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China launches tech-experiment satellite
China on Thursday sent a technology experiment satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The experiment satellite for satellite internet technologies was launched at 6:00 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-2D carrier rocket, and entered its planned orbit successfully. The launch is the 498th mission of…
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NASA will launch a Mars mission on Blue Origin’s first New Glenn rocket
The first flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket seems to have a payload. Instead of launching a sports car, as SpaceX did with its first Falcon Heavy rocket, Jeff Bezos’s space company will likely launch a pair of Mars probes for NASA. NASA is aware of the risk of launching a real science mission…
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Thanksgiving in space over the years
The first people to celebrate Thanksgiving in space were the crew of the final Skylab mission (Skylab 4): Gerald P. Carr, Edward G. Gibson, and William R. Pogue. To celebrate the day, Pogue and Gibson completed a 6 1/2 hour space walk (yes, even when it’s a holiday on the ground doesn’t mean the astronauts…
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UK Space Agency Announces Funding for 23 Ground-Breaking Space Technology Projects
The UK Space Agency has announced 23 innovative and inventive projects that could boost UK leadership in new space technologies and applications around the world. The Enabling Technologies Program (ETP) provides opportunities for the UK space sector to accelerate the development of leading-edge technologies that could be used to tackle global problems and benefit the…
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Cobham SATCOM Awarded Multi-Year Contract to Provide Next-Gen Tracking Antennas for US DoD
Cobham SATCOM, one of the leading global providers of radio and satellite communications solutions to the maritime and land sectors, announced the issuance of a multi-year contract with a leading US prime contractor for Cobham Satcom’s 2.4m antennas, with a minimum value in excess of $10M with annual renewal options for additional units. The contract…
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Rocket Report: Beyond Gravity to study fairing reuse; North Korea launches satellite
Welcome to Edition 6.20 of the Rocket Report! We apologize for missing last week, but both Stephen and I were in transit to South Texas for the Starship launch. To make up for it this week’s report is extra long, and a day early due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. But that…
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Thales Alenia Space to Provide Communication Transponder for AYAP-1 Lunar Research Mission
Thales Alenia Space (a joint venture between Thales, 67%, and Leonardo,33%) has signed a contract with TÜBITAK Space Technologies Research Institute (TÜBITAK UZAY) to provide a Communication Transponder for AYAP-1, Turkey’s first lunar mission. The Lunar Research Program (AYAP) is an integral part of the National Space Program led by the Turkish Space Agency, with…
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North Korea launched a satellite, then apparently blew up its booster
North Korea launched a small military spy satellite Tuesday on the country’s first successful orbital launch since 2016. This, alone, would be newsworthy, but this launch comes with a twist. An automated camera operated by Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, captured the launch. The camera is part of a worldwide network of all-sky cameras…
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Open Cosmos to Build the UK Pathfinder Satellite for the Atlantic Constellation
Open Cosmos one of the leading space tech businesses making satellites that gather data to solve pressing global challenges has announced that it is building the UK pathfinder satellite for the Atlantic Constellation. The Atlantic Constellation is a flagship global project for the development of a constellation of small satellites for Ocean, Earth, and Climate…
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Axiom-3 could become SLC-40’s first crewed launch
Axiom-3 to possibly launch from SLC-40 According to McAlister, who was speaking at a NASA Advisory Council’s human exploration and operations committee meeting on November 20, Axiom and SpaceX are talking about flying Axiom-3 from SLC-40. The launch pad that has launch the majority of SpaceX’s missions in 2023. SpaceX recently completed construction of a…