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U.S. Space Force Initiates Environmental Study for Potential SpaceX Starship Launches
The U.S. Space Force is embarking on environmental studies to assess the feasibility of SpaceX Starship launches from either the current Cape Canaveral facility or a potential new complex. The Department of the Air Force, inclusive of the Space Force, unveiled plans for an environmental impact statement (EIS) to evaluate Starship launch operations at Cape…
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French Firm Unseenlabs Plans Falcon 9 Launch for Maritime Surveillance Nanosatellites
French maritime surveillance provider Unseenlabs is set to advance its ambitious satellite constellation with the imminent launch of its 12th and 13th nanosatellites, marking a significant stride towards a real-time vessel tracking system slated for deployment by 2025. German launch services provider Exolaunch will oversee the integration of the BRO-12 and BRO-13 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter)…
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Bulgaria Joins U.S.-Led Artemis Accords, Boosting European Presence in Space Exploration Cooperation
Bulgaria has officially joined the Artemis Accords, a collaborative framework for international cooperation in space exploration led by the United States. Milena Stoycheva, Bulgaria’s Minister of Innovation and Growth, signed the accords on November 9 at a ceremony held at NASA Headquarters. Bulgaria’s inclusion makes it the 32nd nation to endorse the document since its…
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UnseenLabs to Launch Two New Satellites with SpaceX
UnseenLabs, a pioneer and global company in space-based RF detection for maritime domain awareness, announced an expansion through two new satellites. The new UnseenLabs BRO-12 and BRO-13 satellites will be launched next March, as part of the Transporter-10 mission aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket via Exolaunch from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. “UnseenLabs…
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Space Tango Receives $5M NASA Award to Support Artemis II
Space Tango received a $5 million award from NASA to support biological data collection for the planned crewed test flight to lunar orbit in the Artemis II mission. Space Tango builds systems that support health and technology manufacturing in space. Space Tango’s work on Artemis II will support the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) over…
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Space Tango Receives $5M NASA Award to Support Artemis II
Space Tango received a $5 million award from NASA to support biological data collection for the planned crewed test flight to lunar orbit in the Artemis II mission. Space Tango builds systems that support health and technology manufacturing in space. Space Tango’s work on Artemis II will support the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) over…
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Chinese Launch Startup Orienspace Secures $83.5 Million in Funding Round
Chinese launch company Orienspace has announced a successful Series B funding round worth nearly 600 million yuan ($83.5 million) shortly after its maiden launch, underscoring China’s efforts to bolster its burgeoning commercial space sector. The funding round, disclosed on January 24, attracted investment from notable entities including Liangxi Science and Technology Innovation Industry Fund of…
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Software Glitch Doomed Firefly Aerospace’s Rocket Mission, Investigation Reveals
Firefly Aerospace disclosed on February 20th that a critical software malfunction sabotaged the upper stage of its Alpha rocket during a December launch, thwarting a planned second burn and stranding its payload in a low orbit. According to a statement issued by Firefly, an anomaly in the guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) software hindered the…
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NASA faces a quandary with its audacious lunar cargo program
Most of NASA is a pretty buttoned-down place these days. Nearly 70 years old, the space agency is no longer the rambunctious adolescent it was during the race to the Moon in the 1960s. If you go to a NASA field center today, you’re much more likely to get dragged into a meeting or a…
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‘Let’s go!’ Jeff Bezos gets revved up when Blue Origin raises up its New Glenn rocket
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp and founder Jeff Bezos get a look at New Glenn. (Blue Origin via LinkedIn) For the first time, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture lifted up an orbital-class New Glenn rocket on its Florida launch pad — with the billionaire boss keeping watch. “Just incredible to see New Glenn on…