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Stoke Space reusable rocket design acquires funding from Bill Gates’ venture fund
With a 100% reusable rocket designed to fly daily, the current iteration is being tested in Moses Lake, Washington, just three hours from Stoke Space’s headquarters in Seattle. Future missions for the launcher will take place from historic Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The company was recently allocated space…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 35th Electron Setting a New Record for Fastest Launch Turnaround
Rocket Lab USA, one of the leading launch and space systems companies, announced it has successfully launched its 35th Electron rocket from Mahia, New Zealand, deploying two multi-spectral Gen-2 satellites to low Earth orbit for BlackSky through launch services provider Spaceflight, Inc. The mission took place just seven days following the Company’s previous Electron mission…
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ISRO Launch Completes OneWeb Gen 1 Constellation Ahead of Global Service
OneWeb’s full first generation constellation has now been launched after a weekend mission from India, clearing the way for global service. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) launched 36 satellites for OneWeb on March 26 on an Indian LVM3 rocket. OneWeb confirmed after the mission that all satellites were successfully…
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Why the Space Industry Needs the FCC’s New Anti-Debris Regulations
The Federal Communications Commission approved in September a new regulation where all non-functional Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites have to be deorbited no later than five years after their decommission. Prior to that new rule, deorbiting out-of-duty satellites was a task that could take up to 25 years. A stricter modification on deorbiting was expected by…
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ABS Wins New Capacity Deal With Tap Digital Media
ABS has won a new capacity contract with a leading broadcaster in the Philippines. It announced March 27, that TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation (TAPDMV) has extended its satellite broadcast partnership with ABS by adding four further channels on ABS-2. The four SD channels will be on the MCPC media platform on the ABS-2 C-band…
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GITAI Completes a Successful Lunar Base Construction Demonstration
GITAI conducted a successful demonstration of lunar base construction using two GITAI inchworm-type robotic arms and two GITAI Lunar Robotic Rovers in a simulated lunar environment. The GITAI robots completed all planned tasks successfully, and have passed various tests corresponding to Level 4 of NASA’s Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) in a simulated lunar environment in…
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Spirit AeroSystems Collaborates with Astraius to Boost UK Launch Ambitions
Spirit AeroSystems and Astraius announced a collaboration to enhance future satellite launch capabilities from Prestwick Spaceport. During a visit to the Spaceport by Scottish Government Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism, and Enterprise Ivan McKee, the companies commemorated the announcement with a signing ceremony. Prestwick Spaceport, a joint partnership between Glasgow Prestwick Airport and South Ayrshire…
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Blue Origin Reports Engine Nozzle Issue Led to September New Shepard Explosion
Blue Origin reports that an engine nozzle issue led to the New Shepard rocket explosion during a test flight in September 2022. The New Shepard is the suborbital rocket that launches Blue Origin’s crew capsule, the same rocket that sent Jeff Bezos to the edge of space in July 2021. A New Shepard rocket exploded…
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Indian launch gives OneWeb enough satellites for global internet service
India’s LVM3, or GSLV Mk.3, rocket lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center with 36 OneWeb satellites. Credit: ISRO The successful launch of 36 more OneWeb satellites aboard India’s most powerful rocket Saturday brought the total number of OneWeb spacecraft in orbit to 618, enough for the London-based company to start global broadband service…
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Live coverage: India’s LVM3 rocket lifts off with 36 more OneWeb satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of India’s LVM3 rocket with 36 OneWeb internet satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.