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As it happened: Seven-year asteroid adventure ends with sample return
Read more →: As it happened: Seven-year asteroid adventure ends with sample returnLive coverage as a capsule lands in the U.S. Army test range in the Utah desert carrying samples…
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Historic OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples successfully return to Earth
Read more →: Historic OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples successfully return to EarthIn the morning hours of Sept. 24, a small capsule containing surface samples from asteroid 101955 Bennu careened…
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NASA’s asteroid sampling mission is on course for landing this weekend
Read more →: NASA’s asteroid sampling mission is on course for landing this weekendA NASA spacecraft will complete a round-trip journey to an asteroid this weekend, returning to Earth after a…
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Another Falcon 9 hits 17-flight milestone with Starlink launch
Read more →: Another Falcon 9 hits 17-flight milestone with Starlink launchUpdate (11:59 p.m. EDT): Liftoff occurred at 11:38 p.m. EDT (0338 UTC). Falcon 9 booster 1060 landed on…
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GMV successfully concludes ground tests for ESA’s MIRROR space robot
Read more →: GMV successfully concludes ground tests for ESA’s MIRROR space robotAs part of the ESA’s MIRROR project, GMV has crafted and rigorously tested a next-generation robotic platform. This…
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Starship’s next launch attempt is about a month away at best
Read more →: Starship’s next launch attempt is about a month away at bestSpaceX faces another environmental hurdle before launch Two weeks ago the FAA announced it closed the mishap investigation…
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NASA astronaut looks forward to family hugs, peace and quiet, after yearlong flight
Read more →: NASA astronaut looks forward to family hugs, peace and quiet, after yearlong flightFrank Rubio inside the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module. Image: NASA. If NASA had asked astronaut Frank…
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Australia’s SmartSat CRC Unveils New R&D Space Projects
Read more →: Australia’s SmartSat CRC Unveils New R&D Space ProjectsAustralia’s leading space research center, SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has launched a new suite of new R&D…
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Independent reviewers find NASA Mars Sample Return plans are seriously flawed
Read more →: Independent reviewers find NASA Mars Sample Return plans are seriously flawedAn independent review of NASA’s ambitious mission to return about half a kilogram of rocks and soil from…
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NASA is bringing an asteroid sample back to Earth – here’s when, how and why
Read more →: NASA is bringing an asteroid sample back to Earth – here’s when, how and whyTaken on Oct. 27, this image shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully placing its sample collector head into…
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True Anomaly Awarded $17 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Space Domain Awareness
Read more →: True Anomaly Awarded $17 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Space Domain AwarenessThe U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command awarded a $17.4 million Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)…
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HawkEye 360 Introduces RFIQ Product for a Deeper Insight into Radio Frequency Activity
Read more →: HawkEye 360 Introduces RFIQ Product for a Deeper Insight into Radio Frequency ActivityHawkEye 360, one of the world’s leading defense technology companies for space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics,…