#RocketLab:
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.. As the Company pushes Neutron to the limits and beyond to qualify its systems and structures for launch, qualification testing of the Stage 1 tank overnight resulted in a rupture during a hydrostatic pressure trial. ..
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https://rocketlabcorp.com/updates/rocket-lab-neutron-test-update/
21.1.2026
#Isaraerospace:
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Mission ‘Onward and Upward’ will be moved to new launch window
We are standing down from today's launch attempt to address an issue with a pressurization valve...
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https://isaraerospace.com/mission-updates-overview
21.1.2026
#Andøya #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt
#rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum
#ESA:
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Spectrum’s qualifying second launch
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"Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum launcher is getting ready for liftoff from Andøya Spaceport in Norway. This flight is designated a qualification flight, after last year’s first test flight. The Spectrum rocket will host six payloads. Isar Aerospace is backed by the European Space Agency (ESA) ‘Boost!’ programme."
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Boost/Spectrum_s_qualifying_second_launch
20.1.2025
#Andøya #IsarAerospace #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum
#Arianespace:
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Arianespace to launch first batch of Amazon Leo satellites with the first Ariane 64, on February 12, 2026
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https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-to-launch-first-batch-of-amazon-leo-satellites-with-the-first-ariane-64-on-february-12-2026
15.1.2026
#Amazon #AmazonLeo #Ariane6 #Ariane64 #Kourou #LE01 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #VA267
#IsarAerospace:
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Isar Aerospace targets second launch not earlier than 21 January 2026
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".. The launch is targeted for not earlier than 21 January, with a launch window opening at 09:00 pm CET, subject to weather, safety, and range clearance. .."
16.1.2026
#Andøya #OnwardAndUpward #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Spectrum
#ChinaDaily.:
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China's Shijian 32 satellite launch mission fails
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".. Long March 3B carrier rocket flight .. blasted off at 12:55 am carrying the Shijian 32 multirole satellite but encountered malfunctions during flight, failing to deploy the payload into orbit, .."
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202601/17/WS696b22c7a310d6866eb344f6.html
17.1.2026
#China #CZ3B #LM3B #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Shijian32 #SpaceFlight #XSLC
#ChinaDaily.:
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New carrier rocket built by Beijing company fails in maiden flight
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.. maiden flight of the Ceres 2, a new .. solid-propellant carrier rocket, built by Beijing-based .. rocket maker Galactic Energy, failed on Saturday afternoon. .. However, its flight became abnormal soon after liftoff, leading to a crash on the ground, according to footage taken by spectators. .."
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202601/17/WS696b3e19a310d6866eb34523.html
17.1.2026
#Ceres2 #China #GalacticEnergy #JSLC #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight
What Happens When a Bug Rears its Head at Mach Two? https://hackaday.com/2026/01/15/what-happens-when-a-bug-rears-its-head-at-mach-two/
#SoftwareHacks #Amateurrocketry #Glitch #Rocketry #Softwarebug
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India's space agency Isro has successfully launched the PSLV-C62 mission to deploy 16 satellites into a sun-synchronous polar orbit and marking a stellar start to the 2026 launch calendar. However, the deployment could not be confirmed.
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".. this setback raise concerns."
12.1.2026
#DRDO #EOSN1 #India #Indien #ISRO #PSLV #PSLVC62 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight
Got the January Endless Exploration before Alex at ProtoPasta even got the blog post online. These are gunna be fun to make #3dprinting #rocketry parts with!
#EuropeanSpaceflight:
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ESA “Waiting for Spring” to Launch Themis Reusable Rocket Demonstrator
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".. the launch facility in Sweden currently “under snow,” it is “waiting for spring” to launch an initial hop test of its Themis reusable rocket booster demonstrator."
8.1.2026
#ArianeGroup #ESA #Esrange #Kiruna #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #Themis
"12 times rockets and spacecraft crashed and burned in 2025" by @Spacecom - Rocket failures in 2025 included the first home-grown commercial orbital launch attempts from Europe and Australia. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/11-times-rockets-and-spacecraft-crashed-and-burned-in-2025 #space #NewSpace #rocketry #tech #2025InReview
Bloomberg:
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Blue Origin Names Tory Bruno to New National Security Group
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".. Bruno will become the president of the new national security group .., overseeing the development of products, services, and technologies for national security missions. .."
26.12.2025
#BlueOrigin #BO #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #ToryBruno #USA
#ULA:
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Statement from ULA Board Chairs Robert Lightfoot and Kay Sears
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"After nearly 12 years leading United Launch Alliance (ULA), current ULA President and CEO Tory Bruno has resigned to pursue another opportunity."
https://newsroom.ulalaunch.com/releases/statement-from-robert-lightfoot-and-kay-sears
22.12.2025
#CGTN:
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China's Long March-12A rocket reaches orbit on maiden flight
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".. Long March-12A Y1 carrier rocket lifted off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone and completed its maiden flight .. with its second stage successfully entering the preset orbit. However, the recovery of its first stage did not achieve the expected results, .."
23.12.2025
#CASC #China #CZ12A #JSLC #LM12A #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SAST #SpaceFlight #Wiederverwendung
#SpaceNews:
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Long March 12A reaches orbit in first reusable launch attempt, but landing fails
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".. lifted off at 9:00 p.m. Eastern, Dec. 22 (0200 UTC, Dec. 23) from a dedicated pad at Jiuquan .. landing was unsuccessful, .."
23.12.2025
#CASC #China #CZ12A #JSLC #LM12A #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SAST #SpaceFlight #Wiederverwendung
Space.com:
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South Korean startup Innospace fails on its 1st orbital launch attempt
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".. launched its Hanbit-Nano rocket from the Alcantara Space Center in Brazil ..0113 GMT on Dec. 23 .. 57-foot-tall (17.3 meters) rocket came crashing back to Earth about a minute after liftoff, .."
23.12.2025
#Alcantara #HanbitNano #Innospace #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #ROK #SouthKorea #SpaceFlight
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Launch Failure of the 8th H3 Launch Vehicle and Setting up a Special Task Force
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".. launched .. QZS-5 .. aboard the .. H3 F8 at 10:51:30 on Dec. 22, 2025 (JST) from Tanegashima Space Center. .. second stage engine’s second ignition failed to start normally and shut down prematurely. .. QZS-5 could not be put into the planned orbit, and the launch failed."
https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2025/12/20251222-2_e.html
22.12.2025
#H3 #H3F8 #Japan #JAXA #MICHIBIKI5 #QZS5 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Satelliten #SpaceFlight
"Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space" by @AssociatedPress - Suborbital passenger spaceflight by #BlueOrigin #NewShepard in Van Hor, Texas carried Michaela Benthaus, the first wheelchair user to fly to #space. The flight reached 105km / 65mi. Anything above 100km is good enough to claim a space flight. The curvature of the Earth is visible above about 15km / 9mi / 50,000ft. https://apnews.com/article/blue-origin-wheelchair-rocket-launch-e1b993bc7a66a1d587d94a0fb37aff8f #NewSpace #rocketry #tourism
