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Mars helicopter needs a software update before attempting first flight
Read more →: Mars helicopter needs a software update before attempting first flightNASA’s Ingenuity helicopter unlocked its rotor blades, allowing them to spin freely, on April 7. They had been…
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Eric Berger, Elon Musk, and the Stars of SpaceX’s Origin Story
Read more →: Eric Berger, Elon Musk, and the Stars of SpaceX’s Origin StoryEric Berger, a soft-spoken Ars Technica journalist, meteorologist, and lover of all things space-related, has spent a lot…
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Northrop Grumman Successfully Docks Second Mission Extension Vehicle with Operational Intelsat Satellite
Read more →: Northrop Grumman Successfully Docks Second Mission Extension Vehicle with Operational Intelsat SatelliteNorthrop Grumman and its SpaceLogistics LLC subsidiary hit another milestone in the work to commercialize in-orbit satellite servicing…
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[Update: Ms. Chief leaves port] Port Canaveral bids farewell to SpaceX fairing catcher GO Ms. Tree
Read more →: [Update: Ms. Chief leaves port] Port Canaveral bids farewell to SpaceX fairing catcher GO Ms. TreeWith the inclusion of Shelia Bordelon as SpaceX’s newest fairing recovery ship and confirmation from Elon Musk that…
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April 12 marks 60 years since Gagarin’s spaceflight, 40 years since shuttle debut
Read more →: April 12 marks 60 years since Gagarin’s spaceflight, 40 years since shuttle debutCosmonaut Yuri Gagarin before launch April 12, 1961. Credit: Roscosmos Sixty years ago Monday, a 27-year-old Russian test…
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HawkEye 360 Closes $55M Series C Funding Round
Read more →: HawkEye 360 Closes $55M Series C Funding RoundHawkEye 360 has closed a $55 million Series C Funding round, led by NightDragon, with participation from existing…
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AXESS Networks Enters the Maritime Market
Read more →: AXESS Networks Enters the Maritime MarketAXESS Networks has formed a new business unit, AXESS Networks Maritime, which will target new customers in the…
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Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, and General Atomics Win DARPA Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Contracts
Read more →: Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, and General Atomics Win DARPA Nuclear Thermal Propulsion ContractsThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded General Atomics, Blue Origin, and Lockheed Martin contracts for…
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Exolaunch Introduces New ‘Reliant’ Orbital Transfer Vehicle
Read more →: Exolaunch Introduces New ‘Reliant’ Orbital Transfer VehicleRideshare launch services provider Exolaunch has rolled out a new “space tug” program that will use orbital transfer…
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Orbit GX46 Terminal Receives Approval for Inmarsat Global Xpress
Read more →: Orbit GX46 Terminal Receives Approval for Inmarsat Global XpressThe Orbit Communication Systems Orbit GX46 multi-purpose terminal has been approved for use over Inmarsat‘s Global Xpress (GX)…
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Aerojet Rocketdyne refurbishing RS-25 engines for Artemis 1 launch and production restart testing
Read more →: Aerojet Rocketdyne refurbishing RS-25 engines for Artemis 1 launch and production restart testingWith the completion of another single-engine RS-25 development test, Aerojet Rocketdyne is now refurbishing five engines at the…
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China launches experimental satellite on a Long March 4B
Read more →: China launches experimental satellite on a Long March 4BChina launched an experimental satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Friday morning using the Long March-4B…