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Gilat Signs Baseband Equipment Deal, Names New CFO
Read more →: Gilat Signs Baseband Equipment Deal, Names New CFOGilat Satellite Networks will serve as a network baseband vendor for a company it described as “one of…
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Long March 7A rocket deploys two Chinese tech demo satellites
Read more →: Long March 7A rocket deploys two Chinese tech demo satellitesA Long March 7A rocket lifts off Dec. 23 from the Wenchang space center. Credit: CASC China launched…
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Telescope tower extends on Webb observatory
Read more →: Telescope tower extends on Webb observatoryArtist’s illustration of Webb’s configuration as of Dec. 29, with its Deployable Tower Assembly extended. Credit: NASA The…
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How NASA could (hypothetically) rescue James Webb Space Telescope, should something go wrong
Read more →: How NASA could (hypothetically) rescue James Webb Space Telescope, should something go wrongWebb’s unique orbit will take it far beyond where any current crewed-rated vehicle can go. However, that doesn’t…
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Shareholders Approve Virgin Orbit SPAC Merger
Read more →: Shareholders Approve Virgin Orbit SPAC MergerVirgin Orbit is set to go public after shareholders of NextGen Acquisition Corp. II approved the special purpose…
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China launches Chang Zheng 2D with Tianhui 4 payload
Read more →: China launches Chang Zheng 2D with Tianhui 4 payloadChina has launched the Tianhui 4 cartography satellite onboard a Chang Zheng 2D today. Liftoff occurred at 11:13…
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SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy launch delayed until at least March 2022
Read more →: SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy launch delayed until at least March 2022The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment has been delayed until February…
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China completes 2021 with military TJSW-9 satellite launch
Read more →: China completes 2021 with military TJSW-9 satellite launchChina concluded its busy 2021 launch manifest Wednesday with the successful launch of a Chang Zheng 3B, which…
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China’s Shenzhou-13 taikonauts complete second extravehicular mission
Read more →: China’s Shenzhou-13 taikonauts complete second extravehicular missionTaikonauts Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu have completed their extravehicular activities (EVAs) and returned to the space station…
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China launches new resource satellite
Read more →: China launches new resource satelliteChina sent a new resource satellite into planned orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s…
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High-stakes sunshield deployment begins on Webb telescope
Read more →: High-stakes sunshield deployment begins on Webb telescopeArtist’s illustration of the Webb telescope’s sunshield pallet opening. Credit: NASA Mission controllers started the risky process Tuesday…
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White House congratulates NASA and James Webb team
Read more →: White House congratulates NASA and James Webb teamJame Webb’s launch and mission were/are risky; a lot of money, time, and effort went into building Webb,…