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Sierra Space Awarded Space Act Agreement by NASA for the Development of Commercial LEO Ecosystem
Sierra Space, a pure-play commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, was awarded a Space Act Agreement (SAA) by NASA under the second Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities (CCSC-2) initiative. Through the agreement, Sierra Space will provide NASA with valuable insight and collaboration into its crewed Dream Chaser spaceplane;…
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Cassini data reveals the presence of phosphorus in Enceladus’ ocean plumes
A team of scientists, using archival data from NASA’s now-retired Cassini mission, has discovered the presence of phosphorus in the massive plumes of water being ejected from the southern regions of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Phosphorus — a chemical element essential for life and often considered a building block for life — is locked inside of…
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Ariane 5 lives on, at least for a little bit longer
Pyrotechnic systems, such as those used in the staging of the rocket during flight, were, when X-rayed, did not make teams confident in their ability to function. More specifically, the two “distancing” system pyrotechnic lines and one of the lines used to separate one of the solid rocket boosters. Arianespace then proceeded to conduct tests…
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Astra shareholders voted to approve of reverse stock split, saving company from delisting for now
Alongside approving new board members and stock options for the company’s founders and Chief Business Officer, the reverse stock split gives the board the power to enact if it seems required within the next year. The reverse stock split could be a 1-for-5 or 1-for-15 option, determined by the board. What is a reverse stock…
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Indonesian communications satellite launched by SpaceX rocket
Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with PSN’s SATRIA communications satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”SFN Live”] [tabbyending] A Father’s Day launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral…
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Space Explored Podcast 63: Boeing sued for stealing this weird tool (allegedly)
Subscribe Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast PausePlay% buffered00:0030:37UnmuteMuteDisable captionsEnable captionsSettingsCaptionsDisabledQualityundefinedSpeedNormalCaptionsGo back to previous menuQualityGo back to previous menuSpeedGo back to previous menu0.5×0.75×Normal1.25×1.5×1.75×2×4×PIPExit fullscreenEnter fullscreenPlay The Space Explored Podcast is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Seth Kurkowski and YouTuber Jared Sanders, who discuss the last week’s biggest stories with a main deep dive topic. Recorded Tuesdays and released Thursday,…
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Launch Roundup: ULA launches Delta IV Heavy; SpaceX launches three missions
In what will be a quiet week for orbital launches, Rocket Lab launched its first suborbital Electron mission; SpaceX launched the Satria satellite to geostationary transfer orbit; China launched the Shiyan 25 payload to a Sun-synchronous low-Earth orbit; United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch the penultimate Delta IV Heavy on the NROL-68 mission; and SpaceX…
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Weirdly, a NASA official says fixed-price contracts do the agency “no good”
Last week NASA official Jim Free appeared before the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board and Space Studies Board in Washington, DC. There are many of these review boards that act as outside observers for NASA’s space policy plans and offer advice from seasoned hands. Free spoke about the agency’s Artemis Program to return humans to…
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NASA Signs Unfunded Collaborations With Blue Origin, SpaceX, Northrop Grumman, and Others on Commercial LEO Projects
NASA announced unfunded Space Act agreements with seven companies on Thursday on projects related to human spaceflight and the commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) economy. SpaceX, Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, Special Aerospace Services, ThinkOrbital, and Vast signed agreements with NASA. This is NASA’s second Collaboration for Commercial Space Capabilities-2 initiative (CCSC-2). NASA shares technical expertise,…
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Colombia Taps Sweden to Boost Space Ambitions
Sweden and Colombia are going to collaborate more in the space sector. Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) have a signed a letter of intent with the government of Colombia regarding joint space activities. The collaboration was announced June 16. It aims to strengthen Colombia’s ambitions to develop its…