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Daily Telescope: Is that a seahorse or something more sinister in the sky?
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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Spire Global Unveils Constellation Management Platform at Space Tech Expo Europe
Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, at Space Tech Expo Europe unveiled Constellation Management Platform, a web-based app that simplifies satellite constellation operations through its user-friendly interface. The development of the platform is co-funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) under the ARTES Core Competitiveness (CC) Program with a…
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Northrop Grumman Completes CDR for the SDA’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer
Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed its critical design review (CDR) for 16 missile tracking satellites that will be part of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer. Now that the CDR is complete, Northrop is cleared to begin production work on the space vehicles. The company announced the milestone on Wednesday. The Tranche…
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ULA Previews Christmas Eve Vulcan Debut and the Rocket’s 70-Mission Backlog
The Centaur V upper stage for the first Vulcan Centaur rocket has arrived in Cape Canaveral ahead of its debut mission, set for Christmas Eve. United Launch Alliance (ULA) CEO Tory Bruno gave an update on the launch to reporters on Wednesday, ahead of the rocket’s debut. The upper stage, which arrived at the Cape…
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Rapidtek Exhibits SATCOM Turnkey Solutions at Space Tech Expo Europe 2023
Rapidtek Technologies, the Taiwanese designer of AESA (Active Electric Scan Antenna) and provider of RF testing solutions, is participating in the 6th Space Tech Expo Europe at Booth No. B52 from November 14th to November 16th in Bremen, Germany, showcasing its SATCOM (satellite communications) turnkey solutions. The three-day event is expected to attract over 6,200…
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OQ Technology Launches Two LEO 5G IoT Satellites on SpaceX’s Transporter-9 Mission
OQ Technology has announced the successful launch of its two new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites: TIGER-5 and TIGER-6, aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket (rideshare mission Transporter-9). This comes after a month from the successful launch of the MACSAT satellite on the Vega rocket from Kourou. The two satellites separated successfully from the upper stage…
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Momentus Advances Testing of New Type of Solar Array and Sustainable Spacecraft Thruster
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, continues to advance in-space testing of its Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) and recently completed initial in-space testing of its Tape Spring Solar Array (TASSA). MET Testing Continues with Dual-Thruster Firings The MET is the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle’s (OSV)…
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SpaceX Successfully Launches Cargo Dragon Mission to the International Space Station
SpaceX achieved another milestone on November 9 with the successful launch of a cargo Dragon mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at 8:28 p.m. Eastern, carrying the CRS-29 cargo Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Dragon is set to autonomously dock with the ISS around…
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Sale of United Launch Alliance is nearing its end, with three potential buyers
Lockheed Martin and Boeing are close to selecting a buyer for United Launch Alliance, two sources told Ars. The jointly owned rocket company, which was founded in 2006 and for a time had a monopoly on US government launch contracts, has been up for sale most of this year. The sources say three buyers have…
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SpaceX Launches Third Pair of O3b mPower Satellites for SES Despite Electrical Issues
SpaceX successfully launched a third pair of O3b mPower satellites for Luxembourg-based operator SES on November 12. The Falcon 9 rocket carrying SES’s satellites lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, at 4:08 p.m. Eastern, heading towards medium Earth orbit (MEO). The Boeing-built satellites separated from the rocket about two hours later. SES…