch New Angara Rocket June 25

MOSCOW, April 18 (RIA Novosti) – The date of the maiden launch of Russia’s new Angara rocket has been set for June 25, an…

General Aviation News March 11, 2014

Ukraine crisis poses no threat to Russian rocket engine imports

(Reuters) – The crisis in Ukraine has not jeopardized the longstanding relationship between the U.S. Air Force and the Russian company that builds engines for…

Space News January 7, 2014

Arianespace targets record year for rocket launches

(AFP) Arianespace, the European satellite launch company, said 2014 would be a record year with the most rocket launches ever despite recent delays. Arianespace…

Space News December 2, 2013

Putin Signs Decree to Establish New Space Corporation

MOSCOW, December 2 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed into law a decree to establish a state corporation that will…

Military Aviation News October 22, 2013

Laser-Guided Rocket Successfully Qualified to Support Apache Crews

U.S. Army tests Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System under extreme flight conditions BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS™) laser-guided rocket completed another major…

Space News September 30, 2013

U.S. private spacecraft company SpaceX launches upgraded Falcon rocket

U.S. private spacecraft company SpaceX launched its first new version Falcon 9 rockets from California, an ambitious test flight that also marked the company’s first…

Space News September 8, 2013

Virgin Galactic second rocket powered test fligt

Space News August 30, 2013

Ariane 5 launches with two communications satellites

An Ariane 5 rocket took off Thursday at 22:30 local time (20:30 GMT) from the Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, and carrying two communications…

Space News July 12, 2013

NASA, Industry Test Additively Manufactured Rocket Engine Injector

CLEVELAND — NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne of West Palm Beach, Fla., recently finished testing a rocket engine injector made through additive manufacturing, or 3-D printing….

Space News July 2, 2013

Russian rocket carrying 3 satellites explodes after liftoff

MOSCOW, July 2 A Russian rocket carrying three Glonass-M communications satellites suffered an apparent engine malfunction and exploded shortly after blasting off in Kazakhstan, the…

Space News May 22, 2013

First Light Angara Rocket Ready for Launch

MOSCOW, May 22 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s first light-class modification Angara 1.2PP carrier rocket is ready for its maiden launch, its manufacturer Khrunichev Center said…

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