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A sleuthing enthusiast says he found the US military’s X-37B spaceplane
It turns out some of the informed speculation about the US military’s latest X-37B spaceplane mission was pretty much spot-on. When the semi-classified winged spacecraft launched on December 28, it flew into orbit on top of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, which is much larger than the Atlas V and Falcon 9 rockets used to…
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Rocket Report: US military still wants point-to-point; India’s big 2024 ambitions
Welcome to Edition 6.30 of the Rocket Report! Looking ahead, there are some interesting launches coming up in the middle of this month. Here are some we have our eyes on: Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander on a Falcon 9 and a re-flight of Japan’s big H3 rocket next week; then there’s an Electron launch of…
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Rocket Lab Targets Launch of Astroscale Orbital Debris Removal Satellite This Month
An orbital debris removal research project by Astroscale Japan Inc. is to launch later this month or in early March aboard an Electron rocket by Rocket Lab. The Rocket Lab Electron, carrying Astroscale’s ADRAS-J satellite, is to lift off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. “The mission is the first phase of an orbital debris…
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Synspective to Contribute to Natural Disaster Preparedness in Vietnam
Rendering of Synspective satellites. Photo: Synspective Synspective is teaming up with the National Remote Sensing Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam and Fujitsu Vietnam to help with natural disaster preparedness, natural resource management, and economic and social development. The MoU between the three parties was announced on Feb. 8. Synspective, a…
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Building robots for “Zero Mass” space exploration
Sending 1 kilogram to Mars will set you back roughly $2.4 million, judging by the cost of the Perseverance mission. If you want to pack up supplies and gear for every conceivable contingency, you’re going to need a lot of those kilograms. But what if you skipped almost all that weight and only took a…
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Vast Selects TRL11 to Provide Full Motion Onboard Video for HAVEN-1 Space Station
Vast, a pioneer in space habitation technologies, has selected TRL11 to build its onboard video solutions for its Haven-1 space station. TRL11 will equip Haven-1 inside and outside the vehicle with its Fovea Space Cameras and SAVER (Space Aware Video Edge-computer Recorder) Platforms. The system plans to capture and stream dynamic scenes essential for space…
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Pale Blue Receives Grant by MEXT to Develop Propulsion Systems for Space Debris Mitigation
Pale Blue has been awarded a grant by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) under the Small and Business Innovation Research 3 (SBIR-3) program to develop and demonstrate key technology for space debris mitigation. The grant is worth up to USD 27 million (JPY 4 billion) and will enable the development…
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New Industry Organization Mobile Satellite Services Association Focuses on Direct-to-Device Services
A group of satellite operators debuted a new industry organization on Friday — the Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA), focused on promoting the direct-to-device (D2D) ecosystem. Its founding members are Viasat, Terrestar Solutions, Ligado Networks, Omnispace, and Yahsat. Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg is chairing the organization. The group aims to develop a global ecosystem using…
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CSL’s New Satellite to Provide Critical Connectivity for Remote Environments
CSL, Critical IoT Connectivity experts, announced the launch of CSL Satellite. CSL Satellite provides Critical Connectivity to remote or challenging environments, where mobile or fixed broadband options are unavailable or unreliable. This resilient, encrypted Critical Connectivity is provided via Starlink’s constellation of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, along with CSL’s managed service which includes 24/7…
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NASA’s New Climate Mission Launched to Study Ocean and Atmosphere
NASA’s satellite mission to study ocean health, air quality, and the effects of a changing climate for the benefit of humanity launched successfully into orbit. Known as PACE, the Plankton, Aerosol, Climate, and Ocean Ecosystem satellite was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station…