In a major setback for United Launch Alliance, the company’s new heavy-lift Vulcan rocket carrying 40 Amazon Leo internet satellites malfunctioned during the climb to space on Sunday, dooming the payload and throwing a costly wrench into both companies’ launch schedules. “Based on data received by our Launch Director, we confirm that the Vulcan vehicle…
Two NASA astronauts floating outside the International Space Station carried out a bit of orbital surgery Tuesday, successfully replacing a broken 200-pound “wrist” joint near the end of the lab’s 58-foot-long robot arm. “That is a good install, you guys. I know that was tough. Wonderful work,” Canadian astronaut Jenni Gibbons called up from mission…
Indian space startup Skyroot Aerospace on Saturday launched the country’s first privately developed orbital rocket, a key test of national efforts to compete for a bigger share of the global commercial launch market. The Vikram-1 rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 0635 GMT, leaving behind a plume of fire…
