Tag: space launch

‘Not a Moment to Lose’ for UK to Realise Space Launch Ambitions, Say MPs

“There is now not a moment to lose” if the UK is to realise the full potential of its space launch sector, a Parliamentary committee has warned. In a report published by the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee on Friday, a cross-party group of MPs criticised the UK’s “disjointed approach” to space…


Australia Launches NASA’s First Ever Mission From a Fully Commercial Spaceport

Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) saw the successful launch of the first of three NASA rockets from the Arnhem Space Centre (ASC) on Sunday, marking NASA’s first-ever launch from a fully commercial spaceport and the first-ever commercial launch in Australia. Along with the other two launches scheduled for July 4 and 12, the rocket conducted astrophysics…


Iran Claims It Launched Rocket Into Space Amid Talks to Revive 2015 Nuclear Deal

The Iranian regime announced it has launched a rocket into space carrying three research devices, the country’s state television reported on Thursday. Ahmad Hosseini, an Iranian defense ministry spokesman, said the satellite-bearing rocket named Simorgh, or “Phoenix,” had launched the three cargoes at an altitude of 292 miles (470 km) and at a speed of 7,350…


Satellite Images, Expert Suggest Iranian Space Launch Coming

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Iran appears to be preparing for a space launch as negotiations continue in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal with world powers, according to an expert and satellite images. The likely blast off at Iran’s Imam Khomeini Spaceport comes as Iranian state media has offered a list of upcoming planned satellite launches…