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SpaceX launches national security satellite for NRO on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon rocket lifted of from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) to begin the NROL-69 mission on behalf of the National Reconnaissance Office and the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now The National Reconnaissance Office, which manages the American military’s spy satellites, launched its fifth mission of the 2025 out…
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Launch Roundup: Spectrum, Electron, and Falcon 9 fly missions
This week included three launches scheduled for Wednesday and the third Electron rocket to fly within 12 days. SpaceX kicked off the week with the launch of a classified mission on Monday. Two Starlink missions also flew alongside two others from China this week. Firefly Aerospace postponed the sixth flight of its Alpha rocket, following…
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ABS Appoints New CTO
Agility Beyond Space (ABS) has appointed ex-SES executive Matthieu Boutrolle as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Boutrolle brings 20 years of expertise in leading large-scale space programs from concept to execution. ABS announced the appointment, March 24. Previously, Boutrolle served as Director of Spacecraft Programmes at SES, overseeing satellite procurement and managing various satellite…
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Star Catcher Successfully Demonstrates Space Power Beaming Technology
Star Catcher, the pioneer in space-to-space power beaming, has successfully completed the first-ever demonstration of its space-based power beaming technology, marking a major step toward deploying an in-space energy grid that will eliminate power constraints for satellites. Conducted at EverBank Stadium, home of the Jacksonville Jaguars, this end-to-end ground demonstration validates the core technology that…
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NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman’s 21st Cargo Space Station Departure
After delivering more than 8,200 pounds of supplies, scientific investigations, commercial products, hardware, and other cargo to the orbiting laboratory for NASA and its international partners, Northrop Grumman‘s uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Friday, March 28. This mission was the company’s 21st commercial resupply mission to the space…
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Exolaunch Partners with Canadian Space Agency to Deploy CubeSats for CUBICS Initiative
Exolaunch, a global leader in launch mission management, integration and satellite deployment services, has signed a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to support the deployment of CubeSats as part of CUBICS (CubeSats Initiative in Canada for STEM), a program designed to advance space science and technology while training Canada’s future…
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Shenzhou-19 crew completes third extravehicular activities
Members of the Shenzhou-19 crew aboard China’s orbiting space station completed their mission’s third series of extravehicular activities (EVAs) at 8:50 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). Astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze worked for about seven hours to complete multiple tasks, including the installation of…
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Chang’e-6 samples confirm moon’s oldest impact crater formed 4.25 billion years ago
Based on research on lunar samples retrieved by Chang’e-6 mission, a team of Chinese scientists confirmed that the oldest and largest impact crater on the moon, the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, was formed 4.25 billion years ago, providing critical insights into the understanding of the early evolution of the moon and the solar system. According…
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Trump White House drops diversity plan for Moon landing it created back in 2019
About five years ago, the Trump-appointed administrator of NASA, Jim Bridenstine, revealed the name of the program that would return humans to the Moon. It was to be Artemis, from a Greek goddess who was the twin sister of Apollo. The symbolism was clear. NASA’s second human program to the Moon would be different: We…