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NASA may ask SpaceX to extend duration of Crew Dragon test flight
Read more →: NASA may ask SpaceX to extend duration of Crew Dragon test flightNASA astronaut Bob Behnken is pictured during a formal verification of SpaceX’s emergency escape system Sept. 18 at…
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Viasat Receives STC for Several Bombardier Global Business Jets
Read more →: Viasat Receives STC for Several Bombardier Global Business JetsViasat revealed that its dual-band (Ku-Ka) business aviation In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) system received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from…
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NASA opens competition to build human-rated lunar landers
Read more →: NASA opens competition to build human-rated lunar landersArtist’s illustration of a multi-stage human-rated lunar lander. Credit: NASA Companies have until Nov. 1 to submit proposals…
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Construction of Starship 39A launch and landing facility picking up the pace
Read more →: Construction of Starship 39A launch and landing facility picking up the paceThe construction of the new Starship launch and landing facility at Pad 39A is in full swing as…
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Astronomers spot 20 more moons of Saturn — and want you to help name them
Read more →: Astronomers spot 20 more moons of Saturn — and want you to help name themThis artist’s conception shows the 20 newly discovered moons orbiting Saturn. (Illustration courtesy of Carnegie Institute for Science.…
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China launches new Gaofen Earth-imaging satellite
Read more →: China launches new Gaofen Earth-imaging satelliteA Long March 4C rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan space center at 1851 GMT (2:51 p.m. EDT)…
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Astronauts complete extra work on first in series of battery upgrade spacewalks
Read more →: Astronauts complete extra work on first in series of battery upgrade spacewalksCredit: A view of the P6 truss on the International Space Station, with the HTV battery pallet on…
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NASA calls for industry input on new xEMU Lunar Spacesuits
Read more →: NASA calls for industry input on new xEMU Lunar SpacesuitsNASA has issued a “Request For Information (RFI)” from industry on designing the next generation of spacesuits that…
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Gaofen satellite launched by Long March 4C
Read more →: Gaofen satellite launched by Long March 4CChina launched a new remote sensing satellite on Friday, with a Long March 4C lofting Gaofen-10’s replacement. The…
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NASA picks 25 space technologies for testing by Blue Origin and other companies
Read more →: NASA picks 25 space technologies for testing by Blue Origin and other companiesThree of the vehicles to be used for testing space technologies are Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, Blue…
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Comtech Systems Names Rich Luhrs as President
Read more →: Comtech Systems Names Rich Luhrs as PresidentComtech Telecommunications revealed that Rich Luhrs was promoted to President of Comtech Systems — its Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary.…
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Oceanography satellite ends 11-year mission
Read more →: Oceanography satellite ends 11-year missionArtist’s concept of the Jason 2 spacecraft in orbit. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A joint U.S.-European satellite mission that measured…