TOKYO—Japan successfully launched a rocket Thursday carrying a government intelligence-gathering satellite on a mission to watch movements at military sites in North Korea and improve natural disaster response. The H2A rocket, launched by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., successfully lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan, carrying the IGS-Radar 7 reconnaissance satellite as…
LIVE 5:45 PM ET: Rocket Lab‘s First Launch From US Soil
Small launch firm Rocket Lab launches its first mission from U.S. soil at 5:45 p.m. ET. Jan.24, from its new site at Wallops Island, Virginia. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …
LIVE NOW: Rocket Lab‘s First Launch From US Soil
Small launch firm Rocket Lab launches its first mission from U.S. soil at 5:45 p.m. ET. Jan.24, from its new site at Wallops Island, Virginia. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …
Rocket Lab‘s First Launch From US Soil
Small launch firm Rocket Lab launches its first mission from U.S. soil at 5:45 p.m. ET. Jan.24, from its new site at Wallops Island, Virginia. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …
Virgin Orbit: Premature Shutdown Behind Rocket Launch Fail
LONDON—Virgin Orbit said Thursday its first attempt to launch satellites into orbit from the UK failed after its rocket’s upper stage prematurely shut down. The U.S.-based company used a modified Boeing 747 plane to carry one of its rockets from Cornwall in southwestern England over the Atlantic Ocean on Monday. The plane released the rocket,…
Russia May Expedite Launch of Next Space Capsule After Leak
MOSCOW—Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos said Monday that a coolant leak from a Russian space capsule attached to the International Space Station doesn’t require evacuation of its crew, but the agency kept open the possibility of launching a replacement capsule, if needed. Roscosmos said a panel of experts would determine later this month whether the Soyuz…
SpaceX Delivers Tomato Seeds, Other Supplies to Space Station
SpaceX on Saturday launched its 26th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida and was delivering more than 7,700 pounds of supplies, science experiments, and equipment. It was also carrying a pair of solar arrays that will increase power for space station research…
Stephen Curry Launches Graphic Novel Series on Sports Stars
NEW YORK—Stephen Curry’s latest move is one for the books. The NBA superstar is launching a graphic novel series, “Stephen Curry Presents!: Sports Superheroes,” in partnership with Penguin Workshop. The first of four planned installments will focus on Curry’s career and is scheduled for fall 2024. The series will be created through the publishing arm…
North Korea Fires Another Missile, Flies Warplanes Near Border
SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea early Friday launched a short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters and flew warplanes near the border with South Korea, the South’s military said, further raising animosities triggered by the North’s recent barrage of weapons tests. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement the missile lifted off from…
North Korea Fires Missile and Shells, Flies Warplanes Near Border, Further Inflaming Tensions
SEOUL, South Korea—North Korea early Friday fired an additional ballistic missile and 170 rounds of artillery shells toward the sea and flew warplanes near the tense border with South Korea, further raising animosities triggered by the North’s recent barrage of weapons tests. The North Korean moves suggest it is reviving an old playbook of stoking…
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