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The US military is now talking openly about going on the attack in space
ORLANDO, Florida—Earlier this year, officials at US Space Command released a list of priorities and needs, and among the routine recitation of things like cyber defense, communications, and surveillance was a relatively new term: “integrated space fires.” This is a new phrase in the esoteric terminology the military uses to describe its activities. Essentially, “fires”…
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Loft Orbital to Host Hyperspectral Sensors for Australian Startup Esper
Loft Orbital will fly four hyperspectral sensors on upcoming Loft satellites for Australian startup Esper. As Esper’s space infrastructure partner, Loft will integrate and operate the first first Four Leaf Clover (FLC) hyperspectral sensors on its satellites, beginning in 2026. Four Leaf Clover is Esper’s hyperspectral constellation, which will image hundreds of bands in the…
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SpaceX Wants to Incorporate Starbase as a New City in Texas
SpaceX wants to incorporate Starbase as its own city in Texas. The Starbase production site in Cameron County, Texas, is home to development of SpaceX’s Starship rocket. Kathy Lueders, former NASA official and general manager of Starbase, submitted a petition to Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. on Thursday requesting an election to determine whether…
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Rocket Report: Chinese national flies drone near Falcon 9, Trouble down under
Welcome to Edition 7.23 of the Rocket Report! We’re closing in on the end of the year, with a little less than three weeks remaining in 2024. Can you believe it? I hardly can. The biggest question left in launch is whether Blue Origin will make its deadline for launching New Glenn by the end…
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HyImpulse Introduces HyMOVE OTV with Spacemanic for Small Satellite Missions
HyImpulse Technologies GmbH, a European provider company of hybrid propulsion systems and small satellite launch solutions, unveils HyMOVE, its Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV). Designed to serve the rapidly expanding small satellite market expected to grow to $30 billion globally by 2030. HyMOVE is designed to enhance the capabilities of small satellite missions, delivering tailored in-space…
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Intelligent launch-site system boosts efficiency in China’s space launches
China’s space launches are becoming smarter and more efficient thanks to a newly developed intelligent launch-site system. The intelligent launch-site system, developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), has enhanced the integration, informatization, digitization and intelligence of launch sites, Xu Wenxiao, an expert from the CASC, told Xinhua. The system comprises five…
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China launches 5 experiment satellites
China on Thursday sent a group of five experiment satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The five satellites were launched by a Long March-2D carrier rocket at 3:17 p.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered the planned orbit. The launch was the 551st mission of the Long March carrier rocket…
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China’s Long March-8A rocket set for maiden flight in January 2025
The Long March-8A carrier rocket, designed to serve as China’s future primary launch vehicle for medium- and low-Earth orbit missions, is scheduled to conduct its maiden flight in January next year, according to its developer China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). The Long March-8A was successfully loaded onto a ship on Monday and began…
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Stoke Space hotfires rocket engine on new vertical test stand — a ‘very big deal’ for Washington startup
The Stoke Space rocket engine test lights up a vertical test stand in Moses Lake, Wash. (Stoke Space Photo) Stoke Space successfully hotfired its first-stage rocket engine on a new vertical test stand at the company’s Moses Lake, Wash., facility on Wednesday in what was called “a very big deal” for the 4-year-old startup. The company…
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LeoLabs Enhances Space Activity with 7th Operational Radar Site in Arizona
LeoLabs, the world’s leading mission partner for persistent Orbital Intelligence, announced its seventh operational radar site. Located in Arizona, United States (U.S.), this is the first installation of LeoLabs’ next-generation Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radar technology, which will unlock the advanced capabilities required to discover and respond to growing threats in space. LeoLabs’ new UHF…