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Andrew Rush’s New Venture Star Catcher Looks to Boost the Power of Satellites in LEO
Former Made in Space and Redwire leaders Andrew Rush and Michael Snyder are launching a new venture Star Catcher Industries to build the first power grid in space to bring more power to satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). Star Catcher announced a $12.25 million seed round on July 24, led by Initialized Capital and B…
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USPACE Technology Group Launches 6 Globally Competitive Commercial Optical Satellites
USPACE Technology Group Limited has announced the rollout of 6 commercial optical satellites and related aerospace products. With a highly competitive pricing strategy, the Group aims to enter the global market and expand its customer base, capturing the rapidly growing demand from emerging markets and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It marks a new milestone…
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L3Harris Space Sales Are Flat in Q2 2024
L3Harris Space segment saw flat sales in the second quarter of 2024, while the Aerojet Rocketdyne acquisition contributed to revenue growth company-wide. L3Harris reported its second quarter results on July 26. Company-wide, revenue was up 13% year-over-year, primarily due to the Aerojet Rocketdyne acquisition. L3 Harris reported revenue of $5.3 billion during the second quarter. …
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Make-or-break tests on tap for Boeing’s Starliner capsule
Boeing’s Starliner, docked at the International Space Station, pictured in a long-duration exposure as the craft soared 258 miles above western China. Image: NASA. Critical tests are on tap this weekend to confirm Boeing’s Starliner capsule can safety carry its two-person crew back to Earth despite unexpected helium leaks and degraded maneuvering thrusters, officials said…
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 return to flight mission from the Kennedy Space Center
The Falcon 9 returns to flight two weeks after an upper stage failure. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. A two-week launch hiatus for SpaceX came to a close after midnight on Saturday with the Starlink 10-9 mission returning the Falcon 9 to flight after an upper stage mishap on a July 11 grounded the workhorse rocket.…
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Sierra Space’s Expandable Space Station Successfully Passes Seventh Ultimate Burst Pressure Test
Sierra Space, a commercial space-tech company that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth, announced that its expandable space station technology successfully passed a seventh key validation test, and second full-scale structural test, at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The results herald a giant leap towards building the…
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Rocket delivered to launch site for first human flight to the Moon since 1972
The central piece of NASA’s second Space Launch System rocket arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida this week. Agency officials intend to start stacking the towering launcher in the next couple of months for a mission late next year carrying a team of four astronauts around the Moon. The Artemis II mission, officially scheduled…
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Rocket Report: ABL loses its second booster; Falcon 9 cleared for return to flight
Welcome to Edition 7.04 of the Rocket Report! Probably the most striking news this week came from ABL, which said in a terse social media statement that it had lost its second RS1 rocket during pre-flight testing. This is unfortunate, since the company had been so careful and meticulous in working toward this second launch…
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Rocket Report: ABL loses its second booster; Falcon 9 cleared for return to flight
Welcome to Edition 7.04 of the Rocket Report! Probably the most striking news this week came from ABL, which said in a terse social media statement that it had lost its second RS1 rocket during pre-flight testing. This is unfortunate, since the company had been so careful and meticulous in working toward this second launch…