Norway hosts mainland Europe's first orbital vehicle launch
Norway hosts mainland Europe's first orbital vehicle launch

A German start-up hopes to conduct Monday a test flight of its Spectrum rocket from Norways Andoya Spaceport, a first for Europe which is keen to maintain its access to space. Scheduled to take place sometime between 12:30 pm and 3:30 pm (1130 and 1430 GMT), the launch from the Arctic space...

SpaceX set for seventh test of Starship megarocket
SpaceX set for seventh test of Starship megarocket

Elon Musks SpaceX isgearing up for the seventh orbital flight test of Starship, the colossalprototype rocket the company hopes will help humans colonize Mars. A launch window from the companys Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, opens at4:00 pm (2200 GMT) on Wednesday and will be carried in a live...

Blue Origin calls off debut launch of massive new rocket
Blue Origin calls off debut launch of massive new rocket

Blue Origin,Jeff Bezos space company, called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble. The 320-foot (98-meter) New Glenn rocket was supposed to blast off before dawn with a prototype satellite from Floridas Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. But...

Blue Origin set to challenge Musk’s SpaceX
Blue Origin set to challenge Musk’s SpaceX

A quarter century after its founding, Jeff Bezoss Blue Origin is finally ready for its maiden orbital voyage with a brand new rocket the company hopes will shake up the commercial space race. The launch initially scheduled for Sunday was pushed back a day due to unfavourable sea conditions, Blue...