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Rocket Report: Starbase comes alive again; China launches four times
Welcome to Edition 6.04 of the Rocket Report! SpaceX has a Super Heavy booster on the launch pad in Texas a lot sooner than many thought. There was some pretty extensive damage at the launch site in the aftermath of the Starship test launch in April, but SpaceX made quick work with repairs and upgrades…
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L3Harris Closes Aerojet Rocketdyne Acquisition
L3Harris closed on its acquisition of rocket propulsion supplier Aerojet Rocketdyne on Friday, after the Federal Trade Commission did not block the move. More than 5,000 employees from Aerojet Rocketdyne will join L3Harris, and former L3Harris CTO Ross Niebergall will serve as president of the Aerojet Rocketdyne segment. It will be known as Aerojet Rocketdyne,…
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Marotta Controls Delivers 30,000th CoRe Solenoid Valve to SpaceX
Marotta Controls, a rapidly growing aerospace and defense supplier with a 65-year-plus heritage in spaceflight, celebrated another production milestone. The supplier delivered its 30,000th CoRe valve to SpaceX at its rocket development site in McGregor, Texas. The milestone marks a 50 percent increase in demand for high-performance, reusable solenoid valves in less than 18 months,…
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SatixFy Selects Quantic X-Microwave’s Up/Down Converters for Space Demonstrator Payload
Quantic X-Microwave, a business of Quantic Electronics, was selected by SatixFy, a designer of satellite communication systems, to provide up/down converters for a fully regenerative digital onboard processed payload. SatixFy’s next-generation processed payload, with electronic steering antenna payload, was designed in compliance with the UK Space Agency and European Space Agency and recently launched aboard…
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Farewell, Rocket.com: L3Harris completes acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne
Matt Dawson, an engineer at Aerojet Rocketdyne’s facility in Redmond, Wash., processes a set of MR-80 engines for NASA’s Perseverance rover mission in advance of its 2020 launch. (Aerojet Rocketdyne Photo) Florida-based L3Harris today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, two days after the Federal Trade Commission gave its OK for…
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Northrop Grumman Space Systems Boosts Sales in Q2, But Logs $36M NASA Charge
Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems segment posted double-digit growth in the second quarter of 2023, leading the company in sales growth, while also taking a $36 million charge from the HALO lunar contract with NASA. Space Systems reported $3.5 billion in revenue in the second quarter of 2023, up 17% from the same time last year. …
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Beyond Gravity Introduces Low Shock Separation System for Satellites
Beyond Gravity one of the leaders in selected satellite products and a supplier of structures for all types of launch vehicles has introduced a low shock separation system for a wide range of satellite missions. The PAS 610S Separation System is based on the already flight-proven systems at Beyond Gravity. It is designed to securely…
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SpaceX Subsidiary Swarm Ends IoT Device Sales
SpaceX subsidiary Swarm has ended new IoT device sales. TechCrunch first reported the news, and Swarm posted an FAQ on its website explaining that SpaceX’s future direct-to-cell offering will support commercial off the shelf IoT applications. Via Satellite reached out to a Swarm representative and was directed to the FAQ that confirms the end of…
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SpaceX scrubs Falcon Heavy launch, reschedules for tonight
Last night, SpaceX attempted to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket, which was once regarded as the king of operational rockets. However, it has now been surpassed by NASA’s SLS and SpaceX’s own Starship rocket. The launch, consisting of three Falcon 9 cores, was planned to include a double landing of the booster back on land…
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A nearly 20-year ban on human spaceflight regulations is set to expire
In 2004, Congress passed a law that established a moratorium on federal safety regulations for commercial astronauts and space tourists riding to space on new privately owned rockets and spacecraft. The idea was to allow time for new space companies to establish themselves before falling under the burden of regulations, an eventuality that spaceflight startups…