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ULA says its Vulcan rocket is finally ready to fly
The United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket is transported from the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) to Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral, Florida, in preparation for the certification mission (Cert-1). The mission will launch the Astrobotic Peregrine commercial lunar lander, as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, into a highly elliptical orbit more…
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Here’s a first look at United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan rocket
United Launch Alliance’s first Vulcan rocket prepares to emerge from the Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance’s first Vulcan rocket prepares to emerge from the Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. United Launch Alliance ULA’s fully stacked Vulcan rocket…
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Kratos Teams Up with Rancher Government Solutions to Enhance OpenSpace Platform
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and Rancher Government Solutions (RGS) have formed a strategic partnership for customers to get more out of Kratos’ software-based OpenSpace platform. The partnership will better enable customers to seamlessly deploy and scale virtual ground systems using the OpenSpace platform. The two companies announced the partnership, Jan. 4. RGS is a provider of…
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NASA Announces 2024 Phase I Awardees for Innovative Concept Studies
NASA selected the 2024 Phase I awardees for its program to fund ideas that could innovate for the benefit of all and transform future agency missions. From proposals to explore low Earth orbit to the stars, the 13 concepts chosen stem from companies and institutions across the United States. The NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts)…
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Daily Telescope: A crab found in the night sky rather than the world’s oceans
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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Rocket Report: SpaceX’s record year; Firefly’s Alpha rocket falls short
Welcome to Edition 6.25 of the Rocket Report! We hope all our readers had a peaceful holiday break. While many of us were enjoying time off work, launch companies like SpaceX kept up the pace until the final days of 2023. Last year saw a record level of global launch activity, with 223 orbital launch…
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How SpaceX plans to hit its 144 launch goal
SpaceX needs to launch 13, not 12, times a month Kiko Dontchev, SpaceX’s Vice President of Launch, has become a good voice for the company for those wanting to follow SpaceX’s insane launch rates. Usually this would always be lead by Elon but in recent years more executives have been able to share what they’re…
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China Completes Launch Pad on Hainan Island, Boosting Space Access and Satellite Constellation Plans
China has achieved a significant milestone in its space endeavors with the completion of the first launch pad at the Hainan Commercial Launch Site on December 29. The newly-completed launch pad is poised to enhance China’s access to space, providing crucial support for national constellation projects and commercial launch initiatives. This development addresses a key…
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Space Norway Completes Telenor Satellite Acquisition
Space Norway has completed its acquisition of Telenor Satellite following approval by the Norwegian parliament. The completion of the deal was announced, Jan. 4. The purchase by Space Norway gives Telenor Satellite an industrial owner with a strategic focus to try and realize the company’s potential in the coming decades. The deal took less than two…
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Elon Musk: SpaceX needs to build Starships as often as Boeing builds 737s
It’s no secret that Elon Musk has big ambitions for SpaceX’s Starship mega-rocket. This is the vehicle that, with plenty of permutations and upgrades, Musk says will ferry cargo and people across the Solar System to build a settlement on Mars, making humanity a multi-planetary species and achieving the billionaire’s long-standing dream. Of course, that…