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Blue Origin Flies Third Crewed New Shepard Mission of 2024
Blue Origin flew a crew to the edge of space on the New Shepard rocket on Friday in its ninth human spaceflight mission. The civilian astronaut crew included TV host and space communicator Emily Calandrelli, known for Netflix and Youtube science shows. During the 10-minute mission, the New Shepard rocket launched from Blue Origin’s Launch…
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China’s Long March-10 carrier rocket passes fairing separation test
China’s Long March-10 carrier rocket series has completed a fairing separation test that fully assessed issues in such areas as design, connection structure and separation strategy. The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), which developed the carrier rockets, said on Wednesday that the fairing separated smoothly at the planned time and under predetermined conditions,…
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Teledyne Space Imaging with SATLANTIS to Develop Front-End Electronics for CIS125 Detector
Teledyne Space Imaging is pleased to announce that it is collaborating with SATLANTIS to develop commercial space Front-end Electronics (FEE) for the CIS125 TDI detector. The two companies celebrated their partnership agreement at this week’s Space Tech Expo Europe in Bremen, Germany. Teledyne Space Imaging has a long heritage of developing space-qualified imaging sensors, focal…
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China’s inflatable space capsule passes in-orbit test
An inflatable capsule has passed its in-orbit flight test aboard China’s Shijian-19 satellite, according to the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) on Thursday. The test was a complete success, CAST said. The inflatable capsule is a new, multi-functional type of sealed capsule composed of a flexible skin. It is compressed and folded during launch,…
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Tianzhou-7 cargo craft re-enters atmosphere
China’s Tianzhou-7 cargo craft re-entered the atmosphere in a controlled manner at 9:25 p.m. (Beijing Time) Sunday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). Most of the spacecraft’s components burned up during the re-entry, and a small amount of its debris fell into the scheduled safe waters. The Tianzhou-7 separated from the orbiting Tiangong…
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LM 400 Satellite to Fly by Middle of 2025 on Firefly Alpha Rocket
Lockheed Martin said on Tuesday that its LM 400 satellite is to launch in the first six months of next year on a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket. The refrigerator-sized LM 400 “is a bit of a Goldilocks approach” between the traditional, large, “monolithic” satellites and newer, small satellites for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development…
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SpaceX just got exactly what it wanted from the FAA for Texas Starship launches
A day after SpaceX launched its Starship rocket for the sixth time, the company received good news from the Federal Aviation Administration regarding future launch operations from its Starbase facility in South Texas. In a draft version of what is known as an “Environmental Assessment,” the FAA indicated that it will grant SpaceX permission to…
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As NASA increasingly relies on commercial space, there are some troubling signs
When it comes to space policy, a hallmark of the first Trump administration was its embrace of private companies. NASA sought to build fewer expensive things and buy more lower-cost services. In doing so, it aimed to foster a healthy ecosystem of private space companies. Under the leadership of Jim Bridenstine, NASA, during these years,…
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Viasat Joins 5G Automotive Association, 5GAA
Viasat has joined the 5G Automotive Association, known as 5GAA, a cross-industry organization focused on future mobility and transportation services. 5GAA works on applications like supporting fully autonomous cars, real-time supply chain tracking, safety systems, and predicative maintenance alerts. Viasat is working on an ecosystem of direct-to-device chipset manufacturers, MNOs, and OEMs to use its…
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FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel to Leave the FCC at the End of Biden’s Term
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel will leave the FCC at the end of President Biden’s term, she announced on Thursday. She will depart the FCC on January 20, 2025. She will be succeeded as chair by Brendan Carr, who Trump nominated last week to lead the FCC. Rosenworcel highlighted her work to expand broadband access by…