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Momentus Performs First Orbit Raise With Orbital Service Vehicle
Momentus has successfully demonstrated its propulsion system that uses distilled water as propellant, reporting the first orbital raise of its orbital service vehicle (OSV). The company announced Monday that the maneuvers raised the altitude of the Vigoride orbital service vehicle by more than 3 kilometers, a key goal for the mission. The Vigoride-5 OSV was…
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Measat Partners with O&G Company Mont Aero for Broadband
Measat is partnering with Mont Aero, a technology solutions company that specializes in the oil and gas and maritime industries to provide faster broadband services, the company announced May 8. Measat will deploy a deployed a portable, communications-on-the-pause (COTP) service for Mount Aero. Measat said the portable COTP service is a quick to deploy mobile…
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Symetrie Presents Their Hexapods at Space Tech Expo USA 2023
Symetrie will be presenting at booth 4039 of Space Tech Expo USA, a unique place to discover the richness of the space industry, which will be held from May 2nd to 4th 2023 in Long Beach, California (USA). They will be presenting their solutions based on hexapod technology, in the presence of our US distributor…
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Tianzhou-5 cargo craft separates from China’s space station
China’s Tianzhou-5 cargo craft, tasked with supporting the Shenzhou-15 crewed space mission, separated from the orbiting space station combination at 3:26 p.m. Friday (Beijing Time) and switched to independent flight, the China Manned Space Agency said. China launched the Tianzhou-5 on Nov. 12, 2022 from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of…
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China prepares to launch Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft
The combination of the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y7 carrier rocket was vertically transferred to the launching area on Sunday. The cargo spacecraft will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The facilities and equipment at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in…
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Rocket Lab launches NASA’s TROPICS satellites from New Zealand
NASA’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) constellation, having switched launch vehicles after losing two satellites aboard an Astra Rocket 3.3 last year, has launched — this time aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket on a mission titled “Rocket Like A Hurricane” from Launch Complex 1B (LC-1B)…
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With help from NEOWISE, astronomers observe giant star destroying planet for the first time
Using the California Institute of Technology’s (Caltech) Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) observatory, a group of scientists has observed an aging star destroying a planet within its own star system for the first time. Astronomers have long believed that such a phenomenon occurred in red giant…
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Weiss-Technik Exhibited its Aerospace & Space Simulation Test Chambers at Space Tech Expo USA 2023
Weiss Technik North America, Inc. a global provider in environmental test chambers, showcased their cutting-edge aerospace and space simulation test chambers at the 2023 Space Tech Expo in Long Beach, California. The company’s portfolio includes aerospace and space simulation test chambers and altitude test chambers for extended temperature ranges. These test chambers help ensure that modern aircraft, including satellites, rockets,…
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Lockheed Martin Space to Consolidate Business Lines
Lockheed Martin announced May 4 its Space segment will reorganize its business lines in the coming months, going from five to three lines to better keep up with customer needs, speed innovation, and bolster competitiveness. The new alignment continues the Commercial Civil Space, and the Strategic and Missile Defense Systems lines, and adds National Security…
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Exobotics Enabling Value in Earth Orbit and Beyond with Their Range of Space Products and Services
Exobotics is enabling value in earth orbit and beyond with their wide range of space products, services, and solutions. Exobotics is a start-up company with offices in London, Cambridge, and Cornwall, that uses the latest advancements in robotics, materials, structures, and artificial intelligence to reduce barriers to entry in skill and time required to access…