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Starship preparations as rollouts begin ahead of full stack testing
Work on the orbital launch mount and Pad B continues, the final Block 1 ship expected to fly is preparing for launch, and Booster 13 is expected to roll out for full-stack testing any day. Considerable changes have occurred in the short time since Starship flight 5, and those changes are beginning to head toward…
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Firefly Closes $175 Million Funding Round To Scale Production
Firefly Aerospace has raised $175 million in new venture capital that will help it boost production of a multi-mission orbital vehicle and its small lift rocket, and accelerate hardware qualification of a medium launch vehicle (MLV) the company is developing with Northrop Grumman. The Series D funding round was led by RPM Ventures, a new investor, and included…
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EchoStar Q3: Drops Going Concern, Hughes Subs Hit by End of ACP
EchoStar posted a 5% drop in revenue in the third quarter of 2024 as the company lost subscribers in satellite TV and broadband. EchoStar reported its third quarter financials on November 12 and closed a number of transactions to improve its capital and debt maturity profile, removing the “going concern” disclaimer the company posted earlier…
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There are some things the Crew-8 astronauts aren’t ready to talk about
The astronauts who came home from the International Space Station last month experienced some drama on the high frontier, and some of it accompanied them back to Earth. In orbit, the astronauts aborted two spacewalks, both under unusual circumstances. Then, on October 25, one of the astronauts was hospitalized due to what NASA called an…
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There are some things the Crew-8 astronauts aren’t ready to talk about
The astronauts who came home from the International Space Station last month experienced some drama on the high frontier, and some of it accompanied them back to Earth. In orbit, the astronauts aborted two spacewalks, both under unusual circumstances. Then, on October 25, one of the astronauts was hospitalized due to what NASA called an…
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Quectel Introduces GNSS Module and RTK Bundle for Fast-Track IoT Solutions
Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, has announced a new GNSS module, antenna, and real-time kinematic (RTK) correction service bundle to enable fast-time-to-market and simplify procurement and integration of components and services. The combined bundle will help developers bring together these discrete components into a pre-integrated and pre-tested package for a variety of…
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Russia: Fine, I guess we should have a Grasshopper rocket project, too
Like a lot of competitors in the global launch industry, Russia for a long time dismissed the prospects of a reusable first stage for a rocket. As late as 2016, an official with the Russian agency that develops strategy for the country’s main space corporation, Roscosmos, concluded, “The economic feasibility of reusable launch systems is…
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Russia: Fine, I guess we should have a Grasshopper rocket project, too
Like a lot of competitors in the global launch industry, Russia for a long time dismissed the prospects of a reusable first stage for a rocket. As late as 2016, an official with the Russian agency that develops strategy for the country’s main space corporation, Roscosmos, concluded, “The economic feasibility of reusable launch systems is…
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Synspective Launches Full-Scale SAR Satellite Production at Yamato Technology Center
Synspective, a provider of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data and analytics solutions, is pleased to announce that the Yamato Technology Center, a new manufacturing site for small SAR satellites, began full-scale operations in September. This factory is Synspective’s third site, following the Tokyo Headquarters and Singapore Branch. With the start of operations at our…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Astronauts to Share Insights on Science Mission
After spending 235 days in space, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts will discuss their science mission aboard the International Space Station during a post-flight news conference at 3:15 p.m. EST Friday, Nov. 8, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps will answer questions about their mission.…