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Japanese company says commercial spacecraft crashed on moon landing attempt
Executives from ispace (lower left) watch animation of the Hakuto-R landing sequence Tuesday in Tokyo. Credit: ispace A small spacecraft attempting to become the first privately-funded probe to accomplish a controlled landing on the moon likely fell to the lunar surface after running out of fuel Tuesday, according to the Japanese company ispace, which managed…
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Falcon Heavy rocket rolls back to launch pad after engine swap
EDITOR’S NOTE: Launch delayed until Thursday. SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket for the ViaSat 3 Americas mission inside the hangar at Launch Complex 39A. The three Falcon Heavy boosters will be powered by 27 kerosene-fueled Merlin engines. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX rolled a Falcon Heavy rocket back to its launch pad in Florida Tuesday night for liftoff Thursday…
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Live coverage: Contact lost with Japanese moon lander
Live coverage of the landing of ispace’s commercial Hakuto-R spacecraft on the moon. The landing attempt is scheduled for around 12:40 p.m. EDT (1640 UTC). Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”ispace Webcast”] [tabbyending] A live video webcast from ispace will begin approximately one…
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GAO: US Space Force Faces Hurdles Integrating Unified Data Library into Space Situational Awareness Operations
The U.S. Space Force faces challenges in integrating the Unified Data Library (UDL) into space situational awareness (SSA) operations, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. “The Secretary of the Air Force should ensure that the Space Force creates a plan for programs to determine how to use the UDL to access and…
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Sodern Launches New Star Tracker for Small Satellite Market
Sodern, a space company developing cutting-edge technology for the space, defense, and neutron analysis markets for more than 60 years has introduced a new star tracker specifically designed for the small satellite market. The Auriga-CP star tracker is packed with the latest high-tech components and is optimized for the small satellite markets of less than…
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AST SpaceMobile Reports Making Voice Calls With BlueWalker 3 Satellite
AST SpaceMobile successfully made two-way voice calls to unmodified smartphones using the BlueWalker 3 satellite — a critical milestone for the company’s test satellite. AST SpaceMobile announced Tuesday that the first voice call was from Midland, Texas to Rakuten in Japan over AT&T spectrum, using a Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone. The company claims this is the…
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Even NASA doesn’t want to work with China, is that wrong?
If NASA can work with Russia, why not China? Thanks to the cooperation between NASA, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, and other international partners, humanity has had a continuous presence in low Earth orbit for over 20 years. While here on Earth, relations between Russia and pretty much everyone have deteriorated. The strong relationship between the…
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MDA Appoints Luigi Pozzebon to Lead Satellite Systems
MDA has appointed Luigi Pozzebon as the company’s vice president of Satellite Systems, the company announced monday. Pozzebon has been in the role in an acting capacity since earlier this year. He is a long-term member of MDA’s Satellite Systems management team and has worked on some of the most complex satellite technology programs. MDA…
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Emirati orbiter captures up-close view of Martian moon Deimos
The Martian moon Deimos, with the Red Planet in the background, was captured in imagery by the UAE’s Hope orbiter March 10. Credit: Emirates Mars Mission / MBRSC The United Arab Emirates’ Hope probe has seen the far side of the Martian moon Deimos up close for the first time, collecting compositional data suggesting it…
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Backside of Mars’ most mysterious moon seen in new images
The Hope probe, also known as the Emirates Mars Mission, has been orbiting Mars since February 9, 2021. Its primary mission is to study the Martian atmosphere and climate, with a particular focus on understanding the planet’s weather patterns and climate changes. Occasionally, the Hope team will use the spacecraft’s high-resolution camera, called the Emirates…