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SpaceX launches Transporter-10 rideshare from Vandenberg
On Monday, March 4, 2024, SpaceX launched the Transporter-10 rideshare mission from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB). Liftoff occurred at 2:05 PM PST (22:05 UTC). Deployment of payloads from the second stage to two Sun-synchronous orbits (SSO) at altitudes of approximately 520 kilometers and 600 kilometers began almost an hour…
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NASA Chooses ACMI as its Second Approved Exploration Park Facility
NASA and the American Center for Manufacturing and Innovation (ACMI) signed an agreement Thursday, Feb. 29 to lease underutilized land in a 240-acre Exploration Park at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. ACMI will enable the development of facilities to enable commercial and defense space manufacturing. The agreement is the second such public/private…
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ISS Roundup: Cygnus NG-20, Axiom Mission 3, and Progress MS-26
This month, the International Space Station (ISS) has seen a flurry of activity, from experiments to vehicle arrivals and departures. Multiple resupply missions by Cygnus and Progress have kept the crew of Expedition 70 healthy onboard the Station. Meanwhile, a private mission from Axiom headed back to Earth with the first-ever all-European commercial crew, and…
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NASA, Department of Defense conduct pioneering Artemis 2 recovery test
Image: NASA This operation underscores the collaborative spirit between NASA and the Department of Defense, ensuring astronauts are safely recovered within the critical two-hour window after ocean splashdown following the conclusion of their mission. Join our Discord Server: Join the community with forums and chatrooms about space! As the Department of Defense’s Human Space Flight…
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NASA, SpaceX has launched Crew-8 mission to ISS
For the second time in 2024, a collection of four humans is flying on a SpaceX rocket and capsule to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew of the Crew-8 mission launched successfully atop a Falcon 9 and Dragon Endeavour from the historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, March 3…
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SpaceX launches its 50th person to space on ISS-bound Crew-8 mission
A Falcon 9 rocket, with Crew Dragon Endeavour on top, lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on the Crew-8 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now For the second time this year, SpaceX sent a quartet of people up to the International Space Station using its Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon…
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The story of Odysseus: America’s first lunar landing since Apollo
Odysseus was not a perfect mission but it did the job On February 15, Odysseus began its journey to the Moon launching on a Falcon 9 rocket from the historic LC-39A. This was a unique launch as it saw the first time SpaceX supported fueling of a payload with cryogenic propellent just before launch. This…
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Post-Dish Merger, EchoStar Reports Cash Crunch to Fund Debts
In EchoStar Corporation’s first financial results after merging with Dish Network, the company disclosed that it has “substantial doubt about its ability to continue” without additional funds. According to EchoStar’s 10-K filing, the company does not have enough cash on hand and/or projected future cash flows to fund a November 2024 debt maturity and subsequent…
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Post-Dish Merger, EchoStar Reports Cash Crunch to Fund Debts
In EchoStar Corporation’s first financial results after merging with Dish Network, the company disclosed that it has “substantial doubt about its ability to continue” without additional funds. According to EchoStar’s 10-K filing, the company does not have enough cash on hand and/or projected future cash flows to fund a November 2024 debt maturity and subsequent…
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Keysight Selected as Test Partner for Deutsche Telekom Satellite NB-IoT Early Adopter Program
Keysight Technologies has been selected as the Test Partner for the Deutsche Telekom Satellite NB-IoT Early Adopter Program, providing an end-to-end narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) non-terrestrial network (NTN) testbed to enable designers and developers to validate reference designs for solutions using 3GPP Release 17 (Rel-17) NTN standards. Led by Deutsche Telekom in collaboration with…