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Rocket Report: SLS workforce cuts; New Glenn launch to launch in the early fall
Welcome to Edition 6.41 of the Rocket Report! As I finish up this edition I’m listening to the post-Flight Readiness Review news conference for Boeing’s Crew Flight Test. It sounds like everything remains on track for a launch attempt on May 6, at 10:34 pm ET. It’s exciting to see this important milestone for Boeing…
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Hughes Opens New Manufacturing Facility and Private 5G Incubation Center in Maryland
Hughes Network Systems has opened a new manufacturing facility and private 5G incubation center in Germantown, Maryland. The Hughes Manufacturing Facility (EXM) will serve as a testing ground for private 5G solutions for enterprise applications and the U.S. Department of Defense. The center is located next to the Hughes headquarters, in the Pinkney Innovation Complex…
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Russia stands alone in vetoing UN resolution on nuclear weapons in space
Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Wednesday that would have reaffirmed a nearly 50-year-old ban on placing weapons of mass destruction into orbit, two months after reports Russia has plans to do just that. Russia’s vote against the resolution was no surprise. As one of the five permanent members of the Security Council,…
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China-Latin American and Caribbean States Space Cooperation Forum kicks off
WUHAN, April 24 (Xinhua) — The first China-Latin American and Caribbean States Space Cooperation Forum kicked off in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province on Wednesday. Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing read out President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter to the forum and made a speech at the opening ceremony. Zhang, also a member of the Political…
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The Spaceport Company to Provide Tracking and Telemetry Stations for Spaceport Nova Scotia
Maritime Launch Services and The Spaceport Company have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to lease a containerized tracking and telemetry station (TTS) from The Spaceport Company (TSC) for an inaugural orbital launch from Canada, with options to purchase multiple units as Maritime Launch operations ramp up. “This agreement allows us to provide Maritime Launch…
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The Spaceport Company to Provide Tracking and Telemetry Stations for Spaceport Nova Scotia
Maritime Launch Services and The Spaceport Company have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to lease a containerized tracking and telemetry station (TTS) from The Spaceport Company (TSC) for an inaugural orbital launch from Canada, with options to purchase multiple units as Maritime Launch operations ramp up. “This agreement allows us to provide Maritime Launch…
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Iceye Signs Flood and Wildfire Data Collaboration Deal With Juniper Re
Finnish satellite company Iceye has a new data collaboration with reinsurance broking arm Juniper Re for Iceye’s Flood and Wildfire Insights data. Iceye announced the new, multi-year agreement on April 25. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Iceye, which recently raised $93 million in funding, operates a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites.…
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China unveils International Lunar Research Station details
The International Lunar Research Station will consist of sections on the lunar surface, sections in lunar orbit and sections on Earth, and it will be built in two phases, said Wu Weiren, chief designer of China’s lunar exploration program. Wu, also an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, introduced the ILRS plans while attending…
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Xi sends congratulatory letter to forum on space cooperation with LatAm, Caribbean countries
BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sent a congratulatory letter to the first China-Latin American and Caribbean States Space Cooperation Forum. Noting that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum jointly announced by the leaders of the…
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China’s Kuaizhou rocket advances transition to industrialized mass production
A Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket carrying the Tianxing-1 02 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Jan. 11, 2024. (Photo by Wang Haixia/Xinhua) WUHAN, April 24 (Xinhua) — China’s commercial rocket Kuaizhou is scheduled to complete 8 to 10 launch missions this year, sending more than 30 satellites into space, according…