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Voyager 1 is ‘stuck’ on repeat, NASA engineers are working on a fix
Voyager 1 sending nothing but garbage Voyager 1 has experienced a computer glitch on one of the spacecraft’s three onboard computers. Called the flight data system (FDS), it can no longer communicate properly with another subsystem called the telemetry modulation unit (TMU). This results in the inability for Voyager 1 to send any science or…
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Rocket Report: Signs of life from Blue Origin; SpaceX preps next Starship
Welcome to Edition 6.23 of the Rocket Report! In last week’s report, my colleague Eric Berger mentioned what a year 2023 has been for rocket debuts. Several new launch vehicles flew for the first time this year, including SpaceX’s Starship and Japan’s H3. In this week’s report, we have some news on some major rocket…
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L3Harris Space President Kelle Wendling Talks Scaling Up for the New, Responsive Paradigm
L3Harris has a long history of space heritage, but in the past few years, the company has shifted from a payload provider to prime contractor, winning key contracts with the Space Development Agency. Space Systems sector President Kelle Wendling talks with Via Satellite about how L3Harris is investing in its space capabilities to keep pace…
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Orbex Gets a Funding Boost from ESA
Orbex has secured another 3.3 million pounds ($4.14 million) in funding, the company announced Dec. 13. The funding is from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ‘Boost!’ initiative. The initiative, which is part of ESA’s Commercial Space Transportation Services and Support program, is designed to further the development…
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Orbex Gets a Funding Boost from ESA
Orbex has secured another 3.3 million pounds ($4.14 million) in funding, the company announced Dec. 13. The funding is from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ‘Boost!’ initiative. The initiative, which is part of ESA’s Commercial Space Transportation Services and Support program, is designed to further the development…
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Space Perspective Reveals First Images of Spaceship Neptune’s Completed Capsule Structure
Space Perspective, the world’s first carbon-neutral spaceflight experience company, unveiled the first images of its completed test capsule structure. The first to be designed for tourism flights under a SpaceBalloon, the spherical capsule, together with the reserve descent system and SpaceBalloon, make up the company’s innovative spacecraft called Spaceship Neptune. The completed capsule will be…
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Jeff Bezos says what we’re all thinking: “Blue Origin needs to be much faster”
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos gives very few interviews, but he recently sat down with the computer scientist and podcaster Lex Fridman for a two-hour interview about Amazon, Blue Origin, his business practices, and more. The discussion meanders somewhat, but there are some interesting tidbits about spaceflight, especially when the conversation turns to Blue Origin. This…
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Space Force chief: Timing of Chinese spaceplane launch “no coincidence”
China has launched its top-secret military spaceplane for a third time, days after the US military’s winged spacecraft was grounded for several weeks due to problems with its SpaceX rocket. Observers believe China’s spaceplane looks much like the US military’s X-37B, a reusable craft that Pentagon officials are similarly tight-lipped about. But there’s a distinction…
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Intellian Completes Parabolic Terminal Portfolio Development for Eutelsat OneWeb
Intellian Technologies, one of the leading global providers of multi-constellation, feature-rich, future-proof satellite user terminals and communications solutions, and Eutelsat OneWeb, the only GEO-LEO operator in satellite communications, announced the launch of OW130L for Eutelsat OneWeb customers. The OW130L will offer a robust, reliable service on Eutelsat OneWeb’s network while also being very tolerant to…
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Apex Unveils New Los Angeles Headquarters to Propel Spacecraft Production
Apex, the Los Angeles-based spacecraft manufacturing company, announced its new headquarters, known as Factory One. Located in the Playa Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, Factory One will serve as Apex’s headquarters and production facility, with a capacity to produce dozens of spacecraft per year. Apex specializes in building productized satellite buses, starting with their flagship…