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Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station be deorbited ASAP
In a remarkable statement Thursday, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said the International Space Station should be deorbited “as soon as possible.” This comment from Musk will surely set off a landmine in the global space community, with broad implications. And it appears to be no idle comment from Musk who, at times, indulges in deliberately…
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Kratos Successfully Demonstrates Erinyes Hypersonic Test Bed for U.S. Defense Programs
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a technology company in the defense, national security, and global markets, announced that Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services (DRSS) supported the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in a successful flight of Kratos’ Erinyes Hypersonic Test Bed, in January 2025, from the NASA Wallops…
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Starship Flight 8 vehicles prepare to join forces at Pad A
SpaceX has completed the engine test campaigns for both Ship 34 and Booster 15, which are slated to fly on Starship Flight 8. However, the Mishap Investigation for Flight 7 is still open and needs to be closed before Flight 8 can be approved to launch. Despite this requirement, SpaceX appears confident of approval by…
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Rocket Report: SpaceX lands in the Bahamas; ULA tests modified booster
Welcome to Edition 7.32 of the Rocket Report! It’s true that the US space program has always been political. Domestic and global politics have driven nearly all of the US government’s decisions on major space issues, most notably President John F. Kennedy’s challenge to land astronauts on the Moon amid intense Cold War competition with…
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Artemis 2: NASA completes stacking of the SLS’s massive boosters
Yesterday, NASA’s Exploration Ground System (EGS) completed stacking the final component for Artemis 2’s SLS boosters, including the nosecone. This marks the completion of stacking the two Solid Rocket Boosters, which will provide most of the thrust to lift the Artemis 2 crew off the pad. Next On The To-Do List Next on the agenda,…
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GRC to Resell Amazon Kuiper Government Solutions for UK Defense Customers
Global RadioData Communications (GRC) signed an agreement with Amazon’s Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) to become an authorized reseller of Kuiper communications, GRC announced on Feb. 18. GRC, headquartered in Hereford, U.K., designs and develops mission-critical communication and situational awareness systems for government and defense agencies, emergency responders and industries such as oil, gas and mineral…
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China’s Tianwen-2 probe arrives at launch site
China’s Tianwen-2 probe for asteroid exploration has arrived at the launch site of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, the China National Space Administration said on Thursday. The Tianwen-2 probe is scheduled for launch in the first half of 2025. It will collect samples from a near-Earth asteroid coded 2016HO3 and…
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China’s first large-scale smart forest fire rescue training system delivered
China’s first large-scale intelligent forest fire rescue training facility has been delivered recently to the National Southwest Regional Emergency Rescue Center, marking a breakthrough in China’s capabilities for simulating and combating forest fires. The advanced system, developed by a research institute under the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), a CASC subsidiary, passed final…
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SES Deploys O3b Power in Viasat’s Asia-Pacific Customer Offshore Vessel
SES announced that O3b mPOWER, its second-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellite system, was deployed to a Viasat Energy Services’ customer operating an offshore vessel in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. This collaboration represents Viasat Energy’s first adoption of MEO satellite technology in APAC and their inaugural implementation of O3b mPOWER services globally. Offshore Energy mPOWERED…
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Marotta Controls Delivers 50,000th CoRe Series Solenoid Valve to Rocket Lab
Marotta Controls, a rapidly growing aerospace and defense supplier, announced a significant milestone with the delivery of its 50,000th CoRe Flow Control valve to Rocket Lab, a global leader in launch services and space systems. Developed by Marotta and launched in 2018, the CoRe product line features a series of commercially available and reusable solenoid…