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Virgin Galactic resumes suborbital spaceflights
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION An on-board camera captured this spectacular view of planet Earth with the Unity spaceplane’s folding wings as the six-person vehicle soared over 50 miles above New Mexico. Credit: Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic launched its suborbital spaceplane “Unity” on its first crewed flight in two years Thursday, carrying two…
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Spaceport Company Makes History with First Ever Commercial Launch from U.S. Territorial Waters
The Spaceport Company successfully tested its mobile floating spaceport prototype by conducting the first-ever commercial rocket launches from U.S. territorial waters. Multiple rockets were launched in one day from a modified ship located in the Gulf of Mexico. The offshore spaceport demonstration successfully tested all the procedures necessary to conduct an orbital-class launch: regulatory approvals…
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NPC Spacemind Expands Its Space Solutions Portfolio with Cutting-Edge Products and Services
NPC Spacemind is an Italian space company that specializes in providing comprehensive solutions for nano satellites, cubesats, and space-related applications. With over 10 years of experience in the space sector, NPC Spacemind leverages its aerospace engineering expertise to offer a wide range of products and services, empowering customers to transform scientific research into commercial industrialized…
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Planet and UAE Space Agency Forge Climate Change Partnership
Planet Labs is teaming up with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency to help in the battle against climate change. The organizations plan to build a regional satellite data-driven loss and damage atlas for climate change resilience. This collaboration was announced May. 25. The data facility plans to initially focus on compiling data for…
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BlackSky and Spire Collaborate to Offer Maritime Custody Service
BlackSky Technology and Spire Global are partnering on a Maritime Custody Service that combines BlackSky’s satellite imagery and Spire’s radio frequency (RF) tracking into an offering that can monitor vessels around the world. The companies announced Wednesday that the MCS uses data from Spire’s satellites to detect RF emissions from maritime targets and then automatically…
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DoD CIO Urges Vendors to Ensure Commercial Satellite Systems are Cyber Secure
ST. LOUIS — As commercial companies increasingly put more computing power on their satellites and related systems, there needs to be a commitment by industry and users to bolster the cybersecurity of these technologies, the Defense Department’s top information officer said on Wednesday. “Let’s have cybersecurity on those capabilities, whether it’s on the downlink, whether…
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No one should be surprised Virgin Orbit failed—it had a terrible business plan
It’s now official—the launch company Virgin Orbit is being sold for parts. In a new filing as part of the bankruptcy process, Rocket Lab purchased the company’s main production facility in Long Beach, California, to support its Neutron rocket. Stratolaunch bought Virgin Orbit’s Boeing 747 aircraft and related equipment. And Launcher acquired the company’s lease…
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Raytheon Technologies Unveils Affordable High-Speed Internet Solution for Bizjet Cabins of All Sizes
Raytheon Technologies’ Collins Aerospace business has launched a new cost-effective, cabin connectivity solution, allowing business jet operators of all cabin sizes to keep their passengers connected while in the air. The Collins Aerospace IRT NX Satellite Communication (SATCOM) system for Iridium Certus 700 is among the first certified connected cabin hardware and service solutions that…
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Sodern Showcases its 50 Years of Experience in Optronics and Neutron Technology for Space
Sodern draws on more than fifty years of experience in optronics and neutron technology to design innovative and competitive solutions for stakeholders in space, defense, industry, and research. Pioneering in star trackers and neutron systems for analyzing and detecting materials, Sodern is internationally recognized for its expertise in very high-technology equipment. Sodern enables missions to…
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At long last, the glorious future we were promised in space is on the way
Last Friday, NASA awarded a $3.4 billion contract to a team led by Blue Origin for the design and construction of a second Human Landing System to fly astronauts down to the Moon. The announcement capped a furious two-year lobbying campaign by Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos to obtain a coveted piece of NASA’s Artemis…