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NanoAvionics Satellite Bus Carrying NASA’s Solar Sail System Launched by Rocket Lab
Kongsberg NanoAvionics has announced that the 12U nanosatellite bus the smallsat manufacturer and mission integrator had built for the in-orbit demonstration of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System mission was successfully launched by Rocket Lab. The satellite was launched onboard Electron 47 Light from a launch site in Mahia, New Zealand. NASA’s technology demonstration aboard…
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Starship and Blue Moon get cargo variants to deliver Artemis rovers
Cargo variations of SpaceX and Blue Moon HLS landers. Image: SpaceX and Blue Origin The new renders shared by NASA show much larger cranes for handling bulk cargo unlike the smaller elevators or ladders for crews. This will be needed for more than just rovers as NASA plans to build a permanent lunar base that…
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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying 23 Starlink satellites up to low Earth orbit on April 28, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Following the historic launch of a pair of the European Commission’s Galileo satellites, SpaceX launched another batch of its own Starlink…
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NASA Updates on Starship Refueling, as SpaceX Prepares Flight 4 of Starship
In a recent update to the NASA Advisory Council Human Exploration and Operations Committee, the agency provided updates on several key aspects of the Artemis I through IV missions. This included updates on Starship timelines and efforts as SpaceX readies to conduct the final tests of the fourth Starship Flight Test. NASA Advisory Briefing Amit…
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NASA still doesn’t understand root cause of Orion heat shield issue
NASA officials declared the Artemis I mission successful in late 2022, and it’s hard to argue with that assessment. The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft performed nearly flawlessly on an unpiloted flight that took it around the Moon and back to Earth, setting the stage for the Artemis II, the program’s first crew…
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SpaceX launches European Commission’s Galileo satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a pair of Galileo satellites for the European Commission’s constellation lifts off from Launch Complex 39A on April 27, 2024. The last time SpaceX launched an expandable Falcon 9 rocket was back in November 2022, 146 missions ago. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now SpaceX hit some notable milestones with the launch…
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A new era: Ariane 6 maiden launch campaign gets underway
On July 5, 2023, the Ariane 5 launch vehicle took flight for the last time, thus ending a storied 27-year career for what was Europe’s first heavy-lift rocket. Nearly ten months later, Arianespace is back at the launchpad with its new and advanced heavy-lift workhorse: the Ariane 6. For the first time, the central core…
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News from the Press Site: Boeing Starliner gets go ahead for Crew Flight Test
In this week’s edition of News from the Press Site, Spaceflight Now’s Will Robinson-Smith is joined by Tariq Malik, editor-in-chief of Space.com, and Passant Rabie, space reporter for Gizmodo. The panel discusses the arrival of the NASA astronauts who will be the first to fly onboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner, the reestablishment of contact with the…
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Reticulate Micro Unveils New ESA Product Line for Trusted and Resilient Communications
Reticulate Micro, a commercial and defense technology company dedicated to delivering trusted and resilient communications over any transport and in any environment, announced its disruptive flat panel antenna product family. VALOR, the second product debuting from Reticulate Space, is a flexible line of Electronically Steerable Antennas (ESAs) featuring standard core components purpose fit for users…