Boeing’s Starliner capsule returns to hanger for valve troubleshooting

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United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket and Boeing’s Starliner capsule depart pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday morning. Credit: Boeing Ground teams at Cape Canaveral wheeled Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule and a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket back inside their assembly hangar Thursday for further troubleshooting of misbehaving valves inside …

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Chinese rocket launches two small satellites to test communications tech

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A Long March 6 rocket lifts off Wednesday with two small satellites. Credit: Institute of Microsatellite Innovation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences A Chinese rocket successfully launched Wednesday with a pair of small communications satellites reportedly linked to a secretive German company. The Chinese institute that built the satellites said they will test laser …

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#336: Mobile Outdoor Manipulation with RE2 Robotics, with Travis Schneider

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RE2 Sapien 6M Robot Arm Robohub Podcast · Mobile Outdoor Manipulation with RE2 Robotics In this episode, Shihan Lu interviews Travis Schneider, Business Development Manager at RE2 Robotics, focusing on their work on mobile outdoor manipulation. Travis introduces several robotic products and services of RE2, including RE2 Sapien robotic arms and human-centered system integration, and …

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#IROS2020 Plenary and Keynote talks focus series #2: Frank Dellaert & Ashish Deshpande

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Last Wednesday we started this series of posts showcasing the plenary and keynote talks from the IEEE/RSJ IROS2020 (International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems). This is a great opportunity to stay up to date with the latest robotics & AI research from top roboticists in the world. This week we’re bringing you Prof. Frank …

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Chinese commercial launcher fails during climb to orbit

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File photo of a Hyperbola 1 rocket undergoing launch preparations. Credit: i-Space The launch of a solid-fueled rocket developed by the Chinese commercial space firm iSpace failed Tuesday, the second launch failure in three orbital attempts by the startup company, Chinese state media said. A Hyperbola 1 rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan launch base …

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China launches Tianhui military mapping satellite

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A Long March 2D rocket lifts off with the Tianhui 1-04 spacecraft. Credit: Xinhua China successfully launched a Long March 2D rocket July 29 with a Tianhui military satellite on a mission to collect data for maps and land surveys. China’s largest state-owned space program contractor said the Tianhui 1-04 satellite launched at 0401 GMT …

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Launch of Boeing crew capsule scrubbed due to propulsion system issue

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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft sits atop an Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral. Credit: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now / Coldlife Photography Officials scrubbed the planned launch of a Boeing-built crew capsule Tuesday to examine a potential technical issue in the spacecraft’s propulsion system, delaying the start of a critical unpiloted test flight to prove the …

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Boeing crew capsule set for launch Tuesday on test flight to space station

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A Boeing Starliner crew capsule stands on top of an Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Credit: United Launch Alliance An Atlas 5 rocket was hauled back to its seaside firing stand Monday for launch Tuesday on a flight to boost Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule into orbit for a second unpiloted test …

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In battle with Russian lab module, space station ‘brought a knife to a gun fight’

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Russia’s Nauka module, at left, docked with the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Playing it safe, the seven-member crew of the International Space Station moved into the U.S. segment of the outpost Friday, closed hatches and window shutters and stood by while Russian flight controllers vented helium pressurization lines in the newly arrived Nauka lab …

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GAO dismisses lunar lander contract protests

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STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s concept of a Starship on the moon. Credit: SpaceX The Government Accountability Office ruled Friday that NASA did not violate procurement law or regulations when it awarded a single $2.9 billion moon lander contract to SpaceX, denying appeals from competitors Dynetics, a Leidos company, and Blue Origin, …

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