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Once again, NASA leans into the future by picking an innovative lunar lander
NASA on Friday announced its selection of Blue Origin to build a second Human Landing System for its Artemis program to return to the Moon. The space company, founded by Jeff Bezos, will lead the development of a fully reusable lander that could take flight as soon as the end of this decade. The fixed…
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Inmarsat Orders 3 Small GEO Satellites from Swissto12 for its L-band Network
Inmarsat has ordered three small Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites from Swissto12 for the eighth-generation of its L-band network. The three I-8 satellites will be based on Swissto12’s HummingSat satellite platform that is about five times smaller than a conventional GEO satellite at just 1.5 cubic meters in volume. It includes the company’s proprietary technique that…
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Blue Origin-led team wins $3.4B contract for NASA’s second lunar landing system
An artist’s conception shows the integrated design for the Blue Moon lander. (Blue Origin Illustration) An industry team led by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won a $3.4 billion NASA contract to provide a second type of landing system for crewed as well as uncrewed lunar landings. The decision announced today settles a…
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Space Explored Podcast 58: Will Rocket Lab end up the only SmallSat launcher in town?
Subscribe Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast PausePlay% buffered00:0045:00UnmuteMuteDisable 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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Redwire Space Providing Unparalleled Flight Heritage of More Than 50 Years in Space Missions
Redwire Space is a space company that combines heritage and innovation. It is accelerating humanity’s expansion into space by delivering reliable, economical, and sustainable infrastructure for future generations. Vision Decades of flight heritage and innovation of world-class technologies combined with their mission success and focus on customer satisfaction have positioned Redwire Space as a leader…
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SpaceX launches 22 new-generation Starlink satellites
Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 6-3 mission at 2:19 a.m. EDT (0619 UTC) on May 19 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”SFN Live”] [tabbyending] Another Falcon 9 rocket…
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Rocket Report: Canada places premium on a spaceport, Lueders heads to Starbase
Welcome to Edition 5.39 of the Rocket Report! Weather permitting, SpaceX has a busy weekend of launch ahead. The company has two launches within nine hours of one another on Friday, and then the crewed launch of the Ax-2 private mission on Sunday. Safe travels to all. As always, we welcome reader submissions, and if…
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Rocket Report: Canada places premium on a spaceport, Lueders heads to Starbase
Welcome to Edition 5.39 of the Rocket Report! Weather permitting, SpaceX has a busy weekend of launch ahead. The company has two launches within nine hours of one another on Friday, and then the crewed launch of the Ax-2 private mission on Sunday. Safe travels to all. As always, we welcome reader submissions, and if…
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Reflex Aerospace Prepares for its First Commercial Mission to Expand its Investor Base
Reflex Aerospace is gearing up for its first commercial space mission on time for the company’s second anniversary. The Berlin and Munich-based space start-up has secured a fixed slot for the rocket launch of its demo satellite. The launch is set to take place in fall 2024 on a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX. The goal of…
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NASA Selects Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Lander as Second Human Landing System
Blue Origin will now land astronauts on the surface of the Moon, as the Jeff Bezos-owned company won the second NASA human landing system award on Friday. It is a $3.4 billion fixed-price contract. Blue Origin will develop its Blue Moon lander for the Artemis V mission, set for 2029. With this award, SpaceX and…