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NASA, SpaceX target July 31 for Crew-11 launch to the ISS
The four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station are pictured inside SpaceX’s Hangar X at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui. Image: SpaceX The next four-person crew heading to…
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Interstellar and Exolaunch Partner to Advance Launch Services in Asia
Interstellar Technologies, a leading space infrastructure company, has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) with Exolaunch, a global leader in launch mission management, satellite integration, and deployment services. This partnership marks a significant step forward in enhancing rideshare launch capabilities for small satellites across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. As demand for small satellite deployment…
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Rocket Lab Selects Bollinger to Support Modification of Neutron Landing Platform
Rocket Lab, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has awarded a contract to Bollinger Shipyards, the largest privately owned new construction and repair shipbuilder in the United States, to support the build-out of Rocket Lab’s ocean landing platform for its Neutron reusable rocket. Also Explore: Upcoming Launches by Rocket Lab…
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China’s Tianzhou-9 cargo craft transported to launch site
The combination of the Tianzhou-9 cargo craft, tasked with carrying supplies to China’s space station, and a Long March-7 carrier rocket was vertically transferred to the launch site on Saturday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The cargo spacecraft will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time, according to the…
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Oakley and Axiom Space Announces Futuristic Visor System for Next-Gen Astronaut Suit
As part of Oakley’s 50th Anniversary Celebration being held at its “Interplanetary Headquarters,” Oakley and Axiom Space officially announced their partnership on the visor system for the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU). This history-making collaboration brings two distinctly different industries together to equip astronauts with leading technology to enhance safety and offer state-of-the-art clarity while…
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Varda Space Secures $187 Million Series C Funding for Space-Based Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Varda Space Industries announced a Series C fundraising round, bringing the total amount of capital raised by the microgravity-enabled life sciences company to $329 million. The $187 million fundraise was led by Natural Capital and Shrug Capital, with participation from Founders Fund, Peter Thiel, Khosla Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Lux Capital, and Also Capital. Since launching…
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Microchip Expands Space-Qualified FPGA Portfolio with New RT PolarFire
Microchip Technology has announced two new milestones for its Radiation-Tolerant (RT) PolarFire technology: MIL-STD-883 Class B and QML Class Q qualification of the RT PolarFire RTPF500ZT FPGA and availability of engineering samples for the RT PolarFire System-on-Chip (SoC) FPGA. These achievements underscore the company’s more than 60 years of spaceflight heritage and its commitment to…
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Globalstar and Telecom CLM to Expand Alcazar Teleport for European Mobile Satellite Coverage
Globalstar, a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, announces the execution of definitive agreements with Telecom Castilla-La Mancha, to expand the Alcazar Teleport in Castilla La Mancha, Spain, with additional ground station antennas and associated infrastructure. These further investments will support Globalstar’s launch and operation of its previously announced third-generation mobile satellite services network, the…
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Parker Solar Probe takes images close to the Sun as primary mission winds down
On Dec. 24, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe traveled closer to the Sun than any spacecraft had before. During this close approach, or perihelion, the spacecraft’s four instruments observed the Sun’s atmosphere from inside. This week, NASA released images collected by the spacecraft’s Wide-Field Imager for Solar Probe (WISPR) instrument. Since the close approach in…