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Teledyne e2v Wins Second Phase of $47 Million PLATO Mission Contract
Read more →: Teledyne e2v Wins Second Phase of $47 Million PLATO Mission ContractThe European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Teledyne e2v, a division of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, with the second…
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President Trump signs off on directive to deregulate commercial space ventures
Read more →: President Trump signs off on directive to deregulate commercial space venturesPresident Donald Trump holds up Space Policy Directive 2 in the Oval Office, with Vice President Mike Pence…
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Firefly’s New R&D Center Features Largest 3-D Printer in Ukraine
Read more →: Firefly’s New R&D Center Features Largest 3-D Printer in UkraineFirefly Aerospace, a Texas-basedsmall- to medium-satellite launch vehicle developer, has opened a new research and development center in…
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On-Orbit Manufacturing: A Change in Mindsets Needed
Read more →: On-Orbit Manufacturing: A Change in Mindsets NeededAerospace is in the midst of a broad-based renaissance. Smallsat and Cubesat architectures are enabling numerous commercial operators…
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Kratos Awarded Nearly $150 Million in U.S. Army ATS-2, Military Satcom Contracts
Read more →: Kratos Awarded Nearly $150 Million in U.S. Army ATS-2, Military Satcom ContractsKratos Defense and Security Solutions’ Defense and Rocket Support Services Division was awarded the Aerial Target Systems 2…
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Photos: Blues skies make for spectacular Falcon 9 launch in California
Read more →: Photos: Blues skies make for spectacular Falcon 9 launch in CaliforniaA threatening layer of clouds stayed away from SpaceX’s launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California…
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Photos: Antares rocket’s predawn launch from Wallops Island
Read more →: Photos: Antares rocket’s predawn launch from Wallops IslandCarrying a Cygnus supply ship bound for the International Space Station, an Orbital ATK Antares rocket lifted off…
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NASA to Vet Phase Four Propulsion System for Small Satellites
Read more →: NASA to Vet Phase Four Propulsion System for Small SatellitesPhase Four, a provider of electric Radio Frequency (RF) thrusters for in-space propulsion, has announced that NASA has…
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HughesNet, 4-H Launch STEM Lab to Encourage Future Scientists
Read more →: HughesNet, 4-H Launch STEM Lab to Encourage Future ScientistsHughesNet and National 4-H Council have announced the launch of STEM Lab to inspire the next generation of scientists by sparking…
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Planetary scientists suggest that Pluto was put together from a billion comets
Read more →: Planetary scientists suggest that Pluto was put together from a billion cometsThese maps, assembled using data from the Ralph spectral imager on NASA’s New Horizons probe, shows the relative…
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Next-generation GOES-17 weather satellite encounters infrared imaging glitch in orbit
Read more →: Next-generation GOES-17 weather satellite encounters infrared imaging glitch in orbitAn artist’s conception shows a GOES-R series satellite. (NASA Photo) Two months after its launch, the main imaging…
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OA-9 Cygnus arrives at Station, makes first use of new C2V2 radio
Read more →: OA-9 Cygnus arrives at Station, makes first use of new C2V2 radioThe OA-9 (S.S. J.R. Thompson) Cygnus has arrived at the International Space Station early Thursday morning. During the…