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NASA again delays Starliner undocking, return to Earth
The Starliner spacecraft on NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test is pictured docked to the Harmony module’s forward port as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above the Mediterranean Sea. Image: NASA. NASA and Boeing managers have again decided to extend the Starliner crew capsule’s stay at the International Space Station, passing up a June…
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NASA Releases Summary of Fifth Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise
For the benefit of all, NASA released a summary of the fifth biennial Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise. NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office, in partnership with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and with the assistance of the U.S. Department of State Office of Space Affairs, convened the tabletop exercise to inform and assess our ability…
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Rocket Lab’s 50th Electron Mission Successfully Deploys IoT Satellites for Kinéis
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its 50th Electron mission, deploying satellites for French Internet-of-Things (IoT) company Kinéis. Electron has reached the milestone of 50 launches faster than any commercially developed rocket in history. The ‘No Time Toulouse’ mission lifted-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex…
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NASA Leader Emphasizes Satellite Data and Collaboration to Combat Climate Change
NASA wants to play a key role alongside the commercial satellite industry to use satellite technology to help avert the climate crisis. In a recent keynote at the Earth Observation Summit in London, Dalia Kirschbaum, director of the Earth Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, said that NASA wants to help create an integrated…
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Palantir Forms Strategic Partnership with Starlab Space to Provide AI-Driven Software Solutions
Starlab Space, the US-led global joint venture across Voyager Space, Airbus, Mitsubishi Corporation and MDA Space, has announced Palantir Technologies as a strategic partner. Palantir will become the exclusive supplier of enterprise-wide software data management solutions for the Starlab commercial space station. Palantir’s AI-driven software enables analysts, users, and decision-makers alike to optimize the entirety…
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SpaceX to Debut Portable Starlink Mini Terminal
SpaceX is rolling out a small, portable Starlink Mini version of its terminal designed for on-the-go use. It is a portable kit with an integrated Wi-Fi router. SpaceX Vice President of Starlink Engineering Michael Nicolls posted about the Starlink Mini on X on June 20, sharing that SpaceX plans to ramp up production and offer…
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Family whose roof was damaged by space debris files claims against NASA
The owner of a home in southwestern Florida has formally submitted a claim to NASA for damages caused by a chunk of space debris that fell through his roof in March. The legal case is unprecedented—no one has evidently made such a claim against NASA before. How the space agency responds will set a precedent,…
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Family whose roof was damaged by space debris files claims against NASA
The owner of a home in southwestern Florida has formally submitted a claim to NASA for damages caused by a chunk of space debris that fell through his roof in March. The legal case is unprecedented—no one has evidently made such a claim against NASA before. How the space agency responds will set a precedent,…
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Rocket Report: Electron turns 50, China’s Moon launcher breathes fire
Welcome to Edition 6.49 of the Rocket Report! I want to open this week’s report with a hearty congratulations to Rocket Lab for the company’s 50th launch since Electron’s debut in 2017. This is a fine achievement for a company founded in New Zealand, a country with virtually no space program. As always, we welcome…