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Ship 25 confirmed as push for summer replay of Starship test flight
With the maiden launch of Starship still fresh in the mind, the follow-up flight is set to be just a few months away — this time with the upgraded Booster 9, and the surprising partnership with Ship 25. While the latter doesn’t sport upgrades already employed on sister ships at the production site, the next…
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Three astronauts ready for ride to China’s space station
Chinese space officials announced the identities of the Shenzhou 16 crew members just one day before their launch to the Tiangong space station. From left to right: Payload specialist Gui Haichao, commander Jing Haipeng, and spaceflight engineer Zhu Yangzhu. Credit: China Manned Space Agency The next three-man crew to live on China’s Tiangong space station…
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SkyFox Labs Introduces New Space-friendly Active GPS Patch Antenna Module for Cubesats
SkyFox Labs s.r.o., a new Space company and manufacturer of the world’s first space-friendly components for CubeSats and Small Satellites has introduced a new GPS patch antenna module for satellite development The nanoPATCH-L1 is a subminiature version of the Space-Friendly GPS-L1 CubeSat Active Antenna module specially designed to provide a strong signal for GPS satellites…
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China launches Shenzhou-16 mission to the Chinese Space Station
China launched its crewed Shenzhou-16 mission to the Tiangong Space Station on Tuesday, May 30, at 1:31 AM UTC. The Shenzhou spacecraft launched atop a Chang Zheng 2F (CZ-2F) rocket to carry three taikonauts to the station. The arrival of the Shenzhou-16 crew will mark the beginning of the handover from the Shenzhou-15 to the…
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China launches Shenzhou-16 mission to the Chinese Space Station
China launched its crewed Shenzhou-16 mission to the Tiangong Space Station on Tuesday, May 30, at 1:31 AM UTC. The Shenzhou spacecraft launched atop a Chang Zheng 2F (CZ-2F) rocket to carry three taikonauts to the station. The arrival of the Shenzhou-16 crew will mark the beginning of the handover from the Shenzhou-15 to the…
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NASA Seeks Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services for Artemis Missions
NASA is seeking industry proposals for a next-generation LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) that will allow astronauts to go farther and conduct more science than ever before as they explore the south polar region of the Moon during Artemis missions. Artemis astronauts will drive to explore and sample more of the lunar surface using the LTV…
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NanoAvionics Introduces New Multi-purpose Satellite Bus for Nanosatellites
NanoAvionics, a small satellite mission integrator focused on delivering new generation satellite buses and their mission services for the satellite applications market has introduced a new high-performance multi-purpose satellite bus for nanosatellites. The M16P from NanoAvionics is a highly versatile bus whose performance capabilities are optimized for IoT, M2M, AIS, and ADS-B applications and has…
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NASA and Boeing Complete Joint Crew Flight Test Checkpoint Ahead of Starliner’s First Flight
NASA and Boeing completed a joint Crew Flight Test checkpoint review on May 25 ahead of the first flight of Starliner with astronauts to the International Space Station. During the checkpoint, mission teams reviewed open work ahead of the launch planned no earlier than July 21, including emerging issues that need a path to closure…
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India launches first in new generation of navigation satellites
India’s GSLV Mk.2 rocket lifts off Monday with the NVS 01 navigation satellite. Credit: ISRO An Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off Monday with the first in a new generation of upgraded regional navigation satellites designed to be interoperable with other countries’ global navigation networks. The GSLV Mk.2 rocket deployed the NVS 01 satellite…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Second Batch of TROPICS Satellites for NASA
Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a launch and space systems company, successfully completed the second of two dedicated Electron launches to deploy a constellation of tropical cyclone monitoring satellites for NASA. The Coming To A Storm Near You launch lifted-off on May 26 at 15:46 NZST (03:46 UTC) from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New…