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NASA ushers in new era of space exploration with newest class of astronauts
In a testament to the importance of international collaboration for the agency, NASA’s ceremony also recognized two astronauts from the United Arab Emirates – Nora AlMatrooshi and Mohammad AlMulla – who trained alongside their NASA counterparts. This partnership extends to various cooperative endeavors, including the ISS, the Artemis missions through the Gateway lunar space station,…
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Russia’s next-generation rocket is a decade old and still flying dummy payloads
By some measures, Russia’s next-generation flagship rocket program—the Angara—is now three decades old. The Russian government approved the development of the Angara rocket in 1992, soon after the fall of the Soviet Union ushered in a prolonged economic recession. It has been nearly 10 years since Russia launched the first Angara test flights. The heaviest…
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Stoke Space continues to test reusable second stage, looks ahead to full rocket
Stoke Space recently carried out the first test of the full-size 30-thruster version of the innovative engine that the company is producing for its in-development second stage. This will be an integral part of its future Nova rocket, which aims to be a fully reusable medium lifter. The engine test took place on Feb. 26…
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Astroscale Secures UK Space Agency Contract for ADR Refueling Mission
Astroscale, the UK subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings, one of the global leaders in In-Orbit Servicing (IOS) and End-of-Life (EOL) management services, announced a successful bid for the UK Space Agency’s Active Debris Removal (ADR) Refuelling feasibility study. This £2 million UKSA study program marks a significant milestone in the mission to transform the satellite industry…
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Agile Space Wins SpaceWERX Contract for Mobile Payload Processing Center
Agile Space Industries received a small business innovation research (SBIR) phase II contract from SpaceWERX, a department of the U.S. Space Force and part of AFWERX and the Air Force Research Laboratory. SpaceWERX awarded Agile the contract for its Mobile Payload Processing Center (MPPC) which aims to increase mission effectiveness in remote locations. The MPPC…
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GITAI Achieves Milestone with Demonstration of Lunar Infrastructure Construction
GITAI USA, one of the world’s leading space robotics startups, announced a significant milestone in lunar infrastructure construction technology. In a groundbreaking demonstration and a “first of its kind,” GITAI successfully demonstrated its robotics technology for constructing a 5-meter-high communication tower in an environment simulating the lunar surface. The project was spearheaded by GITAI in…
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Spire Hits Positive Cash Flow in Q4, Grows Revenue 32% Year-Over-Year
Spire Global had a strong 2023 full year financial performance, achieving positive cash flow from operations in the fourth quarter, and full year revenue growth of 32% compared to 2022. Spire reported its full year 2023 results on March 6. Spire reported $105.7 million in revenue in 2023, in line with guidance. The company has…
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Viasat Selects Rocket Lab to Build Satellite Bus for NASA CSP Program
Viasat selected Rocket Lab to produce a spacecraft bus and mission operation support to Viasat’s hybrid space network. The demonstrations will advance Viasat’s portfolio of space relay communication services in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) space missions. It is scheduled to launch in early 2026. The spacecraft will support demonstrations that are part of Viasat’s work under…
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SpaceX tentatively targets March 14 for third Starship flight
SpaceX performs a tanking test, called a wet dress rehearsal, on its fully integrated Starship rocket on March 4, 2024. At the same time, it was preparing to launch the Crew-8 mission for NASA from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image: SpaceX SpaceX may be on the cusp of launching its massive Starship rocket…
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Muon Space Confirms Successful Deployment and Operational Status of Weather Satellite
Muon Space, an end-to-end Space Systems Provider revolutionizing the way Earth is monitored from space, announced the successful deployment and operational status of its second ESPA-class satellite, MuSat2. Launched aboard SpaceX‘s Transporter-10 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 4, MuSat2 is equipped with advanced software-defined radio frequency instrumentation to gather new…