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Astroscale Plans Refueling Mission APS-R With Space Force Funding
Astroscale U.S. shared new details about an upcoming satellite refueling mission, which is partially funded by the U.S. Space Force. The spacecraft is called the Astroscale Prototype Servicer for Refueling, or APS-R, and the company plans to deliver it by 2026. The Space Force awarded Astroscale a $25.5 million contract in September 2023. It was…
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GCF to Add Support for Satellite Connectivity and NTN to its Device Certification Program
The Global Certification Forum announced that it is adding support for satellite communications and non-terrestrial networks (NTN) to its device certification program. With the adoption of standards-based satellite connectivity in the communications industry, manufacturers can certify their devices to be directly connected to different satellite operators. This is helping enable the rapid introduction in the…
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Falcon 9 boosts Axiom crew into space for commercial visit to ISS
A Falcon 9 lifts off from Kennedy Space Center carrying an international crew on a commercial mission to the space station. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. After months of training and detailed planning, the most international crew yet to visit the International Space Station blasted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Thursday to kick off…
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Daily Telescope: In which the space station proves it truly is international
Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light, a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we’re going to take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a…
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Exolaunch to Deploy Four Satellites Built by Spire Global for NorthStar
Exolaunch, the premier global provider of launch mission management, integration, and deployment services, announced plans to deploy four Canadian NorthStar Earth & Space satellites, built by Spire Global and launched via Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle. Exolaunch will provide separation systems, deployment, and integration services to ensure mission success for the first tech demo satellites…
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Sidus Space Opens Multi-Material 3D Printing Division
Sidus Space is debuting a new, multi-material 3D printing division for engineering and advanced 3D printing services, the company announced Thursday. Sidus Space used MarkForged X7 printers and OnyxFR-A material to manufacture components in its LizzieSat satellite, and is now rolling out these capabilities to customers. Sidus said the OnyxFR-A material, reinforced with carbon fiber…
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Scout Names Philip Hover-Smoot as CEO
Scout Space has named Philip Hover-Smoot as the company’s CEO, succeeding co-founder and CEO Eric Ingram. The appointment was effective Jan. 12. Scout is a space domain awareness (SDA) company, and raised a seed funding round in June 2023. Hover-Smoot previously served as general counsel at rideshare and orbital transfer provider Spaceflight Inc. He has…
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Kineis Announces the First of Five Nanosatellite Launches in 2024
Kinéis has announced the launch window for the first of five launches of its revolutionary nanosatellites dedicated to the Internet of Things. Scheduled to take place between June 10 and July 9, 2024, this event marks a crucial milestone in the development of the Kinéis system. A revolution in spatial IoT With its first launch in…
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China launches new cargo craft to send space station supplies
China launched cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-7 on Wednesday night to deliver supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The Long March-7 Y8 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-7, blasted off at 10:27 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, the CMSA said.…
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China’s cargo craft Tianzhou-7 docks with space station combination
China’s cargo craft Tianzhou-7 completed its status setting and docked with the orbiting Tiangong space station on Thursday, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said. At 1:46 a.m. (Beijing Time), Tianzhou-7 docked at the rear docking port of the Tianhe core module, said the CMSA. The Shenzhou-17 crew members onboard the space station will enter…