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Dextre completes RRM3 tasks to test robotic refueling of spacecraft
Read more →: Dextre completes RRM3 tasks to test robotic refueling of spacecraftCanada’s star space robot Dextre has completed tasks aimed at finding solutions to enable the robotic refueling of…
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Propulsion test article demonstrates Orion abort stress case at White Sands
Read more →: Propulsion test article demonstrates Orion abort stress case at White SandsNASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and contractor personnel conducted an Abort To Orbit (ATO) test case last week…
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Rocket Lab, Millennium, TriSept Send Space Debris Tether System to LEO
Read more →: Rocket Lab, Millennium, TriSept Send Space Debris Tether System to LEOMillennium Space Systems, New Zealand-based launch provider Rocket Lab, and TriSept, one of the commercial space industry’s original…
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Vector Pauses Operations, Changes CEO
Read more →: Vector Pauses Operations, Changes CEOVector is “undertaking a pause of operations,” according to a note released by the company on Friday. Additionally,…
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Blue Origin protests launch contract rules as it competes with SpaceX, ULA, Northrop Grumman
Read more →: Blue Origin protests launch contract rules as it competes with SpaceX, ULA, Northrop GrummanAn artist’s conception shows Blue Origin’s future New Glenn rocket, which is currently due to have its first…
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EchoStar Reveals Details for Merger of BSS Business
Read more →: EchoStar Reveals Details for Merger of BSS BusinessEchoStar revealed details for the completion of the spin-off and subsequent merger of its BSS Business, which was…
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Rocket Lab to begin booster recovery experiments later this year
Read more →: Rocket Lab to begin booster recovery experiments later this yearRocket Lab’s next launch from New Zealand, set for Friday, will carry a data recorder to measure…
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Kratos Wins $5.7 Million Contract for PNS Ground Station Support
Read more →: Kratos Wins $5.7 Million Contract for PNS Ground Station SupportKratos Defense and Security Solutions was selected by the PSN Consortium, led by Indonesian satellite operator Pasifik Satelit Nusantara…
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Boeing assembling structures for NASA’s second SLS Core Stage
Read more →: Boeing assembling structures for NASA’s second SLS Core StageAt mid-year prime contractor Boeing was progressing through structural assembly of the second NASA Space Launch System (SLS)…
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Watch SpaceX Dragon launch pad escape system testing
Read more →: Watch SpaceX Dragon launch pad escape system testingA slide wire escape system has been undergoing tests at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center…
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China’s lunar rover travels 271 meters on moon’s far side
Read more →: China’s lunar rover travels 271 meters on moon’s far sideBEIJING, Aug. 8 — China’s lunar rover Yutu-2 has driven 271 meters on the far side of…
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Photos: Atlas 5 paints the sky with spectacular sunrise launch
Read more →: Photos: Atlas 5 paints the sky with spectacular sunrise launchCredit: Alex Polimeni / Spaceflight Now Skywatchers and early risers across Florida enjoyed dazzling views of a United…