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Scotland’s Space Intelligence Imagery Firm Raises Series A with New Investors
Scottish satellite data startup Space Intelligence completed a Series A funding round led by new investors AzurX Space Ventures (ASV) with participation from Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Dr. Murray Collins, co-founder and CEO of Space Intelligence said the funding will be used to expand the company’s catalog of global forest mapping data to support carbon offset…
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ESA Ships Artemis III Service Module to U.S. for NASA’s Lunar Mission
ESA’s third European Service Module (ESM-3), for NASA’s Artemis III mission, has departed from the Airbus facility in Bremen, Germany, and will soon leave Europe on its way to the United States. This marks a critical milestone in Europe’s continued contribution to humankind’s return to the Moon. Manufactured in Italy, assembled in Germany, and built…
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Scout Space Partners with Dawn Aerospace for Spaceplane Surveillance Demonstration
Scout Space, a Virginia-based startup specializing in space domain awareness, has signed an agreement with Dawn Aerospace to demonstrate the ability to observe objects in very low Earth orbit (VLEO) from an aircraft operating in suborbital space. Under the deal announced Aug. 22, Scout will install its space domain awareness sensors aboard Dawn Aerospace’s Mk-II…
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Loft Orbital, Marlan Space Form Satellite Manufacturing JV Orbitworks in the UAE
Loft Orbital and Abu Dhabi-based Marlan Space established a joint-venture space infrastructure company called Orbitworks in the Middle East. The new firm will be based in the UAE and serve as the first private space infrastructure company in the region. Loft Orbital and Marlan Space, an affiliate of the International Holding Company (IHC), pledged an…
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Lockheed Martin Advances Infrared Targeting System Production for U.S. Navy’s Super Hornet
U.S. Navy air combat experts are moving forward with early production of the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) Block II aerial targeting system for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet jet fighter-bomber under terms of a $132.4 million order last week. Officials of the Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., are asking…
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NASA not comfortable with Starliner thrusters, so crew will fly home on Dragon
Following weeks of speculation, NASA finally made it official on Saturday: Two astronauts who flew to the International Space Station on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in June will not return home on that vehicle. Instead, the agency has asked SpaceX to use its Crew Dragon spacecraft to fly astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to…
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SpaceX completes static fire test of its Falcon 9 rocket in preparation for the Polaris Dawn astronaut mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ignites its Merlin engines during a static fire test at dawn on Aug. 25, 2024. The test followed a dry dress rehearsal of the mission’s flight day. Image: Spaceflight Now The SpaceX and Polaris Dawn teams checked a couple of important boxes before they are ready to launch the historic…
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NASA’s Starliner decision was the right one, but it’s a crushing blow for Boeing
Ten years ago next month, NASA announced that Boeing, one of the agency’s most experienced contractors, won the lion’s share of government money available to end the agency’s sole reliance on Russia to ferry its astronauts to and from low-Earth orbit. At the time, Boeing won $4.2 billion from NASA to complete the development of…
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Polaris Dawn set to redefine space exploration
A close up of a “smart contact lens” that the crew will wear in space to monitor the pressure inside their eyes. Image: Polaris Program / John Kraus SANS is believed to result from fluid shifts in microgravity that increase pressure inside the skull, potentially impacting eye health. Understanding and mitigating this condition is crucial…
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NASA to announce final determination on how to conclude Starliner Crew Flight Test
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, Boeing’s Crew Flight Test Commander and Pilot respectively, inspect safety hardware aboard the International Space Station. Image: NASA NASA is at a crossroads when it comes to the conclusion of the Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test. The agency is set to announce its decision on whether or not…