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ISS Particle Hunter to receive new life through upcoming spacewalks
Read more →: ISS Particle Hunter to receive new life through upcoming spacewalksFor over eight years a small scientific instrument, perched atop of the International Space Station’s S3 truss segment,…
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‘They’re so inspiring’: Jeff Bezos touts Blue Origin’s space postcard campaign for kids
Read more →: ‘They’re so inspiring’: Jeff Bezos touts Blue Origin’s space postcard campaign for kidsAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin, checks out some of the postcards submitted for spaceflight…
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China’s Newly Launched Communication Satellite Suffers Abnormality
Read more →: China’s Newly Launched Communication Satellite Suffers AbnormalityBEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — China’s new communication satellite ChinaSat 18, sent into space on Monday, has experienced…
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Qiansheng 01A Entered Preset Orbit
Read more →: Qiansheng 01A Entered Preset OrbitBEIJING, August 24 (China Space News) — Three satellites were sent into planned orbit by Jielong-1, or Smart…
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Space Tech-based Robots Amaze Visitors at World Robot Conference
Read more →: Space Tech-based Robots Amaze Visitors at World Robot ConferenceBEIJING, August 25 (China Space News) — The 2019 World Robot Conference (WRC) started Tuesday in Chinese capital…
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Viasat Completes Important NATO Upgrade
Read more →: Viasat Completes Important NATO UpgradeViasat has upgraded the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) satellite communications (SATCOM) control stations…
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A double whammy of gravitational waves sparks a burst of black hole speculation
Read more →: A double whammy of gravitational waves sparks a burst of black hole speculationArtwork shows the merger of two black holes, which gives off a burst of gravitational waves. (SXS Graphic)…
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Hey, kids: Name NASA’s 2020 Mars rover!
Read more →: Hey, kids: Name NASA’s 2020 Mars rover!This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Mars 2020 rover on the surface of Mars. (NASA / JPL-Caltech) NASA says…
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Kacific Lands ABS Deal Ahead of 1st Satellite Launch
Read more →: Kacific Lands ABS Deal Ahead of 1st Satellite LaunchKacific, which is getting set to launch its Kacific1 satellite later this year, has selected ABS for its…
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ExoMars rover leaves British factory, heads for testing in France
Read more →: ExoMars rover leaves British factory, heads for testing in FranceThe completed ExoMars rover, named “Rosalind Franklin,” is lifted in preparation for shipment from an Airbus facility in…
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Hughes to Deliver Broadband to Axesat Customers in Colombia
Read more →: Hughes to Deliver Broadband to Axesat Customers in ColombiaHughes Network Systems (Hughes) has won a key new contract in Latin America, the company announced Aug. 27.…
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SpaceX sweetens the deal for satellite rideshare launches, and Starlink is in on it
Read more →: SpaceX sweetens the deal for satellite rideshare launches, and Starlink is in on itSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket executes a 64-satellite launch for Seattle-based Spaceflight in December 2018. Now SpaceX is planning…