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Rocket Lab Deploys Eight Satellites to Boost Global Wildfire Monitoring
Rocket Lab successfully launched eight satellites into orbit for OroraTech on March 26. The mission, "Finding Hot Wildfires Near You," aims to improve real-time wildfire detection through thermal infrared imaging. The satellites will join OroraTech’s existing network, operating at a 97-degree inclination, 550 km above Earth. CEO Martin Langer hig...
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SpaceX Successfully Deploys 21 Starlink Satellites, Loses Falcon 9 Booster
SpaceX launched 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on March 2, expanding its satellite internet constellation. The Falcon 9 rocket successfully reached orbit, but its first-stage booster, designated B1086, was lost after landing due to a fire that damaged its landing leg. The incident occurred on the droneship “Just Read the Instructions,...
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SpaceX Starship Prepares for Next Flight After Successful Static Fire Tests
SpaceX has successfully completed static fire tests for both the Super Heavy booster and Starship second stage at its Texas facility. The tests simulated real launch conditions, validating the engines ahead of the next integrated flight test (IFT-8), which could take place by the end of February, pending FAA approval. The previous test flight in Ja...
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ISRO's 100th Rocket Launch A Trial By Fire For Its New Chief
As ISRO gears up for a milestone 100th rocket launch, scientists at the Indian space agency are carefully monitoring the health of the 50-metre tall rocket that stands at the second launch pad at Sriharikota.
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Rockets Fired From Gaza As Israeli Strikes Kill 16: Report
The Israeli military reported three rockets targeting its territory on Friday from the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian rescuers said Israeli air strikes killed at least 16 people, including children.
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SpaceX Completes Super Heavy Booster Test for Seventh Starship Flight
SpaceX successfully tested the Super Heavy booster at its Starbase facility in Texas on December 9. The static fire, involving 33 Raptor engines, forms part of preparations for Starship’s seventh flight. The mission, targeted for January 11, 2024, aims to refine the reusable rocket system’s capabilities. With six prior flights completed, the up...
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Kennedy Space Center's Rocket Engine Test Simulation Launches in 2025
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is set to debut The Gantry at LC-39 in early 2025. The attraction includes a simulated rocket engine test with visual effects, sound, and interactive exhibits. Visitors can explore launch sites, design and virtually launch rockets, and engage with environmental research at the new Earth Information Center.
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Japan Space Agency Halts Epsilon S Rocket Launch Due To Massive Fire At Site
A major fire erupted Tuesday at a Japan space agency site as it tested a solid-fuel Epsilon S rocket, television footage showed.
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Video: Hezbollah Fires 250 Rockets Into Israel After Strike On Beirut
Israel struck Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold, as Lebanese media reported intense fighting in the border area. In response, Iran-backed Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel.
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India Tests Latest Pinaka System As France, Armenia Line-Up To Buy Rockets
Amid a rise in global demand for it, India today successfully completed the flight-test of its advanced guided weapon system Pinaka. During the test, the Pinaka system's range, accuracy, consistency and rate of fire were assessed.
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19 Injured In Rocket Strike On Building In Israel's Arab Town Of Tira
A missile strike in Israel's Sharon area wounded 19 people, police said early Saturday, after the army reported three projectiles were fired from Lebanon into central Israel.
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Rocket Fire From Lebanon Kills 4 Thai Nationals In Israel
Four Thais were killed in northern Israel by rocket fire from Lebanon, Thailand's foreign minister said on Friday.
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A Ukraine Drone Hovered Over Russian Troops. Then A Rocket Rained Fire
A drone this week helped Ukrainian troops attack a military training facility of Russian troops in Zaporizhzhia Oblast in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine.
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Hezbollah Launches Rockets At Israel In Response To Raids
Hezbollah said it fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Safed on Wednesday, the third such attack in 24 hours which the Lebanese armed group described as a response to Israeli raids.
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Israeli Military Says 50 Rockets Fired From Lebanon
The Israeli military said around 50 projectiles were fired from Lebanon at the country's north early Wednesday, without any reports of casualties.
