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Rocket Report: A Chinese launch you must see; Vulcan’s stunning debut
Welcome to Edition 6.26 of the Rocket Report! We’re just 11 days into the new year, and we’ve already had two stunning rocket debuts. Vulcan soared into space on Monday morning, and then a medium-lift rocket from China, Gravity-1, made a picture-perfect launch from a mobile pad in the Yellow Sea. It feels like this…
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NGA Issues Solicitation for New, $290M Economic Indicator Monitoring Contract LUNO
Due to significant demand under an existing contract for geospatial-intelligence (GEOINT) data to analyze visible economic indicators, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) plans to award a new contract for commercial GEOINT services value at $290 million, the agency said last week. NGA on Jan. 10 released the solicitation for the LUNO A program, for which…
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China’s Chang’e-6 scheduled for launch in first half of 2024
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe is scheduled for launch in the first half of this year, the China National Space Administration said Wednesday. Components for the Chang’e-6 lunar probe have been transported to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan, and pre-launch tests will be carried out as scheduled, the agency said.…
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China launches new satellite for violent cosmic phenomena observation
China sent a new astronomical satellite into space on Tuesday to observe mysterious transient phenomena in the universe comparable to the flickering of fireworks, with the aim of unveiling the violent and little-known aspects of the cosmos. The satellite, named Einstein Probe (EP), uses a new X-ray detection technology inspired by the lobster eye. It…
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Artemis 2 gets a 10 month delay over Orion safety concerns
NASA delays next two Artemis missions In what is turning out to be a bad week for NASA’s lunar exploration programs, NASA announced it was delaying its next launch of the agency’s Space Launch System by nearly a year. While we all were expecting some sort of delay into early 2025, 10 months was a…
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Muon Space Wins AFWERX Contract Focused on Weather ISR
Muon Space has received a small business innovation research (SBIR) contract from AFWERX focused on weather intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and operational mission planning. AFWERX is the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force. Muon Space is working to build a climate-monitoring Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. The company launched its first satellite in…
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Gilat Debuts New Logo and Brand Identity
Israeli satellite tech firm Gilat Satellite Networks debuted a new logo and brand identity on Thursday, which the company says emphasizes its commitment to the new space revolution. Gilat’s new tagline is “boundless communication,” which the company says reflects the vision that all people have a right to be connected. “In today’s space revolution, adapting…
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D-Orbit Raises $110M in Series C Round to Further Space Logistics Business
Italian space logistics company D-Orbit raised $100 million euros ($110 million) in a Series C funding round announced Thursday. Japanese industrial conglomerate Marubeni Corporation led the round, solidifying a commercial collaboration between the companies on space logistics. This is one of the largest funding rounds for a European space tech company. D-Orbit is a rideshare…
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Astronauts ready for first, all-European mission to the International Space Station
(Left to right) Ax-3 Mission Specialist Marcus Wandt, Pilot Walter Villadei, Commander Michael López-Alegría, Mission Specialist Alper Gezeravcı. Image: Axiom Space For the third time, Axiom Space is preparing a charter mission to the International Space Station. The Ax-3 mission carries the distinction of featuring an all-European crew, with Commander Michael López-Alegría being a dual…
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Oxford Space Systems Secures £3 Million in Funding to Drive Future Growth
Oxford Space Systems announced that it has completed an equity investment round of c. £3 million to fund growth opportunities that it has identified in the UK and export markets. The funding round was predominantly taken up by existing investors in the company. Oxford Space Systems has seen rapid growth over the past two years,…