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New research provides explanation for the origin of Saturn’s rings and icy moons
Recent research conducted by NASA and its partners using supercomputer simulations is shedding light on the origins of Saturn’s iconic rings and mysterious icy moons. Scientists believe the rings began forming from a massive impact between two icy moons, all the way back when dinosaurs were still roaming around the surface of Earth. The massive…
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SpaceX receives first Starshield contract from the US Space Force
Space Force interested in SpaceX’s Starshield In a statement given to CNBC by the Space Force, the newest military branch purchased a year worth of service of SpaceX’s Starshield constellation. The contract is worth a maximum of $70 million, however we don’t have much on what the Space Force is getting from the satellites. This…
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Mynaric Achieves Major Product Milestone of CONDOR Mk3 Completing SDA’s Test Campaign
Mynaric, a provider of industrialized, cost-effective, and scalable laser communications products, announced an important product milestone of its CONDOR Mk3 optical communications terminals. After an intensive test campaign, CONDOR Mk3 passed optical verification and phase 1 of interoperability tests in the context of the Tranche 1 program of the Space Development Agency (SDA) confirming the…
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Maritime Launch Announces Commercial Suborbital Program at Spaceport Nova Scotia
Maritime Launch Services has unveiled its suborbital launch program currently scheduled to begin during the second quarter of 2024. Maritime Launch’s suborbital program called Dedicated Altitude Research and Testing (DART) is a program designed to offer flight opportunities to researchers across a wide range of mission capabilities, ranging from building and testing new concepts, high-speed…
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Space Force Awards Cybersecurity Contract To Protect Space Architecture
Xage Security on Wednesday said it has received a $17 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to provide a cybersecurity platform to protect the service’s ground and space-based systems and to ensure the integrity of data exchanged from the source or network edge to the consumer. Xage, which is based in Palo…
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Space Force Awards Cybersecurity Contract To Protect Space Architecture
Xage Security on Wednesday said it has received a $17 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to provide a cybersecurity platform to protect the service’s ground and space-based systems and to ensure the integrity of data exchanged from the source or network edge to the consumer. Xage, which is based in Palo…
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Amazon satellites are placed atop Atlas V rocket for milestone launch on October 6
The Amazon Kuiper Protoflight payload arrives at United Launch Alliance’s Vertical Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. (ULA Photo) United Launch Alliance says the first prototype satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband network have been placed atop their Atlas V rocket, with launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida…
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ULA Targets Oct. 6 Launch Date for Amazon Kuiper Prototypes
United Launch Alliance (ULA) set an Oct. 6 launch date for Amazon’s Project Kuiper prototype satellites. The encapsulated payload arrived at ULA’s integration facility at Cape Canaveral on Thursday. The two prototype satellites will launch on an Atlas 5 rocket. The launch window opens at 2 p.m. EDT on Oct. 6. Describing the mission, ULA…
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UK Space Agency to Invest 79M in Space Innovations
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) will invest a further 65 million pounds ($79.1 million) of funding for innovations that could boost U.K. leadership in space technologies and applications. The latest investment was announced Sept. 28. The first tranche of up to 34 million pounds ($41.4 million) funding is open to proposals that will drive innovation,…
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UK Space Agency to Invest 79M in Space Innovations
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) will invest a further 65 million pounds ($79.1 million) of funding for innovations that could boost U.K. leadership in space technologies and applications. The latest investment was announced Sept. 28. The first tranche of up to 34 million pounds ($41.4 million) funding is open to proposals that will drive innovation,…