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SpaceX launches 11,000 lbs of ISS cargo on Cygnus NG-24 mission
How much cargo is SpaceX delivering to the ISS this weekend? SpaceX launched 11,000 pounds of critical supplies to the International Space Station aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus NG-24 spacecraft on Saturday, marking another successful cargo resupply mission that keeps the orbiting laboratory operational. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, delivering the automated…
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Here’s what to expect from the fiery, 14-minute return of Artemis II
Death, taxes, and the gravitationally bound return of the Artemis II mission on Friday evening. These are the only certainties in life. Even if the four astronauts on board the Orion spacecraft discovered a serious flaw in their spacecraft today—and to be clear, from recent images reviewed by NASA experts, everything looks just fine—there is…
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EnduroSat and Shield Space Strike European Partnership for Defense Missions
EnduroSat and Shield Space have joined a strategic partnership to jointly operate space defense missions, EnduroSat said on April 8. The companies’ combined technologies could allow them to deliver on-orbit missions in nine months, it said. “Defense customers require fast, dependable access to operational space capability,” EnduroSat founder and CEO Raycho Raychev said. “By combining…
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BryceTech Report Shows SpaceX Accounted for 50% of Launches in 2025
BryceTech, one of the leading space research firms, has released its 2025 Year in Review tracking the launch market. It shows a market moving towards small satellites, and underlines the dominance of SpaceX in the launch market compared to all the other players. These were two of the highlights of its 2025 Year in Review…
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The gravity of their experience hasn’t quite set in for the Artemis II astronauts
On the home stretch of their nine-day mission, the four astronauts flying aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft are just beginning to reflect on their experience of flying beyond the Moon. Their memories of Monday’s encounter with the Moon are still fresh as they return to Earth, heading for reentry and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on…
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Artemis II returns to Earth after historic 10-day mission around the Moon
After 10 days, over 800,000 km traveled, and a historic flyby of the Moon, Artemis II returned to Earth on Friday evening. Orion CM-003 Integrity, which served as the home for the mission’s four-person crew since April 1, reentered Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean before ultimately splashing down off the coast of San Diego,…
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Amazon CEO Targets Mid-2026 Launch for Amazon Leo Service
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Amazon’s satellite constellation is scheduled to launch service in mid-2026, in a letter to shareholders on Thursday. Jassy did not share a more specific timeframe for the rollout, but pointed to what he described as the constellation’s unique benefits in terms of performance, cost, and integration with Amazon Web Services…
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Artemis 2 crew makes triumphant splashdown at the end of humanity’s first trip around the moon since 1972
NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashes into the Pacific Ocean, as seen in an overhead view. (NASA via YouTube) Four astronauts and their Orion space capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean today, bringing the first crewed trip around the moon and back since 1972 to a successful end. “What a journey!” mission commander Reid Wiseman said…
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NASA confident Artemis 2 heat shield will protect crew during re-entry
The Artemis 2 heat shield undergoing inspections at the Kennedy Space Center before installation on the base of the Orion capsule bringing four astronauts back to Earth Friday after a flight around the moon. The heat shield is designed to protect the craft from re-entry temperatures as high as 5,000 degrees. Image: NASA. When the…
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Emirates Connectivity Exec Explains the Airline’s Move to Starlink
In November last year, Emirates stunned the in-flight connectivity (IFC) world when it announced a move to adopt Starlink. Emirates is deploying Starlink Wi-Fi across its entire in-service fleet, beginning with Boeing 777 aircraft in November 2025 and completing the rollout by mid-2027. The investments comes as part of a $5 billion fleet refurbishment program…