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Sidus Space and Lulav Space Collaborate for Guidance Navigation and Control on Lunar Missions
Sidus Space, a Space, and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations; and in-orbit support, has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lulav Space, an Israeli robotics company specializing in space applications, to cooperate in the US market by providing…
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US Senators Reintroduce Legislation on Commercial Satellite Cybersecurity
Two U.S. Senators have reintroduced legislation to help protect commercial satellite operators from cyber attacks — an issue that has gained in prominence after the hack on Viasat’s KA-SAT network in Ukraine. U.S. Senators Gary Peters, D-Mich., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, reintroduced the Satellite Cybersecurity Act on Wednesday. The same lawmakers introduced similar legislation last year that advanced in…
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Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk to relocate experiment airlock
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin work outside the International Space Station on a spacewalk May 3. The European Robotic Arm is seen in this image. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now Cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin floated outside the International Space Station Wednesday, unbolted an…
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ViaSat-3 Americas Soars High After Successful Satellite Launch
Viasat Inc., a global communications company announced the successful launch of ViaSat-3 Americas aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ViaSat-3 approximately four hours and thirty two minutes after liftoff, the satellite separated from the launch vehicle. First signals from the satellite were acquired approximately…
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Loft Federal Orders Mynaric Lasercom Terminals for SDA Testbed
Mynaric has a new customer — Loft Federal, the government subsidiary of Loft Orbital, which ordered Mynaric laser terminals for its work on the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Experimental Testbed. The companies announced Tuesday that Loft Federal ordered Mynaric CONDOR Mk3 terminals, with deliveries mostly scheduled for the first half of 2024. Mynaric received the…
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FAA sued over SpaceX Starship launch and explosion
What are they seeing for? The organizations allege that the FAA violated the National Environment Policy Act with its allowance of SpaceX’s Starship test launch two weeks ago. In court documents obtained by CNBC, the groups said that after the launch, “the launch pad was destroyed, scattering debris and ash over a large area, including…
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LEGO reveals new 1,130-piece Technic Mars Rover Perseverance set coming in August
In true Technic fashion, the set also packs plenty of mechanical features like the robotic arm on the front and the whole drive train being connected together. Pricing at launch on August 1 will arrive at $99.99 here in the United States. John Deere gets in on the LEGO Technic 2023 action Then there’s the…
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Airbus, Eutelsat, SES, and Thales Make a Bid for EU’s Iris² Constellation
Some of the biggest players in Europe’s space industry are coming together to bid on the European Union’s Iris² constellation. A group of manufacturers and satellite operators — Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES and Thales Alenia Space — announced Tuesday they will lead an open consortium to bid on the project. A number of…
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ESA Continues Work on Fixing Juice’s Radar for Icy Moons Exploration (RIME) Antenna
Juice’s ice-penetrating RIME antenna has not yet been deployed as planned. During the first week of commissioning, an issue arose with the 16-meter-long Radar for Icy Moons Exploration (RIME) antenna, which is preventing it from being released from its mounting bracket. Work continues to free the radar and teams at ESA’s mission control center in…
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China plans to begin building lunar base as early as this decade
In recent years, China has made significant strides in space exploration, launching many probes, landing rovers on the far side of the Moon and Mars, and even constructing its own space station. Recently, the Chinese government has stated that a manned lunar base will be built in a permanently shadowed area of the southern polar…