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Lumen Orbit emerges from stealth and raises $2.4M to put data centers in space
An artist’s conception shows Lumen Orbit’s satellite in space. (Lumen Orbit Illustration) Bellevue, Wash.-based Lumen Orbit, a startup that’s only about three months old, says that it’s closed a $2.4 million pre-seed investment round to launch its plan to put hundreds of satellites in orbit, with the goal of processing data in space before it’s…
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UK, Canadian, and French Space Command Officials Push the Importance of Space Security
Farnborough, U.K. — In a keynote at Space-Comm Expo, the commander of UK Space Command said he is “convinced” that space has a PR problem, as people do not understand the importance and essential nature of space. Commander of UK Space Command, Air Vice Marshall Paul Godfrey, said that as only around 700 people have…
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SpaceX completes double launch day with its second Starlink mission
File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX SpaceX completed a double launch day on Sunday with the flight of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Starlink 7-17 mission will add another 23 satellites to the growing low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from Space Launch…
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SpaceX launches Starlink mission, prepares to undock a Crew Dragon from ISS Monday
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the sunset launch of the Starlink 6-43 mission on March 10, 2024. Image: Steven Young/Spaceflight Now SpaceX is closing out the weekend with a pair of planned Falcon 9 launches from Florida and California while also preparing…
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The 12 Best Space Podcasts on Spotify
The Space industry has been growing a lot in recent years, so it’s becoming increasingly difficult to be updated on the latest news. So if you want to learn more about Space and have a Spotify account, these podcasts are a great way to keep you up to date. The journalists and scientists running those…
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Your Guide To Acing SpaceX Interview Questions
SpaceX is leading the charge when it comes to private space exploration, and they’re always looking for talented engineers to help them achieve their goals. If you’re lucky enough to score an interview with SpaceX, you’ll want to be prepared to answer some tough questions. In this article, Space Crew will be offering some tips,…
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Astronaut Salary: How much do NASA, ESA and SpaceX pay astronauts?
We’re pretty sure every kid ever dreamed at least once of becoming an astronaut. Who doesn’t like the idea of going on spacewalks, exploring distant planets and travelling the cosmos? In practice, however, becoming an astronaut is extremely difficult – with space agencies such as NASA having strict requirements and rigorous tests to enter their…
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A hunk of junk from the International Space Station hurtles back to Earth
A bundle of depleted batteries from the International Space Station careened around Earth for almost three years before falling out of orbit and plunging back into the atmosphere Friday. Most of the trash likely burned up during reentry, but it’s possible some fragments may have reached Earth’s surface intact. Larger pieces of space junk regularly fall…
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Juno measures oxygen production on Europa
Using NASA’s Juno spacecraft, scientists have calculated the rate of oxygen production on Jupiter’s moon Europa — the first time any spacecraft had directly measured charged oxygen and hydrogen particles from the moon’s atmosphere. From these measurements, the team determined the rate of oxygen production to be much lower than estimated in previous studies. Europa,…