Taking on SpaceX: Why Germany is building its own spaceport
Oct 23, 2023 · Germany is hoping its construction of a new spaceport, expected to launch its first rockets in April, can better its position. What will the new spaceport look like? Germany's new facility will...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 2 German military satellites
Dec 24, 2023 · A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with two radar reconnaissance satellites for the German military on Sunday morning (Dec. 24). The Falcon 9 rocket launched the SARah-2 mission to low Earth...
First German woman set to fly into space with SpaceX
Aug 14, 2024 · The first German woman is set to fly into space on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket along with four other astronauts, the private space exploration company said on Wednesday.
SpaceX launches twin radar satellites for German military from ...
Dec 23, 2023 · SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SARah 2 & 3 satellites for the German military Sunday. The twin craft, equipped with passive synthetic aperture radar reflectors, lifted off from...
Europe is starting to freak out about the launch dominance of SpaceX
Mar 22, 2021 · Germany, with no history of its own rockets during the European Union era, nonetheless has several promising small launch companies, including Rocket Factory Augsburg, and it may seek to...
German military radar satellite ready for SpaceX rocket ride
Jun 17, 2022 · The first satellite in a nearly billion-dollar program to provide the German military with improved radar surveillance imagery from space is set to rocket into a polar orbit Saturday from...
SpaceX launches German military satellite, lands rocket
Jun 18, 2022 · SpaceX plans to launch a German military satellite and land the returning rocket on Saturday morning (June 18), and you can watch the action live.
Germany's First Female Astronaut Prepares for Space - DW
Dec 20, 2024 · Rabea Rogge will be the first German woman to head into space on board a private mission planned by SpaceX for March 2025.
SpaceX and ESA collaborate on ISS mission featuring advanced …
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 18, 2024 - On January 18, 2023, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Swedish astronaut, Marcus Wandt, will embark on a pioneering journey to the International Space Station (ISS). This mission, known as Muninn, w.
SpaceX launches German military radar satellite from California
Jun 18, 2022 · A four-ton, cloud-penetrating radar observation satellite for the German military soared into orbit Saturday from California on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, beginning a 10-year mission to...