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status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-archive"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/29/virgin-galactic-launches-its-first-commercial-flight-to-space/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230629-VG-Flag-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230629-VG-Flag-326x245.jpg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230629-VG-Flag-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> News </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/29/virgin-galactic-launches-its-first-commercial-flight-to-space/" title="Virgin Galactic launches its first commercial flight to space" rel="bookmark"> Virgin Galactic launches its first commercial flight to space </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/">June 29, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/bill-harwood/">William Harwood</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic launched its first commercial space flight Thursday, sending three Italian researchers, two company pilots and an astronaut trainer on a high-speed thrill ride to the edge of space aboard a winged rocketplane. The crew experienced about three minutes of weightlessness. Total time between air launch and landing: just under 14 minutes.<br /> <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/29/virgin-galactic-launches-its-first-commercial-flight-to-space/" title="Virgin Galactic launches its first commercial flight to space"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-62605 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-archive tag-virgin-galactic"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/29/virgin-galactic-readies-spaceplane-for-first-commercial-flight/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230629-Virgin-Galatic-Mothership-Spaceship-Two-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230629-Virgin-Galatic-Mothership-Spaceship-Two-326x245.jpg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230629-Virgin-Galatic-Mothership-Spaceship-Two-678x509.jpg 678w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230629-Virgin-Galatic-Mothership-Spaceship-Two-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> News </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/29/virgin-galactic-readies-spaceplane-for-first-commercial-flight/" title="Virgin Galactic readies spaceplane for first commercial flight on Thursday" rel="bookmark"> Virgin Galactic readies spaceplane for first commercial flight on Thursday </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/">June 29, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/bill-harwood/">William Harwood</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Four-and-a-half years after an initial sub-orbital test flight, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is finally ready to begin commercial operations with the launch Thursday of a six-man crew, including three Italian researchers, on an up-and-down flight to the edge of space aboard the company’s winged spaceplane. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/29/virgin-galactic-readies-spaceplane-for-first-commercial-flight/" title="Virgin Galactic readies spaceplane for first commercial flight on Thursday"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-62593 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-archive"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/28/first-hot-fire-test-of-europes-reusable-prometheus-rocket-engine/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230628-Prometheus_full_ignition_ArianeGroup_test_centre_Vernon_France_22_June_2023-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230628-Prometheus_full_ignition_ArianeGroup_test_centre_Vernon_France_22_June_2023-326x245.jpg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230628-Prometheus_full_ignition_ArianeGroup_test_centre_Vernon_France_22_June_2023-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> News </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/28/first-hot-fire-test-of-europes-reusable-prometheus-rocket-engine/" title="First hot-fire test of Europe’s reusable methane-fueled Prometheus rocket engine" rel="bookmark"> First hot-fire test of Europe’s reusable methane-fueled Prometheus rocket engine </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/">June 28, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/clive-simpson/">Clive Simpson</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Europe successfully completed the first hot-fire test of its reusable Prometheus rocket on June 22, a 12-second burn while integrated to the Themis first-stage demonstrator at the ArianeGroup site in Vernon, France. Prometheus and Themis are components of the new ‘Ariane Next’ European launch program, which is focused on developing a fleet of reusable rockets to enter service in the 2030s. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/28/first-hot-fire-test-of-europes-reusable-prometheus-rocket-engine/" title="First hot-fire test of Europe’s reusable methane-fueled Prometheus rocket engine"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-62589 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-archive category-starship"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/27/spacex-conducts-six-engine-test-fire-as-it-gears-up-for-second-starship-flight/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230627-Starship-test-fire-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230627-Starship-test-fire-326x245.jpg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230627-Starship-test-fire-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> News </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/27/spacex-conducts-six-engine-test-fire-as-it-gears-up-for-second-starship-flight/" title="SpaceX conducts six-engine test fire as it gears up for second Starship flight" rel="bookmark"> SpaceX conducts six-engine test fire as it gears up for second Starship flight </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/">June 27, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/spaceflight-now/">Spaceflight Now</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>SpaceX conducted a six-engine static test fire on Monday of the Starship vehicle that will eventually be paired with a Super Heavy booster for the second test flight of the company’s fully-reusable launch system. The firing took place at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in south Texas. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/27/spacex-conducts-six-engine-test-fire-as-it-gears-up-for-second-starship-flight/" title="SpaceX conducts six-engine test fire as it gears up for second Starship flight"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-62581 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ariane-5 category-news-archive tag-ariane-5 tag-va261"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/26/final-ariane-5-launch-scheduled-for-july-4-after-fixes-to-booster-separation-system/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230618ariane5bil-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230618ariane5bil-326x245.jpg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230618ariane5bil-678x509.jpg 678w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230618ariane5bil-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Ariane 5 </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/26/final-ariane-5-launch-scheduled-for-july-4-after-fixes-to-booster-separation-system/" title="Final Ariane 5 launch scheduled for July 4 after fixes to booster separation system" rel="bookmark"> Final Ariane 5 launch scheduled for July 4 after fixes to booster separation system </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/">June 26, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/spaceflight-now/">Spaceflight Now</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Europe’s last Ariane 5 rocket is now scheduled to lift off July 4 after being grounded for more than two weeks due to a problem with the pyrotechnic systems required to jettison the launcher’s strap-on solid rocket boosters. Europe’s workhorse rocket is being retired after 27 years of service. