The Air Force Research Laboratory increased by $11.7 million Blue Originβs contract to study the use of space rockets for point-to-point deliveries
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Two K2 satellites will host optical terminals intended to connect military systems in orbit
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HELSINKI β China sent a new pair of secretive satellites into a programmatically new orbit Wednesday, while also upgrading its on-orbit communications relay capabilities. A Long March 6A rocket lifted [β¦]
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Converting an engineering model of a Mars rover into an actual lunar rover could cost NASA more than $1 billion, an estimate strongly rejected by the agencyβs administrator.
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WARSAW, Poland β The Spanish government announced it will allocate between 1.6 billion and 2 billion euros ($1.8 to $2.3 billion) to develop a national military satellite communications constellation that [β¦]
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The Space Force Associationβs National Spacepower Center is building an unclassified environment for demonstrating threats to satellites and their consequences on Earth
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Vendors will compete for orders to build satellites, sensors and systems for more realistic military space exercises
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A NASA official says that work with Boeing on the companyβs CST-100 Starliner vehicle is making βgood progressβ but declined to offer a date when the spacecraft could fly again.
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In March 2021, while serving as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, I hosted a discussion with General Chance Saltzman, now Chief of Space Operations for the United States [β¦]
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As companies develop large constellations of orbital data center satellites, experts say now is the time to start thinking about some critical space safety topics and rules of the road.
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The Series D more than doubles the satellite manufacturerβs valuation in seven months and will fund a production ramp to as many as 100 large spacecraft a year
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NASAβs next flagship space telescope is set to launch in late August, nine months ahead of schedule.
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Rocket Lab has won another contract from Japanese radar imaging company iQPS for multiple launches of its Electron rocket.
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SAN FRANCISCO β Sophia Space announced the award July 30 of a patent, shared with the California Institute of Technology, covering large, modular space-based data centers. The patent, issued July [β¦]
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The Department of Transportation is proposing to exempt commercial space launch licensing from many environmental regulations, a move praised by industry but criticized by environmental groups.
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CEO says market doesn't reflect value of Pentagon-backed business
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Falcon 9 will launch satellites supporting missile tracking, targeting and military communications
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All Points Logistics is the third company selected under a Commercial Solutions Opening to add facilities where satellites can be inspected, tested, fueled and prepared for integration with launch vehicles
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SAN FRANCISCO β Fortastra, a Los Angeles startup focused on defending on-orbit infrastructure, is working with manufacturing specialist Hadrian to explore ways to apply precision machining and additive manufacturing to [β¦]
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Japanese lunar lander developer ispace has selected the H3 rocket to launch its next mission in 2028, creating what the companies called Japanβs first private lunar transportation system.
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