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Orbite is raising funds as it gets set to expand training programs for spacefliers
Artwork shows an interior view of Orbite’s Astronaut Training and Spaceflight Gateway Campus, with mockups of a SpaceX Dragon capsule and a Blue Origin New Shepard capsule on display. (Orbite Illustration) Orbite Space, a venture that aims to offer down-to-Earth spaceflight training programs on a “try before you fly” basis, is raising more capital amid…
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ISS Roundup: 25 year anniversary, spacewalks, cargo arrivals and departures
The final quarter of 2023 saw the International Space Station (ISS) celebrate 25 years in orbit, though there was no letup in the ongoing work as the Expedition 70 crew settled into the tasks and experiments that are carried out onboard the orbital laboratory. Cargo spacecraft arrived at the Station carrying supplies and fresh experiments…
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US commits to landing an international astronaut on the Moon
One of the core tenets of NASA’s Artemis program to return astronauts to the Moon is its inclusion of international partners. This intertwines the program, like the International Space Station, with considerations of geopolitics and international relations, alongside key themes like US national prestige, exploration, and scientific discovery. Earlier this year, NASA named a Canadian…
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NASA Successfully Tests 3D-Printed Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine
NASA has achieved a new benchmark in developing an innovative propulsion system called the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, successfully tested a novel, 3D-printed RDRE for 251 seconds (or longer than four minutes), producing more than 5,800 pounds of thrust. That kind of sustained burn…
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Key Milestones Accomplished by the ISS National Laboratory in 2023
As 2023 comes to a close, the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory wraps up a banner year supporting research and technology development (R&D) in low Earth orbit (LEO). The ISS National Lab and NASA work in unison to utilize the orbiting outpost to its fullest capacity, and the achievements from this year demonstrate the…
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Lengthened Long March 5 becomes height benchmark of China’s launch vehicles in commission
China’s newly-launched Long March 5 rocket has for the first time used an 18.5-meter-long fairing, setting a new height benchmark for China’s carrier rockets in commission. The rocket, coded as Long March 5 Y6, blasted off at 9:41 pm (Beijing Time) from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the southern island province of Hainan on…
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Update: China open to space exchanges with U.S.: CNSA
Photo taken on Oct. 21, 2021 shows the lunar soil brought back by China’s moon mission at an exhibition on China’s major scientific accomplishments during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020) in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang) BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) — China welcomes scientists from all over the world, including those from…
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Shenzhou-17 crew completes first spacewalk
The Shenzhou-17 crew members on board China’s orbiting space station completed their first spacewalk at 9:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin worked seven-and-a-half hours to complete set tasks such as a Tianhe core module solar wing repair test, with the assistance…
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Rocket arrives at launch site for Tianzhou-7 cargo mission
The Long March-7 Y8 carrier rocket, tasked with sending China’s space station cargo craft Tianzhou-7 into orbit, was transported to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan on Thursday. The rocket will undergo assembly and testing together with Tianzhou-7, which arrived earlier, the China Manned Space Agency said on Thursday. At…
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Sidus Space’s LizzieSat Successfully Completes Vibration Testing Ahead of SpaceX Launch
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service company announced that it has completed environmental testing of LizzieSat ahead of its upcoming launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission. Environmental testing was completed by NTS Orlando where the LizzieSat Flight Unit underwent random vibration testing. The LizzieSat satellite for this mission is currently being prepared for shipment to…