Month: March 2023

Rocket Report: ULA Centaur stage has an ‘anomaly,’ Virgin Orbit funding is dire

“This is why we thoroughly & rigorously exercise every possible condition on the ground.”

This otherworldly photo was taken of the debut launch of the Terran 1 rocket on March 23, 2023.

Enlarge / This otherworldly photo was taken of the debut launch of the Terran 1 rocket on March 23, 2023. (credit: Relativity Space/John Kraus)

Welcome to Edition 5.31 of the Rocket Report! We're about to tip over into April, and all signs continue to point to the likelihood of a Starship orbital launch attempt this month. I've heard all sorts of dates, but most recently, SpaceX appears to be working internally toward April 10. That lines up with about when a launch license is expected from the Federal Aviation Administration.

It probably won't happen that soon, but we are pretty darn close, y'all.

As always, we welcome reader submissions, and if you don't want to miss an issue, please subscribe using the box below (the form will not appear on AMP-enabled versions of the site). Each report will include information on small-, medium-, and heavy-lift rockets and a quick look ahead at the next three launches on the calendar.

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Rocket Report: ULA Centaur stage has an ‘anomaly,’ Virgin Orbit funding is dire

“This is why we thoroughly & rigorously exercise every possible condition on the ground.”

This otherworldly photo was taken of the debut launch of the Terran 1 rocket on March 23, 2023.

Enlarge / This otherworldly photo was taken of the debut launch of the Terran 1 rocket on March 23, 2023. (credit: Relativity Space/John Kraus)

Welcome to Edition 5.31 of the Rocket Report! We're about to tip over into April, and all signs continue to point to the likelihood of a Starship orbital launch attempt this month. I've heard all sorts of dates, but most recently, SpaceX appears to be working internally toward April 10. That lines up with about when a launch license is expected from the Federal Aviation Administration.

It probably won't happen that soon, but we are pretty darn close, y'all.

As always, we welcome reader submissions, and if you don't want to miss an issue, please subscribe using the box below (the form will not appear on AMP-enabled versions of the site). Each report will include information on small-, medium-, and heavy-lift rockets and a quick look ahead at the next three launches on the calendar.

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Isar Aerospace: Europas kapitalstärkstes Raumfahrt-Start-up

Das bayrische Start-up Isar Aerospace baut Raketen, die noch 2023 zum ersten Mal abheben sollen. Mittlerweile ist es das kapitalstärkstes private Raumfahrtunternehmen Europas. (Raumfahrt, Auto)

Das bayrische Start-up Isar Aerospace baut Raketen, die noch 2023 zum ersten Mal abheben sollen. Mittlerweile ist es das kapitalstärkstes private Raumfahrtunternehmen Europas. (Raumfahrt, Auto)

Wenn das Smartphone streikt: Fehlersuche schwer gemacht

Ich lade mir nicht leichtfertig Sachen aufs Smartphone und achte auf Sicherheitspatches. Trotzdem ging bei meinem Samsung-Handy eines Tages nichts mehr. Geschichte einer anstrengenden Fehlersuche. Ein Erfahrungsbericht von Karl-Heinz Müller (Smartphone…

Ich lade mir nicht leichtfertig Sachen aufs Smartphone und achte auf Sicherheitspatches. Trotzdem ging bei meinem Samsung-Handy eines Tages nichts mehr. Geschichte einer anstrengenden Fehlersuche. Ein Erfahrungsbericht von Karl-Heinz Müller (Smartphone, API)