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ISRO Successfully Conducts Drogue Parachute Deployment Tests for Gaganyaan Mission
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)/ISRO, successfully conducted a series of Drogue Parachute Deployment Tests at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh, during August 8-10, 2023. The tests were conducted in collaboration with Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE)/DRDO. The Gaganyaan mission entails the safe transportation of…
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York Space Systems Completes New Facility to Double Production Capacity
Construction is complete on York Space Systems’ fourth production facility, which will double York’s production capacity to more than 1,000 spacecraft per year. The new facility, nicknamed “Potomac,” is 60,000 square feet, and located near York’s headquarters in Denver, Colorado. The new facility has environmental test bays with 50-foot crane hooks and 10 trailer docks…
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Vast Names New CEO and CTO
Vast has made some significant changes to its management team including appointing its first CTO. The company announced the changes, Aug. 11. Max Haot, currently the president, will become the CEO, succeeding founder Jed McCaleb. Alex Hudson will join the company as its first Chief Technology Officer. McCaleb will move into the role of founder,…
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SSTL and Neumann Space Collaborate to Test Australian Made Propulsion System
Surrey Satellite Technology, a pioneer of the SmallSat industry, and Neumann Space, a technology company of in-space electric propulsion announced that they have agreed to work together to test an Australian-designed and manufactured in-space propulsion system as part of the CarbSAR In Orbit Demonstration Mission. SSTL and Neumann Space will commence work this year to…
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Intelsat and SES Complete C-Band Spectrum Clearing
Both Intelsat and SES report they have completed activities to clear C-band spectrum, paving the way for the two companies to receive billions of dollars in payments. This closes out the operators’ work to clear a portion of the C-band after the FCC reallocated the C-band for wireless use in 2020. Overall, satellite operators received…
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This Week in Launches: Silence from everyone but SpaceX
This Week’s Launches: August 14 CASIC Kuaizhou 1A Unknown Payload, 1:35 A.M. ET Mobile Launcher Pad, Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China August 16 SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Group 6-10, 8:00 P.M. ET SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida August 17 SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink Group 7-1, 1:00 A.M PT SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base,…
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Virgin Galactic Successfully Completes First Private Astronaut Spaceflight
Virgin Galactic Holdings announced the completion of its first private astronaut flight, ‘Galactic 02.’ The mission achieved multiple historic milestones, showcasing how Virgin Galactic spaceflights are broadening access to space for a diverse, global community of astronauts. Flying private astronauts Jon Goodwin from the United Kingdom, and Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers from Antigua and…
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Amazon moving Kuiper satellites from Vulcan to Atlas
Vulcan delays bringing concern to Amazon’s timeline Recently, these two Kuiper satellites were intended to launch on the maiden flight of the Vulcan rocket alongside Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander. However, developmental delays have raised concerns for Amazon. The Vulcan’s Cert-1 flight, originally scheduled for this summer, is now projected for Q4, likely towards the later end…
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NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission to test deep space laser communications
The Hale Telescope at Caltech’s Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California. Image: Caltech The transmitted laser light, traveling over 200 million miles, presents a challenge in extracting information from faint signals, requiring novel signal-processing techniques. However, the project faces the additional challenge of compensating for the increasing lag in data transmission as the distance…
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