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Atlas Space Operations Onboards TROPICS Spacecraft to Ground Network
Atlas Space Operations onboarded the NASA TROPICS mission to its ground segment network to improve data collection for the mission within a rapid timeline of four weeks, the company announced Aug. 1. The TROPICS constellation of four satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) provides data with space-based storm-sensing technology to inform weather forecasting. The satellites provide…
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Rocket Lab launches 5th mission for Japanese Earth observation company, Synspective
Rocket Lab’s 51st Electron rocket stands at Pad B in Mahia, New Zealand, in preparation for the launch of the “Owl for One, Owl for All” mission. Image: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab launched its ninth mission of 2024 and its 51st Electron rocket launch to date. The flight sent an Earth observing satellite to low…
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Rocket Report: Falcon 9 is back; Starship could be recovered off Australia
Welcome to Edition 7.05 of the Rocket Report! The Federal Aviation Administration grounded SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket for 15 days after a rare failure of its upper stage earlier this month. The FAA gave the green light for Falcon 9 to return to flight July 25, and within a couple of days, SpaceX successfully launched…
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NASA says it is “evaluating all options” for the safe return of Starliner crew
It has now been eight weeks since Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft launched into orbit on an Atlas V rocket, bound for the International Space Station. At the time NASA officials said the two crew members, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, could return to Earth as soon as June 14, just eight days later. Yes, there had…
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Northrop Grumman Concludes Preliminary Design Review for SDA’s Data Transport Satellites
Northrop Grumman Corporation, a leading global aerospace and defense technology company, has completed its Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for 74 high-speed data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency (SDA), including satellites that integrate advanced technology from an earlier generation of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), providing increased capabilities to U.S. Forces. The…
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Space Force Awards SEOPS Contract to Integrate Rideshare Mission
The U.S. Space Force (USSF)’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded rideshare integrator SEOPS a contract to integrate six payloads on the upcoming Rideshare 2024-Blaze mission. For the Blaze mission, SEOPS will provide comprehensive mission management, integration services as well as deployment systems for the six payloads supporting technology demonstrations. This includes one evolved secondary payload…
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A Multi-Layered Communications Response is Key to Disaster Recovery Progress
We are living in unprecedented times. The reality of the climate change emergency is becoming apparent. We are seeing more natural disasters than ever before, and disasters on a larger scale. Natural disasters bring devastation to communities around the world. When these disasters happen, a quick and efficient response, particularly when it comes to restoring…
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Booz Allen Tests AI Language Model in Space Onboard the ISS
Booz Allen Hamilton deployed a generative AI large language model (LLM) in space onboard the International Space Station (ISS) National Lab, the company announced Aug. 1. The LLM was uploaded to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) Spaceborne Computer-2 onboard the ISS. In the payload experiment, the team uploaded the LLM repeated the experiment with new…
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Dawn Aerospace Unveils Docking & Fluid Transfer Port for SatDrive Propulsion Systems
Dawn Aerospace, one of the leading providers of satellite propulsion, is proud to reveal the Docking and Fluid Transfer (DFT) port for SatDrive propulsion systems to enable in-space refueling for Dawn customers. The DFT port replaces standard manual fill/drain valves used for propellant loading on the ground with a passive interface that can facilitate refueling…
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Human muscle cells come back from space, look aged
Muscle-on-chip systems are three-dimensional human muscle cell bundles cultured on collagen scaffolds. A Stanford University research team sent some of these systems to the International Space Station to study the muscle atrophy commonly observed in astronauts. It turns out that space triggers processes in human muscles that eerily resemble something we know very well: getting…