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Planet Labs says it’ll acquire Google’s satellite imaging subsidiary, Terra Bella
Read more →: Planet Labs says it’ll acquire Google’s satellite imaging subsidiary, Terra BellaAn artist’s conception shows Terra Bella’s SkySat satelltes in orbit. (Terra Bella Illustration) Planet Labs says it has…
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WorldView 4 high-resolution satellite now open for business in space
Read more →: WorldView 4 high-resolution satellite now open for business in spaceThe launch of WorldView 4 as seen from space by WorldView 2. Credit: DigitalGlobe Less than three months…
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Juno dives over Jupiter’s cloud tops with main engine still offline
Read more →: Juno dives over Jupiter’s cloud tops with main engine still offlineUpdated at 3:30 p.m. EST with additional comments from Scott Bolton. This amateur-processed image was taken on Dec.…
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GAO reportedly faults SpaceX’s rocket engines and predicts delay in crew flights
Read more →: GAO reportedly faults SpaceX’s rocket engines and predicts delay in crew flightsA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Iridium telecommunication satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Jan.…
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Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin welcome Buzz Aldrin – and win a prestigious space trophy
Read more →: Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin welcome Buzz Aldrin – and win a prestigious space trophyJeff Bezos, Buzz Aldrin and the moonwalker’s son, Andrew Aldrin, are front and center in this picture taken…
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Buzz Aldrin and Bill Nye the Science Guy turn into shiny objects for New York’s 2035 fashion show
Read more →: Buzz Aldrin and Bill Nye the Science Guy turn into shiny objects for New York’s 2035 fashion showBill Nye the Science Guy joins forces with Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin at a New York fashion…
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe moonlights as asteroid sleuth
Read more →: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe moonlights as asteroid sleuthThe OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will undertake a search for Earth-Trojan asteroids while on its outbound journey to the asteroid…
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Astronauts will ride on Starliner capsules in ‘Boeing Blue’ spacesuits
Read more →: Astronauts will ride on Starliner capsules in ‘Boeing Blue’ spacesuitsBoeing has unveiled a new lightweight spacesuit, fitted with zippers, breathable stitching and plenty of Velcro, to protect…
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How do you stop a speeding starship?
Read more →: How do you stop a speeding starship?The aim of the Starshot project is to send a tiny spacecraft propelled by an enormous rectangular photon…
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Cassini offers best-ever view of Saturn’s rings
Read more →: Cassini offers best-ever view of Saturn’s ringsThis image taken Dec. 18, 2016, shows a region in Saturn’s outer B ring. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft viewed…
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Intelsat satellite in service after overcoming engine trouble
Read more →: Intelsat satellite in service after overcoming engine troubleArtist’s concept of the Intelsat 33e satellite in orbit. Credit: Boeing An Intelsat communications satellite launched last August…
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Station cargo flight leapfrogs commercial satellite launch on SpaceX manifest
Read more →: Station cargo flight leapfrogs commercial satellite launch on SpaceX manifestA view of launch pad 39A, with SpaceX’s rocket erector vertical, taken on Jan. 26. Credit: Walter Scriptunas…