Tag: Luxembourg
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SpaceX launches GovSat-1 satellite, clearing the way for Falcon Heavy’s debut
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, sending the GovSat-1 satellite to space. (SpaceX via YouTube) SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sent a telecommunications satellite into orbit today for Luxembourg’s government and the SES satellite venture, setting the stage for next week’s maiden launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket.…
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SpaceX scrubs Falcon 9 launch to replace second stage sensor
The Falcon 9 rocket set to deliver the GovSat 1 communications satellite to orbit stands vertical at launch pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX’s launch director halted a countdown Tuesday to replace a sensor on the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket set to blast off with the…
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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with GovSat 1
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with the GovSat 1 communications satellite for SES and the government of Luxembourg. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. SpaceX’s live video webcast begins around 15 minutes prior to launch, and will be available on this page.
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Luxembourg-backed telecom craft set for launch on reused Falcon 9 rocket
The GovSat 1 satellite pictured at its Orbital ATK factory in Dulles, Virginia. Credit: GovSat A communications satellite developed in a public-private partnership between Luxembourg government and SES is set for launch Tuesday aboard a previously-flown SpaceX Falcon 9 booster from Cape Canaveral, ready for a 15-year mission beaming encrypted, jam-resistant signals for security and…
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After Zuma, SpaceX keeps pace in preps for next Falcon 9 launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Sunday with the U.S. government’s mysterious Zuma payload. Credit: SpaceX Ground crews took steps this week to prepare for the next Falcon 9 launch, set for no earlier than Jan. 30 with a telecom satellite for SES and the Luxembourg government, as SpaceX officials stressed their rocket was…
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Planetary Resources’ asteroid miners cheer Luxembourg law on space property
Lawmakers in the tiny European country of Luxembourg today approved a measure affirming that space resources can be privately owned. The law, adopted nearly unanimously by Luxembourg’s parliament, also sets up procedures for authorizing and supervising space exploration missions. It will go into force on Aug. 1. Planetary Resources – which is headquartered in Redmond, Wash.,…
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Luxembourg sets its sights on space resources, with Seattle as launch pad
Luxembourg’s Princess Stephanie and Prince Guillaume bend down to get a good look at Planetary Resources’ Arkyd 6 mini-satellites during a visit to the clean room at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) Luxembourg’s royal heir and its top economic official got the grand tour of the Seattle area today,…
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Luxembourg leaders will visit Seattle area to dig deeper into asteroid mining
Luxembourg’s Crown Prince Guillaume and Deputy Prime Minister Étienne Schneider will be leading a delegation from the tiny European nation on a trip to the Seattle area on Monday. The main attraction? Asteroid mining, of course. Last year, Planetary Resources struck a deal for $28 million in investment and grants from Luxembourg’s government and bankers. Planetary Resources,…
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Planetary Resources strikes $28 million pact with Luxembourg for asteroid mining
An artist’s conception shows the Arkyd 6 space telescope in orbit. (Credit: Planetary Resources) Planetary Resources says it has finalized a $28 million (€25 million) agreement with Luxembourg to ramp up its asteroid mining campaign. The deal calls for the tiny European nation’s government and one of its top banking institutions, the Société Nationale de Crédit…
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Planetary Resources’ asteroid miners go international, starting with Luxembourg
An artist’s view shows one of Planetary Resources’ telescopes in orbit. (Credit: Planetary Resources) Planetary Resources says it will start ramping up an international asteroid-mining subsidiary in Luxembourg by the end of the year – and will think about expanding operations to other locales as well. The Luxembourg deal was announced last week, but many of the details are still…