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Northrop Grumman Completes Space Launch System’s First BOLE Solid Rocket Motor Segment
Northrop Grumman Corporation completed the first Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) motor segment for the next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket booster. BOLE adds nearly five metric tons of payload capacity for SLS Block 2 Moon and Mars missions above the enhancements already in work for the SLS Block 1B configuration slated to…
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SpaceX discloses cause of Starship anomalies as it clears an FAA hurdle
A little more than three months after the most recent launch of a Starship vehicle, which ended with both the booster and upper stage being lost in flight, the Federal Aviation Administration has closed its investigation of the mishap. “SpaceX identified, and the FAA accepts, the root causes and 17 corrective actions documented in SpaceX’s…
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MtronPTI Advances Space Mission Success with RF Component and Sub-Assemblies Testing
MtronPTI has over 125 design wins across satellite platforms and manned spacecraft. With expertise supporting LEO, MEO, and GEO applications, MtronPTI has a well-established team and a proven track record of meeting demanding space requirements. With the evolving need for high-power space-level transmitters, high-power handling space-level RF components and sub-assemblies are instrumental for mission success.…
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Virgin Voyages Debuts SES and Starlink Connectivity Service
Virgin Voyages will be the first cruise operator to deploy an integrated SES Cruise mPOWERED + Starlink PRO offering to its customers. Combining Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite coverage, it will provide connectivity of up to 1.5 Gbps per ship. Launched in 2021, Virgin Voyages offers adult-only voyages and sails to more…
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Virgin Voyages Debuts SES and Starlink Connectivity Service
Virgin Voyages will be the first cruise operator to deploy an integrated SES Cruise mPOWERED + Starlink PRO offering to its customers. Combining Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite coverage, it will provide connectivity of up to 1.5 Gbps per ship. Launched in 2021, Virgin Voyages offers adult-only voyages and sails to more…
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Final images of Ingenuity reveal an entire blade broke off the helicopter
It has now been several weeks since NASA’s tenacious helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, made its final flight above the red planet. This happened last month. On January 6, Ingenuity flew 40 feet (12 meters) skyward but then made an unplanned early landing after just 35 seconds. Twelve days later, operators intended to troubleshoot the vehicle…
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Following aborted WDRs Flight 3 enters additional preparations
After two Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) aborts, SpaceX opted to destack Ship 28 before removing Booster 10 from the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM). The Booster has since rolled back to the Production Site, while Ship 28 conducted standalone testing on Pad B, opening with a Spin Prime test on Monday. A March launch of Flight…
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LeoLabs Appoints Former Maxar Exec Tony Frazier as New CEO
LeoLabs’ new CEO Tony Frazier (pictured) brings a wealth of experience driving innovation across commercial space and national security. Credit: Tony Frazier LeoLabs announced today that the company has appointed longtime Maxar executive Tony Frazier as the company’s new CEO. Frazier plans to lead LeoLabs to become a critical mission partner for military…
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NASA’s Tech Contributes to Intuitive Machines’ Historic Lunar Landing
For the first time in more than 50 years, new NASA science instruments and technology demonstrations are operating on the Moon following the first successful delivery of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander, called Odysseus, completed a seven-day journey to lunar orbit and executed procedures to softly land near…