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Thales Alenia Space Achieves Key Milestone in the Development of Galileo Second Generation
Thales Alenia Space has reached another important milestone in the development of Galileo Second Generation with the successful completion of the Satellite Critical Design Review (SCDR) Board. With the unrelenting efforts of all participants, the SCDR was recently held after verifying the test and design progress. The final phase of the review got underway on…
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China hands over Chang’e-6 mission CubeSat satellite data to Pakistan
China delivered the data from ICUBE-Q, a lunar orbiter co-developed by Pakistan’s Institute of Space Technology (IST) and China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), to Pakistan on Friday. The satellite captured its first image on May 8 as it separated from the Chang’e-6 orbiter to carry out exploration activities such as capturing images of the…
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Asia’s largest high-altitude rocket test facility in China is ready
Asia’s largest and China’s first vertical high-altitude simulation test bench for rocket engines completed its ignition test on Wednesday, marking the formal completion and operational readiness of the test facility, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). Developed by the 101st Institute of the Sixth Academy of CASC, this groundbreaking facility will…
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UltiSat Provided More Than 575 Starlink Kits in the Past Year
UltiSat accepted orders for more than 575 Starlink kits and subscriptions to the U.S government and international humanitarian organizations during 2023 and through the first quarter of 2024. UltiSat announced the milestone on May 13. These kits support missions including humanitarian aid disaster response (HADR) support for refugee relief camps and government personnel in remote…
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Smashing into an asteroid shows researchers how to better protect Earth
On a fall evening in 2022, scientists at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory were busy with the final stages of a planetary defense mission. As Andy Rivkin, one of the team leaders, was getting ready to appear in NASA’s live broadcast of the experiment, a colleague posted a photo of a pair of…
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Iridium and Blue Sky Network Supply Command and Control for Chevron Drone Surveillance Operation
Iridium and Blue Sky Network are supplying the satellite connectivity solution for an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) surveillance operation for oil and gas company Chevron. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted American Aerospace Technologies (AATI) a first-of-its kind waiver in early May to conduct uncrewed aircraft surveillance on behalf of the Chevron Pipe Line Company…
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Starliner CFT delays again due to service module leak
Boeing announced Tuesday morning that they, ULA, and NASA are now no longer targeting a launch for this Friday of Boeing‘s first crewed Starliner mission. Due to a helium leak on the Starliner’s service module, the launch is slated for no earlier than May 21. Sadly we’ll have to wait another week before we witness…
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Boeing is troubleshooting a small helium leak on the Starliner spacecraft
Boeing is taking a few extra days to resolve a small helium leak on the Starliner spacecraft slated to ferry two NASA astronauts on a test flight to the International Space Station, officials said Tuesday. This means the first crew launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, running years behind schedule and more than $1.4 billion over…