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Firefly Aerospace Successfully Concludes 14 Days of Surface Operations on the Moon
Firefly Aerospace, the leader in end-to-end responsive space services, announced that it met 100 percent of its mission objectives for Blue Ghost Mission 1 after performing the first fully successful commercial Moon landing on March 2, completing more than 14 days of surface operations (346 hours of daylight), and operating just over 5 hours into…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Kinéis Constellation with Electron Launch
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its Electron rocket, deploying five satellites to Low Earth Orbit for French Internet-of-Things (IoT) constellation operator Kinéis. The mission was the fifth in a five launch deal with Kinéis that has seen Rocket Lab deploy a complete constellation of 25 IoT…
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Why the Aviation Industry Needs Robust Cybersecurity Strategies
Aviation is a key pillar of the global economy, linking millions of people every day. However, the growing reliance on digital technology in the sector has brought about significant cybersecurity challenges. These can jeopardize security, disrupt operations, and undermine public trust in an industry where cybersecurity is not just for safeguarding essential systems, but also…
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Why the Aviation Industry Needs Robust Cybersecurity Strategies
Aviation is a key pillar of the global economy, linking millions of people every day. However, the growing reliance on digital technology in the sector has brought about significant cybersecurity challenges. These can jeopardize security, disrupt operations, and undermine public trust in an industry where cybersecurity is not just for safeguarding essential systems, but also…
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Isar Aerospace Receives NCAA Permit for its First Test Flight Launch
Satellite launch service company Isar Aerospace receives its permit for the first flight. On Friday, 14 March the company was granted the Launch Operator License by the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for its first test flight from Andøya Spaceport. Subject to weather, safety, and range infrastructure, the company is preparing to conduct the first…
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Ursa Major and Palantir Partners to Enhance Defense and Aerospace Ecosystem
Ursa Major and Palantir announced at AIPCon their partnership to bring Palantir’s Warp Speed manufacturing OS technology to the Ursa Major rocket propulsion manufacturing process. Through full system integration, the partnership will further strengthen Ursa Major’s digital backbone to deliver innovative, cost-effective, and mission-critical hardware using advanced manufacturing methods at higher and faster rates. Ursa…
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Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 concludes successful, 14-day mission on the Moon
Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander captures photo of its shadow on the Moon with the volcanic feature, Mons Latreille, visible on the top right side of the lunar surface. Image: Firefly Aerospace The journey of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander came to an end over the weekend. The 14-day operation on the surface of…
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Democratic Commissioner Starks to Step Down from FCC
Democratic FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks plans to resign from his seat on the commission this spring, Starks said in a statement on Tuesday. Starks did not provide a reason for his departure, but said he sent a letter to President Trump and Sen. Chuck Schumer, minority leader of the Senate. “Serving the American people as a…
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Crew-9, Starliner CFT astronauts return to Earth aboard Dragon
After more than nine months in space, the crew of the Boeing Crew Flight Test mission have returned home. Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams boarded SpaceX Crew Dragon C212 Freedom and undocked from the International Space Station on March 17, and splashed down off the coast of Florida on March 18. They were…
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constellr Releases First High-Resolution Thermal Image of Tokyo from SkyBee-1 Satellite
constellr, a European leader in Earth Observation (EO), has released its ‘first light’ image from HiVE’s SkyBee-1 satellite, marking a milestone in high-precision thermal monitoring. Captured just weeks after the satellite’s launch, the image provides an unprecedented, high-resolution thermal map of Tokyo at night, demonstrating building-level temperature detail. SkyBee-1 carries a custom-developed thermal long-wave infrared…