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Satellite to aid climate change monitoring
China launched a meteorological satellite on Thursday for weather forecasting, climate change monitoring and research on atmospheric chemistry. A Long March 4C carrier rocket lifted off at 11:47 am at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China and flew about 22 minutes before placing the Fengyun 3F into a sun-synchronous orbit, according to the…
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NASA’s Artemis II crew meets their Moonship
The three Americans and one Canadian slated to fly on NASA’s Artemis II circumlunar mission had a “pinch me” moment Monday when they got their first chance to visit the Orion spacecraft that will carry them around the Moon and back to Earth. The astronauts had an opportunity to peer through the hatch of the…
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Rocket Lab Signs New Block Buy Deal for Five Electron Launches with BlackSky
Rocket Lab USA, a launch and space systems company, has announced it has signed another block buy deal for five Electron launches with BlackSky, one of the leading providers of real-time geospatial intelligence and global monitoring services. Rocket Lab has launched six Electron missions for BlackSky since 2019, becoming the primary launch provider for BlackSky’s…
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Russian cosmonauts make spacewalk at International Space Station
Cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin’s helmet camera captures a view of fellow spacewalker Sergey Prokopyev anchored to the end of a European robot arm attached to the Russian Nauka multi-purpose lab module. Image: NASA TV. A cosmonaut took a test ride on the end of a European robot arm during a six-hour 35-minute spacewalk outside the International…
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AI algorithm finds ‘potentially hazardous’ near-Earth asteroid
The newly discovered near-Earth asteroid designated 2022 SF289 is the first Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA) to be identified with the new HelioLinc3D algorithm, let alone artificial intelligence. The rock in question is about 600 feet (183 meters) wide, almost the size of two soccer fields, and is expected to pass Earth within 140,000 miles (225,000…
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Rocket Lab Boosts Revenue 12% in Second Quarter of 2023
Rocket Lab revenue was up 12% in the second quarter of 2023, above the midpoint of the launcher’s prior guidance. Rocket Lab released its second quarter 2023 financial results on Tuesday, reporting $62 million in revenue. The results came out a day before Rocket Lab announced a new, five-launch contract with customer BlackSky. During the…
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Rocket Lab Secures New Deal to Launch HASTE Mission from Virginia
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, announced that it has signed a new launch services agreement with a confidential customer for a HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) mission from Launch Complex 2 at Virginia’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in 2024. The contract…
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Quantum Space Exec Details Plan to Open Access to GEO
Recently formed startup Quantum Space plans to open access to and understanding of Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Cislunar orbit with its upcoming missions. Quantum Space CSO Phil Bracken spoke to Via Satellite during the Small Satelite conference about the company’s progress since closing its Series A round last year. Describing GEO as a “critical resource,”…
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BlackSky Posts Double-Digit Revenue Increase in Q2
BlackSky Technology reported $19.3 million in revenue in the second quarter of 2023, up 28% from the prior year period, citing increased demand for satellite imagery and monitoring. The company reported financial results on Wednesday, along with a deal for five Rocket Lab launches. The launches with Rocket Lab are expected to begin in 2024…
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Northrop Grumman and Firefly’s Antares 330 and MLV plans take shape
As the Cygnus S.S. Laurel Clark spends its first days berthed to the ISS, the successor to the Antares 230+ launch vehicle that launched it is taking shape in the facilities of Northrop Grumman (NG) and Firefly Aerospace. The Antares 330/Medium Launch Vehicle (MLV), scheduled for its first flight in mid-2025, is being developed to…