Tag: Luxembourg
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Blue Origin and its partners in Luxembourg unveil Project Oasis to map lunar resources
An artist’s conception shows the Oasis-1 satellite mapping water ice deposits on the moon. (Blue Origin Illustration) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s working with partners in Luxembourg on a campaign called Project Oasis, which aims to identify and take advantage of valuable resources on the moon. The project’s first mission, known as…
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One year after Planetary Resources faded into history, space mining retains its appeal
An artist’s conception shows Planetary Resources’ Arkyd 300 spacecraft prospecting amid a cluster of asteroids. (Planetary Resources Illustration) It’s been a year since the Redmond, Wash.-based asteroid mining venture known as Planetary Resources was acquired by ConsenSys and pivoted to blockchain projects in space — but the idea of mining space resources still resonates among…
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Photos: Falcon 9 soars into space with GovSat 1
SpaceX’s second Falcon 9 flight of the year lifted off Jan. 31 from Cape Canaveral with GovSat 1, a U.S.-built satellite funded by SES and the government of Luxembourg to provide secure communications for military and civil defense authorities. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad at 4:25…
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Video: Replay of the launch of GovSat 1 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket
Video credit: SpaceX The GovSat 1 communications satellite for SES and the government of Luxembourg lifted off from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad at 4:25 p.m. EST (2125 GMT) Wednesday. This video shows the 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket carrying GovSat 1 climbing to the east from Cape Canaveral, then shedding its first stage…
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SpaceX rocket flies on 60th anniversary of first U.S. satellite launch
A Falcon 9 rocket takes off Wednesday with the GovSat 1 satellite. Credit: SpaceX A SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher boosted a 4.7-ton military-grade communications satellite for SES and the Luxembourg government toward a perch 22,300 miles over the equator following a spectacular late afternoon liftoff Tuesday from Florida’s Space Coast, clearing the last mission off…
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SpaceX scrubs Falcon 9 launch to replace second stage sensor
The Falcon 9 rocket set to deliver the GovSat 1 communications satellite to orbit stands vertical at launch pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX’s launch director halted a countdown Tuesday to replace a sensor on the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket set to blast off with the…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with GovSat 1
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with the GovSat 1 communications satellite for SES and the government of Luxembourg. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. SpaceX’s live video webcast begins around 15 minutes prior to launch, and will be available on this page.
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Luxembourg-backed telecom craft set for launch on reused Falcon 9 rocket
The GovSat 1 satellite pictured at its Orbital ATK factory in Dulles, Virginia. Credit: GovSat A communications satellite developed in a public-private partnership between Luxembourg government and SES is set for launch Tuesday aboard a previously-flown SpaceX Falcon 9 booster from Cape Canaveral, ready for a 15-year mission beaming encrypted, jam-resistant signals for security and…
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After Zuma, SpaceX keeps pace in preps for next Falcon 9 launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Sunday with the U.S. government’s mysterious Zuma payload. Credit: SpaceX Ground crews took steps this week to prepare for the next Falcon 9 launch, set for no earlier than Jan. 30 with a telecom satellite for SES and the Luxembourg government, as SpaceX officials stressed their rocket was…
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Successful Proton launch puts Astra 2G broadcast satellite in orbit
The Proton rocket lifted off with the ASTRA 2G satellite at 2137 GMT (4:37 p.m. EST) Saturday. Credit: Khrunichev A Russian Proton rocket fired six main engines and soared into space from Kazakhstan on Saturday, deploying a commercial communications satellite owned by SES for a 15-year mission linking Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The…