Page 6 - Rocket Launch
Nasa fuels moon rocket for in countdown rehearsal despite issue during test
NASA fueled its huge moon rocket for the first time and went ahead with a critical countdown test despite a fuel line leak
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Satellite images suggest Iran preparing for rocket launch amid tensions
Iran appeared to be readying for a space launch Tuesday as satellite images showed a rocket on a rural desert launch pad, just as tensions remain high over Tehran's nuclear program
NASA to launch 3 rockets from Australia's north for scientific studies
"This is a really exciting project," Albanese said during a media briefing in Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory
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Hyderabad based Skyroot Aerospace successfully test fires its rocket engine
The company on Thursday announced the completion of the milestone of full duration test-firing of its Vikram-1 rocket stage
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China's rocket achieves domestic record, sends 22 satellites into space
China launched a Long March-8 rocket to place 22 satellites in space on Sunday, setting a domestic record for the most spacecraft launched by a single rocket.
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PSLV-C52 lifts off with earth observation and 2 small satellites
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C52) blasted off at 05:59 am from the first launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre
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Countdown for Isro's first launch mission of 2022 commences
The launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, which will also carry two small co-passenger satellites, is scheduled at 05:59 hours on Monday
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Bezos' Blue Origin gets approval to send him, three others to space
Bezos, 57, stepped down last week as Amazon's CEO.
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Isro swinging back to action; may launch geo imaging satellite on August 12
It was scheduled for March 28 this year but a "minor issue" with the satellite forced its postponement.
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India to allow private players to build and operate rocket launch sites
Similarly, any rocket launch (orbital or sub-orbital) from Indian or overseas territory can be carried out only with authorisation from Indian National Space Promotion & Authorization Center
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China says debris from its rocket landed near Maldives, gets chided by Nasa
Most of the debris burned up on re-entry Sunday morning, China said. The head of NASA accused it of "failing to meet responsible standards."
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SpaceX flies Falcon 9 rocket booster for record ninth time
Tech billionaire Elon Musk's private aerospace company SpaceX on Sunday launched 60 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center
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ISRO launches sounding rocket to study attitudinal variations
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a sounding rocket to study attitudinal variations in the neutral winds and plasma dynamics
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Isro gears up to launch its new-generation mini rocket on maiden flight
Isro is getting ready to launch a new-generation compact rocket on its maiden orbital test flight, the space agency said
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Pact with Isro boosts Skyroot's bid to launch India's first private rocket
Skyroot Aerospace's programme to launch India's first-ever privately-designed and developed rocket, Vikram-1, received a boost
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Skyroot Aerospace successfully test fires a solid propulsion rocket stage
This is the first time that a private company has successfully designed, developed and tested a full solid propulsion rocket stage in India
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China's new space carrier rocket launches 5 satellites on its maiden flight
China's new medium-lift carrier rocket Long March-8 made its maiden flight on Tuesday
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Second launch of Russia's heavy carrier rocket scheduled for December
Russia carried out the first test launch of the Angara-A5 rocket in 2014 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome
China positions rocket ahead of ambitious lunar mission next week
The mission aims to bring back materials from the moon for the first time in decades
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Tamil Nadu identifies 961 hectares for country's second rocket launch port
At present, rockets are launched from Isro's spaceport at Sriharikotta. The Centre is setting up a second facility due to increase in the number of launches by Isro for domestic and global customers
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