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LeoLabs and Aalyria Partner on Space Awareness
LeoLabs and Aalyria announced a new partnership to work together on contract opportunities dealing with space awareness. Aalyria plans to integrate LeoLabs’ space traffic database into its network orchestration platform, according to the Monday announcement. LeoLabs offers space operations software to track missions in Low-Earth Orbit, and has a network of ground radars. Aalyria offers…
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LeoLabs and Aalyria Partner on Space Awareness
LeoLabs and Aalyria announced a new partnership to work together on contract opportunities dealing with space awareness. Aalyria plans to integrate LeoLabs’ space traffic database into its network orchestration platform, according to the Monday announcement. LeoLabs offers space operations software to track missions in Low-Earth Orbit, and has a network of ground radars. Aalyria offers…
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No further investments in Virgin Galactic, says Richard Branson
Sir Richard Branson has ruled out putting more money into his lossmaking space travel company Virgin Galactic, saying his business empire “does not have the deepest pockets” any more. Virgin Galactic, which was founded by Branson in 2004, last month announced it was cutting jobs and suspending commercial flights for 18 months from next year,…
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Relativity CEO goes into why they’re signing launch contracts for a rocket that’s years away
Ellis and Beck differ on early launch contracts In an interview with Tech Crunch, Relativity CEO Tim Ellis responded to comments made by Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck about how useful launch service agreements for rockets still in development are. In an earnings call, Beck talked about why it hasn’t shared any customers for its…
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30 years after its first repair mission, Hubble continues to observe the cosmos
30 years ago, on the very early morning of Dec. 2, 1993, the Space Shuttle Endeavour and the STS-61 crew launched on a high-stakes mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. 30 years after the successful flight, which enabled Hubble to finally fulfill its promise to revolutionize our view of the Universe, the veteran observatory…
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SpaceX conducts static fire test ahead of fifth Falcon Heavy launch of 2023
The Falcon Heavy for the USSF 52 mission to launch the U.S. military’s X-37B spaceplane inside the hangar at launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Image: SpaceX. Following two Falcon 9 launches from both California and Florida, SpaceX closed out the first weekend of December with a Falcon Heavy static fire test. The…
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Starlink mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaks across the sky above Florida’s Space Coast amid the Starlink 6-31 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein SpaceX continued a busy weekend with the launch of another batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station late Saturday night. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40 occurred…
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Space Explored Podcast 70: What is Starship V2?
Subscribe: Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast PausePlay% buffered00:0048:50UnmuteMuteDisable captionsEnable captionsSettingsCaptionsDisabledQualityundefinedSpeedNormalCaptionsGo back to previous menuQualityGo back to previous menuSpeedGo back to previous menu0.5×0.75×Normal1.25×1.5×1.75×2×4×PIPExit fullscreenEnter fullscreenPlay The Space Explored Podcast is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Seth Kurkowski and YouTuber Jared Sanders, who discuss the last week’s biggest stories with a main deep dive topic. Recorded Tuesdays and released Thursday,…
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A bitter pill: Amazon calls on rival SpaceX to launch Internet satellites
Amazon announced Friday that it has purchased three Falcon 9 rocket launches from SpaceX beginning in mid-2025 to help deploy the retail giant’s network of Kuiper Internet satellites. In a statement, Amazon said the SpaceX launches will provide “additional capacity” to “supplement existing launch contracts to support Project Kuiper’s satellite deployment schedule.” SpaceX has its own…
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Team of rivals: Amazon makes a deal with SpaceX for three Kuiper satellite launches
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launches a set of Starlink satellites on Nov. 27. Amazon has struck a deal to use Falcon 9 rockets for some of its Project Kuiper satellites as well. (SpaceX Photo) Amazon’s Project Kuiper may be a competitor for SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband network, but business is business: Amazon says it has…