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/26/final-ariane-5-launch-scheduled-for-july-4-after-fixes-to-booster-separation-system/" title="Final Ariane 5 launch scheduled for July 4 after fixes to booster separation system"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-62569 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-archive category-starship tag-starship"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/25/musk-outlines-major-upgrades-for-starship-rocket/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230625-Starship-and-Tower-Top-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230625-Starship-and-Tower-Top-326x245.jpg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230625-Starship-and-Tower-Top-678x509.jpg 678w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230625-Starship-and-Tower-Top-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> News </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/25/musk-outlines-major-upgrades-for-starship-rocket/" title="Musk outlines major upgrades for Starship rocket" rel="bookmark"> Musk outlines major upgrades for Starship rocket </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/">June 25, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/bill-harwood/">William Harwood</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>SpaceX will need another six weeks or so to finish implementing hundreds of changes to its Super Heavy-Starship rocket and the gargantuan booster’s Texas launch pad before it will be ready for a second attempt to reach orbit, company founder Elon Musk said Saturday. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/25/musk-outlines-major-upgrades-for-starship-rocket/" title="Musk outlines major upgrades for Starship rocket"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-62548 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-falcon-9 category-mission-reports category-news-archive"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/23/falcon-9-starlink-5-12-coverage/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230623f9starlink-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230623f9starlink-326x245.jpg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230623f9starlink-678x509.jpg 678w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230623f9starlink-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Falcon 9 </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/23/falcon-9-starlink-5-12-coverage/" title="SpaceX closes out first half of 2023 with another Starlink launch" rel="bookmark"> SpaceX closes out first half of 2023 with another Starlink launch </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/">June 23, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/">Stephen Clark</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Friday with another batch of Starlink internet satellites, wrapping up SpaceX’s action-packed first half of the year with the company’s 44th mission of 2023. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/23/falcon-9-starlink-5-12-coverage/" title="SpaceX closes out first half of 2023 with another Starlink launch"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-62532 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-falcon-9 category-mission-reports category-news-archive"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/22/falcon-9-starlink-5-7-mission-status-center/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230622f9starquick-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230622f9starquick-326x245.jpg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230622f9starquick-678x509.jpg 678w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230622f9starquick-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Falcon 9 </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/22/falcon-9-starlink-5-7-mission-status-center/" title="Live coverage: SpaceX launches 47 more Starlink satellites from California" rel="bookmark"> Live coverage: SpaceX launches 47 more Starlink satellites from California </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/">June 22, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/">Stephen Clark</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Another batch of 47 Starlink internet satellites rode a SpaceX rocket into orbit early Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, continuing the company’s record flight rate with another Falcon 9 launch and landing. Liftoff occurred at 12:19 a.m. PDT (3:19 a.m. EDT; 0719 UTC). <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/22/falcon-9-starlink-5-7-mission-status-center/" title="Live coverage: SpaceX launches 47 more Starlink satellites from California"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-62518 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-delta-4 category-mission-reports category-news-archive"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/22/delta-4-heavy-nrol-68-coverage/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230622d4hitlquick-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230622d4hitlquick-326x245.jpg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230622d4hitlquick-678x509.jpg 678w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230622d4hitlquick-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Delta 4 </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/22/delta-4-heavy-nrol-68-coverage/" title="Delta 4-Heavy rocket lifts off with NRO spy satellite" rel="bookmark"> Delta 4-Heavy rocket lifts off with NRO spy satellite </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/">June 22, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/">Stephen Clark</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The second-to-last flight of United Launch Alliance’s Delta rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral early Thursday and delivered a top secret spy satellite into orbit for the U.S. government, snapping the longest lull in launches in ULA’s history. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/22/delta-4-heavy-nrol-68-coverage/" title="Delta 4-Heavy rocket lifts off with NRO spy satellite"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-62511 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-delta-4 category-mission-reports category-news-archive"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/20/ulas-delta-rocket-assembly-line-falls-silent/"><img width="326" height="245" 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href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/20/ulas-delta-rocket-assembly-line-falls-silent/" title="ULA’s Delta rocket assembly line falls silent" rel="bookmark"> ULA’s Delta rocket assembly line falls silent </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/">June 20, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/">Stephen Clark</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>United Launch Alliance has closed its Delta rocket assembly line in Alabama after the 389th and last Delta rocket rolled out of the factory for the journey to its launch base in Florida, clearing real estate in ULA’s sprawling manufacturing center for the next-generation Vulcan launch vehicle. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" 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