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Colombia Taps Sweden to Boost Space Ambitions
Sweden and Colombia are going to collaborate more in the space sector. Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) have a signed a letter of intent with the government of Colombia regarding joint space activities. The collaboration was announced June 16. It aims to strengthen Colombia’s ambitions to develop its…
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PLD Space set to launch Spain’s first private rocket into space
PLD Space aimed to launch Spain’s first privately developed rocket into space, the Miura 1, on May 31 but was later scrubbed due to upper-level winds. After several delays due to weather, the company finally went ahead another attempt on Saturday, June 17. The launch window opened at 2:00AM CEST (00:00 UTC) running for eight…
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On Orbit’s Future Space Economy Series: Laws and Liability in Space
Space is an exciting new frontier for the global economy, but like all frontiers, it exists largely without a legal framework to guide and protect the people and businesses that would participate in this economy. This webcast in the Future Space Economy series features policy experts Therese Jones senior policy director for the Satellite Industry…
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On Orbit’s Future Space Economy Series: Laws and Liability in Space
Space is an exciting new frontier for the global economy, but like all frontiers, it exists largely without a legal framework to guide and protect the people and businesses that would participate in this economy. This webcast in the Future Space Economy series features policy experts Therese Jones senior policy director for the Satellite Industry…
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Arianespace Postpones Final Ariane 5 Launch
Arianespace postponed the final launch of its Ariane 5 rocket, set for Friday. Arianespace shared the news on June 15, a day before the launch was scheduled. “It has come to light that there is a risk to the redundancy of a critical function on the Ariane 5. Consistent with safety requirements, Arianespace has decided…
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Arianespace Postpones Final Ariane 5 Launch
Arianespace postponed the final launch of its Ariane 5 rocket, set for Friday. Arianespace shared the news on June 15, a day before the launch was scheduled. “It has come to light that there is a risk to the redundancy of a critical function on the Ariane 5. Consistent with safety requirements, Arianespace has decided…
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Rocket Report: China addresses falling rocket debris, Vulcan launch slipping
Welcome to Edition 5.42 of the Rocket Report! Sorry for missing last week, but I had to attend a family reunion. On a completely unrelated note, be sure to check back right here next week for an exciting announcement about the future of space coverage at Ars Technica. No, I’m not going anywhere—rather we’re going…
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Comtech and E-Space Collaborate to Develop Space-Powered Communications Solutions and IoT Services
Comtech and E-Space, the company bridging Earth and space to enable hyper-scaled deployments of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services, announced a teaming agreement to collaborate, develop and deploy innovative space-based communications solutions and IoT services to support predominantly government and targeted commercial customers. The collaboration will leverage Comtech’s vast portfolio of innovative technologies…
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Busek Introduces New Hall Effect Thruster for GEO Satellites
Busek, a company that is engaged in applied research, hardware development, and specialty manufacturing in space propulsion emphasizing electric propulsion, power electronics, and material science has introduced a new Hall Effect thruster for geostationary orbit satellites. Busek’s BHT-1500 is a 2kW-class Hall Effect thruster with an innovative center-mounted cathode. Using novel design features like a…
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X-Bow Systems Announces the Second Successful Launch of “Bolt” Rocket
X-Bow Systems confirmed the successful second launch of its Bolt Rocket at White Sands Missile Range. This effort was done under the Responsive Development Experiment (ReDX) program for the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The ReDX program enables LANL to leverage the revolution in commercial space flight and provide scientists and engineers…