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Rocket Lab Deploys Eight Satellites to Boost Global Wildfire Monitoring
Rocket Lab successfully launched eight satellites into orbit for OroraTech on March 26. The mission, "Finding Hot Wildfires Near You," aims to improve real-time wildfire detection through thermal infrared imaging. The satellites will join OroraTech’s existing network, operating at a 97-degree inclination, 550 km above Earth. CEO Martin Langer hig...
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SpaceX Successfully Deploys 21 Starlink Satellites, Loses Falcon 9 Booster
SpaceX launched 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on March 2, expanding its satellite internet constellation. The Falcon 9 rocket successfully reached orbit, but its first-stage booster, designated B1086, was lost after landing due to a fire that damaged its landing leg. The incident occurred on the droneship “Just Read the Instructions,...
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SpaceX Starship Prepares for Next Flight After Successful Static Fire Tests
SpaceX has successfully completed static fire tests for both the Super Heavy booster and Starship second stage at its Texas facility. The tests simulated real launch conditions, validating the engines ahead of the next integrated flight test (IFT-8), which could take place by the end of February, pending FAA approval. The previous test flight in Ja...
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ISRO's 100th Rocket Launch A Trial By Fire For Its New Chief
As ISRO gears up for a milestone 100th rocket launch, scientists at the Indian space agency are carefully monitoring the health of the 50-metre tall rocket that stands at the second launch pad at Sriharikota.
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Rockets Fired From Gaza As Israeli Strikes Kill 16: Report
The Israeli military reported three rockets targeting its territory on Friday from the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian rescuers said Israeli air strikes killed at least 16 people, including children.
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SpaceX Completes Super Heavy Booster Test for Seventh Starship Flight
SpaceX successfully tested the Super Heavy booster at its Starbase facility in Texas on December 9. The static fire, involving 33 Raptor engines, forms part of preparations for Starship’s seventh flight. The mission, targeted for January 11, 2024, aims to refine the reusable rocket system’s capabilities. With six prior flights completed, the up...
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Kennedy Space Center's Rocket Engine Test Simulation Launches in 2025
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is set to debut The Gantry at LC-39 in early 2025. The attraction includes a simulated rocket engine test with visual effects, sound, and interactive exhibits. Visitors can explore launch sites, design and virtually launch rockets, and engage with environmental research at the new Earth Information Center.
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Japan Space Agency Halts Epsilon S Rocket Launch Due To Massive Fire At Site
A major fire erupted Tuesday at a Japan space agency site as it tested a solid-fuel Epsilon S rocket, television footage showed.
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Video: Hezbollah Fires 250 Rockets Into Israel After Strike On Beirut
Israel struck Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold, as Lebanese media reported intense fighting in the border area. In response, Iran-backed Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel.
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India Tests Latest Pinaka System As France, Armenia Line-Up To Buy Rockets
Amid a rise in global demand for it, India today successfully completed the flight-test of its advanced guided weapon system Pinaka. During the test, the Pinaka system's range, accuracy, consistency and rate of fire were assessed.
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19 Injured In Rocket Strike On Building In Israel's Arab Town Of Tira
A missile strike in Israel's Sharon area wounded 19 people, police said early Saturday, after the army reported three projectiles were fired from Lebanon into central Israel.
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Rocket Fire From Lebanon Kills 4 Thai Nationals In Israel
Four Thais were killed in northern Israel by rocket fire from Lebanon, Thailand's foreign minister said on Friday.
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A Ukraine Drone Hovered Over Russian Troops. Then A Rocket Rained Fire
A drone this week helped Ukrainian troops attack a military training facility of Russian troops in Zaporizhzhia Oblast in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine.
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Hezbollah Launches Rockets At Israel In Response To Raids
Hezbollah said it fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Safed on Wednesday, the third such attack in 24 hours which the Lebanese armed group described as a response to Israeli raids.
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Israeli Military Says 50 Rockets Fired From Lebanon
The Israeli military said around 50 projectiles were fired from Lebanon at the country's north early Wednesday, without any reports of casualties.
