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Lockheed Martin-Built Satellites Successfully Launched as Part of SDA’s Tranche 0 Mission
Ten Lockheed Martin-built satellites have successfully been deployed into low-Earth orbit (LEO) in support of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 0 Transport Layer (T0TL) mission. SDA’s T0TL is a proliferated LEO constellation that will demonstrate low-latency communication and provide a resilient network of integrated capabilities. The small satellites were launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon…
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Orion Space Solutions Launches a Consortium to Accelerate Quantum Excellence for USA
In an era where quantum capability will delineate national security and strength in space exploration, ORION SPACE SOLUTIONS has established the Consortium for Space Quantum Innovation (CSQI) in support of ongoing and future vision and needs. The Consortium aims to accelerate collaboration between the U.S. government and its partners, industry partners, and academia to advance…
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ISRO Announces the Successful Launch of Aditya-L1 Solar Mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation announced that the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C57) successfully launched the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, on September 02, 2023, from the Second Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota. After a flight duration of 63 minutes and 20 seconds, the Aditya-L1 spacecraft was successfully injected into an elliptical orbit of…
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York Space Systems Achieves Successful Contact with Final Spacecraft of Tranche 0 Program
York Space Systems, the Denver-based aerospace company dedicated to the rapid deployment of complete space mission solutions, is reporting successful contact with its final spacecraft delivered in-orbit for the Tranche 0 (T0) Transport program, delivered as part of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The satellites were launched on a SpaceX…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches record-breaking 62nd mission of the year
Update: 10:57 p.m. EDT: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at 10:47 p.m. EDT (0247 UTC), marking an historic 62nd orbital launch this calendar year. The mission broke its own orbital launch record that it set back in 2022 when it launched 61 orbital missions for the full year. In a…
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West Coast Falcon 9 launches 13 demonstration satellites for military mega-constellation
A double-exposure captures the launch of a Falcon 9 on a mission for the Space Development Agency and its landing seven and half minutes later. Image: SpaceX. A Falcon 9 rocket launched 13 demonstration satellites for a planned U.S. military mega-constellation from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday. It was the 61st orbital…
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SpaceX Crew-6 returns to Earth after six-month ISS Stay
After more than six months in space, four people splashed down in the waters near Florida. The SpaceX Crew-6 mission, which launched on March 2 and docked with the International Space Station (ISS) the following day, undocked on Sept. 3 at 7:05 EDT (11:05 UTC). Recovery vessels retrieved the crew and their capsule, Crew Dragon…
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Pension fund sues Jeff Bezos and Amazon for not using Falcon 9 rockets
Shareholders of a pension fund that includes Amazon stock have sued the company, its founder Jeff Bezos, and its board of directors for “breaching their fiduciary duty” as part of a contract to acquire launch services for the Project Kuiper megaconstellation. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday and first reported by the Delaware Business Court Insider,…
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Astrolab’s FLEX rover secures SpaceX deal for lunar mission aboard Starship
Image: Theresa Cross “FLEX is the kind of multi-mode, modular payload transport that will help establish a permanent lunar outpost on the Moon at a lower cost and in less time than previously envisioned,” said Jaret Matthews, the founder and CEO of Venturi Astrolab. The rover is designed to serve as both a cargo transporter…