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Axiom Space and ESA Forge Partnership for Future Space Exploration Endeavors
Axiom Space and the European Space Agency (ESA) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed Oct. 1 in Paris to explore collaborative opportunities in human spaceflight, science, technology, and commercialization. Michael Suffredini, CEO of Axiom Space, commented, saying, “This MOU signifies a new era in international space collaboration. Together with ESA, we aim…
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Spanish company’s success comes at a critical time for Europe’s launch industry
A Spanish launch company claimed success on Saturday after its suborbital Miura 1 rocket lifted off and achieved an altitude of 46 km before plummeting into the Atlantic Ocean. Saturday’s launch from Southern Spain is exciting for several reasons, but most notably because PLD Space is the first of Europe’s new space launch companies to…
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Comtech Wins Army Engineering Support Award Worth Up to $544M
Comtech was recently awarded a U.S. Army contract with a maximum ceiling value of $544 million to provide satellite communications and professional engineering services. The contract supports the Global Field Service Representative (GFSR) program, which provides communications and IT infrastructure support for the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and NATO. Under the contract, Comtech…
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How Satellite Brings Smuggling Out of the Shadows
The longer you live, the more you realize how much of the world’s life takes place in the shadows. They are not good places, the shadows. It’s where warlords grow rich from destroying the lives of people unlucky enough to be within their reach. It’s where human traffickers prosper and polluters hide their poisons and…
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PLD Space Makes History Completing the Launch of First Private European Rocket
The Spanish company PLD Space has made history after successfully completing the launch of the first private European rocket, MIURA 1. The maiden flight of its suborbital launcher showcases the advanced level of technology and know-how that has been developed by the company since 2011. This milestone achievement furthermore reinforces PLD Space’s leading position in…
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Russian space station laboratory module coolant leak under investigation
File Photo of the Nauka module at the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Shane Kimbrough An apparent exterior coolant leak from a Russian laboratory module at the International Space Station has been reported by the crew. It follows similar leaks that struck a Russian Soyuz crew ferry craft and a Progress cargo ship within the past…
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ULA’s Atlas V Rocket Successfully Launches Amazon’s Project Kuiper Satellites
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Protoflight mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on Oct. 6 at 2:06 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. To date, ULA has launched 158 times with 100 per cent mission success. The Protoflight launch is the first mission…
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Virgin Galactic Successfully Completes Fifth Human Spaceflight Mission
Virgin Galactic, an aerospace and space travel company, pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers with its advanced air and space vehicles has announced the completion of its fifth successful human space mission in five months, ‘Galactic 04.’ Onboard ’Galactic 04’: Astronaut 017 Ron Rosano from the United States of America Astronaut 018 Trevor…
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ESA Launches Competition for Lunar Communications Ideas
The European Space Agency (ESA) launched a competition on Monday for business ideas involving communications for the future lunar economy. ESA said the competition is looking for business ideas that use lunar communication and navigation services to address customer needs on Earth and on the Moon. These prospective businesses would utilize ESA’s Moonlight Initiative, a…
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