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RBC Signals strikes deal to hook up ground stations with Spaceflight Inc.’s orbital tugs
Read more →: RBC Signals strikes deal to hook up ground stations with Spaceflight Inc.’s orbital tugsArtwork shows the Sherpa-LTE1 orbital tug firing up its propulsion system. (Spaceflight Inc. Illustration) Two Seattle-area space companies…
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Landsat 9 lifted atop launcher to extend unbroken environmental data record
Read more →: Landsat 9 lifted atop launcher to extend unbroken environmental data recordThe Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite inside the payload fairing of an Atlas 5 rocket at Vandenberg Space…
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Xplore wins $2M contract from Pentagon initiative to speed up satellite development
Read more →: Xplore wins $2M contract from Pentagon initiative to speed up satellite developmentAn artist’s conception shows the Xcraft spacecraft platform in orbit. (Xplore Illustration) Redmond, Wash.-based Xplore says it has…
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Photos: Inspiration4 launches from Kennedy Space Center
Read more →: Photos: Inspiration4 launches from Kennedy Space CenterThe first all-private crew to fly into Earth orbit launched Sept. 15 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida,…
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Tianzhou ship launches and docks with Chinese space station
Read more →: Tianzhou ship launches and docks with Chinese space stationA Long March 7 rocket lifts off with the Tianzhou cargo mission. Credit: CASC An unpiloted Chinese cargo…
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Four civilian space travelers back on Earth after landmark flight
Read more →: Four civilian space travelers back on Earth after landmark flightSpaceX’s Crew Dragon Resilience spaceship descends to the Atlantic Ocean Saturday to end the Inspiration4 mission. Credit: Inspiration4…
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Live coverage: Inspiration4 crew splashes down off Florida coast
Read more →: Live coverage: Inspiration4 crew splashes down off Florida coastLive coverage of the re-entry and splashdown of a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft with the Inspiration4 mission, the…
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Citizen spacefliers splash down, finishing up Inspiration4’s charity mission in orbit
Read more →: Citizen spacefliers splash down, finishing up Inspiration4’s charity mission in orbitSpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule descends to a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. (Inspiration4 Photo) The first non-governmental flight…
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All-civilian crew prepares for Saturday evening splashdown
Read more →: All-civilian crew prepares for Saturday evening splashdownSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Jared Isaacman, commander of the Inspiration4 mission, trains in a Crew…
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Inspiration4’s ‘all-civilian’ spacefliers share orbital activities — including a ukulele solo
Read more →: Inspiration4’s ‘all-civilian’ spacefliers share orbital activities — including a ukulele soloInspiration4 crewmates Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Chris Sembroski and Sian Proctor check in via a video link. (Inspiration4…
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Live coverage: Chinese astronauts return to Earth
Read more →: Live coverage: Chinese astronauts return to EarthLive coverage of China’s Shenzhou 12 mission, a three-month expedition to the Tiangong space station. Text updates will…
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Chinese crew landing caps record-setting day in human spaceflight
Read more →: Chinese crew landing caps record-setting day in human spaceflightShenzhou 12 astronauts Tang Hongbo, Liu Boming, and Nie Haisheng outside their landing capsule Friday. Credit: Xinhua Three…