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Rocket Report: A dark day for Blue Origin; Pentagon eyes new launch site
Welcome to Edition 8.43 of the Rocket Report! A disclaimer: No one yet fully appreciates the ramifications of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explosion Thursday night on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. What we know as of this writing is that much of Blue’s sole orbital-class launch pad has been destroyed, and the…
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Rocket Report: A dark day for Blue Origin; Pentagon eyes new launch site
Welcome to Edition 8.43 of the Rocket Report! A disclaimer: No one yet fully appreciates the ramifications of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explosion Thursday night on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. What we know as of this writing is that much of Blue’s sole orbital-class launch pad has been destroyed, and the…
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Gilmour Space Expands Australian Satellite Capability with ElaraSat Multi-Mission Platform
Gilmour Space Technologies, an Australian space company focused on launch vehicles, satellite platforms, and orbital infrastructure, is advancing its ElaraSat satellite platform to support commercial, civil, and defence missions in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Designed and built in Australia, the platform is intended to provide a modular spacecraft architecture that simplifies payload integration and accelerates mission…
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Voyager Technologies Secures $16.5 Million DARPA Contract for Rocket Motor Control
Voyager Technologies was awarded a DARPA Burn n’ Go Phase 2 contract, valued at $16.5 million, to advance the development of a new propellant-embedded control technology that gives solid rocket motors (SRMs) tailorable, post-manufacturing thrust control that enables improved performance and manufacturing efficiency. “This award reflects confidence in our ability to translate advanced propulsion technologies…
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Schaeffler and Spire Global Partner to Build Sovereign European Space Infrastructure
Schaeffler, the leading motion technology company, and Spire Global, a leading global provider of satellite data, analytics and intelligence, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop space hardware subsystems, satellite platforms, and advanced radiofrequency (RF) and environmental sensing capabilities. The partnership combines Schaeffler’s precision engineering and manufacturing scale with Spire’s proven satellite platform…
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Infinite Orbits Expands GEO Servicing and In-Space Logistics Capabilities with Space Missions
Infinite Orbits is advancing in-orbit servicing, space situational awareness, satellite life extension and sustainable space transportation through a portfolio of geostationary orbit (GEO) mission platforms designed to support the growing demand for orbital servicing and logistics. Headquartered in Toulouse, the company focuses on autonomous spacecraft technologies that enable satellite inspection, life-extension services and reusable in-space…
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L3Harris Expands PAC-3 Rocket Motor Production Through New Propulsion Supply Partnership
L3Harris Technologies has issued a purchase order to Wojskowe Zaklady Elektroniczne S.A., a Polish government defense company, to produce Attitude Control Motors (ACMs) as a certified supplier for the U.S. Army’s Patriot missile (PAC-3). L3Harris, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, has been working closely with WZE to stand up in-country missile component production for Poland’s…
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China’s Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete handover, ready for returning to Earth soon
China’s Shenzhou-21 and Shenzhou-23 astronaut crews held a handover ceremony on Thursday, during which the Shenzhou-21 crew transferred the keys of the country’s space station to the latter. The Shenzhou-21 crew has now completed all planned tasks. The three astronauts will take the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft and return to the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s…
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Venturi Astrolab Selected by NASA for Artemis Crewed Lunar Rover Program
Venturi Astrolab announced that NASA has selected the company as one of two providers of a crewed lunar rover for the Artemis program, advancing the agency’s plans to establish sustained surface mobility at the lunar south pole. The award follows NASA’s announcement of its Ignition initiative, which revised the agency’s approach to lunar surface mobility and…
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China successfully launches new communication technology test satellite
China sent a new communication technology test satellite into space from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Wednesday. The satellite was launched at 12:16 a.m. (Beijing time) aboard a modified Long March-7 carrier rocket and has entered its preset orbit. The satellite is primarily intended for verifying multi-band,…