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Following aborted WDRs Flight 3 enters additional preparations
After two Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) aborts, SpaceX opted to destack Ship 28 before removing Booster 10 from the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM). The Booster has since rolled back to the Production Site, while Ship 28 conducted standalone testing on Pad B, opening with a Spin Prime test on Monday. A March launch of Flight…
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LeoLabs Appoints Former Maxar Exec Tony Frazier as New CEO
LeoLabs’ new CEO Tony Frazier (pictured) brings a wealth of experience driving innovation across commercial space and national security. Credit: Tony Frazier LeoLabs announced today that the company has appointed longtime Maxar executive Tony Frazier as the company’s new CEO. Frazier plans to lead LeoLabs to become a critical mission partner for military…
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NASA’s Tech Contributes to Intuitive Machines’ Historic Lunar Landing
For the first time in more than 50 years, new NASA science instruments and technology demonstrations are operating on the Moon following the first successful delivery of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander, called Odysseus, completed a seven-day journey to lunar orbit and executed procedures to softly land near…
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Daily Telescope: Finally, we’ve found the core of a famous supernova
Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light, a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we’re going to take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a…
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ISRO Successfully Completes Human Rating of CE20 Cryogenic Engine for Gaganyaan Program
ISRO has accomplished a major milestone in the human rating of its CE20 cryogenic engine that powers the cryogenic stage of the human-rated LVM3 launch vehicle for Gaganyaan missions, with the completion of the final round of ground qualification tests on February 13, 2024. The final test was the seventh of a series of vacuum…
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Sidus Space Delivers Crucial Onboard Computing Flight Hardware to European Partner
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service satellite company announced the successful completion of its contract to deliver critical flight hardware to a prominent European space company. The delivered hardware includes the FeatherEdge edge computing units, which will serve as the onboard computer for the customer’s spacecraft. The FeatherEdge flight units provided by Sidus Space…
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South Africa’s PyraLink Aerospace Leads the Nation’s Journey into Space
South Africa has long been known for its rich cultural diversity, stunning landscapes, and vibrant history. However, in recent years, the country has begun to make a name for itself in a whole new frontier — the space industry. With the emergence of a private launch company, PyraLink Aerospace, the country is poised to conquer…
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GSMA and ESA Launch $16M Challenge Focused on Terrestrial-Satellite Innovation
GSMA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are starting a 15 million euro ($16 million) million challenge, Non-Terrestrial Network (TN-NTN) Community, and other initiatives to foster innovation between terrestrial and satellite connectivity. The two announced new initiatives on Monday during Mobile World Congress, following plans to work together on the satellite and cellular convergence in…
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Blue Origin Debuts New Glenn Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle at Launch Pad
Blue Origin’s New Glenn vehicle successfully rolled out and upended for the first time on the pad at Launch Complex 36 (LC-36). This milestone represents the first view of the advanced heavy-lift vehicle, which will support a multitude of customer missions and Blue Origin programs, including returning to the Moon as part of NASA’s Artemis…
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Eutelsat OneWeb Launches Land Mobility Connectivity Services
Eutelsat OneWeb land mobility Eutelsat OneWeb is launching a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) mobility service to provide high-speed connectivity on the move for land-based customers. Eutelsat OneWeb’s land mobility service will provide comms on-the-move solutions for distribution partners and customers. The company said this new service will create new revenue opportunities for rail connectivity, emergency…