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Strong winds stymie back-to-back SpaceX launch plans; Vandenberg launch successful
Read more →: Strong winds stymie back-to-back SpaceX launch plans; Vandenberg launch successfulUpdate 4 a.m. EDT: A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 12:43 a.m.…
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Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites add to astronomers’ light-pollution woes
Read more →: Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites add to astronomers’ light-pollution woesAmazon is set to launch two satellite prototypes for its Project Kuiper network, which will eventually number more…
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Atlas V rocket completes on-target orbital delivery for Amazon
Read more →: Atlas V rocket completes on-target orbital delivery for AmazonThe first two prototype satellites for Amazon’s broadband network launched Friday from Florida, the first in a series…
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Atlas 5 launches Amazon Kuiper satellites for tests of space-based internet service
Read more →: Atlas 5 launches Amazon Kuiper satellites for tests of space-based internet serviceAn Atlas 5 lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Oct. 6, 2023 carrying the first…
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China to launch next lunar probe around 2024
Read more →: China to launch next lunar probe around 2024China’s next lunar probe Chang’e-6 will be launched around 2024 as planned, with related development tasks currently in…
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China invites Chang’e-8 lunar probe mission global collaboration
Read more →: China invites Chang’e-8 lunar probe mission global collaborationThe China National Space Administration (CNSA) is offering opportunities for international cooperation on payloads that will piggyback on…
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Highest honor awarded to Chang’e 5 lunar mission team by International Academy of Astronautics
Read more →: Highest honor awarded to Chang’e 5 lunar mission team by International Academy of AstronauticsA group of planners, scientists and engineers in charge of China’s Chang’e 5 robotic lunar mission have received…
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Atlas V rocket launches prototype Amazon satellites to test Project Kuiper network
Read more →: Atlas V rocket launches prototype Amazon satellites to test Project Kuiper networkUnited Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket launches Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites. (ULA via YouTube) Amazon’s first satellites were…
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Japanese Propulsion Startup Pale Blue Secures Further Funding
Read more →: Japanese Propulsion Startup Pale Blue Secures Further FundingPale Blue, a Japanese space propulsion startup, has secured a further $7.5 million (1 billion yen) in funding,…
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SCOUT Space Selected by IARPA for Space Debris Identification and Tracking Program
Read more →: SCOUT Space Selected by IARPA for Space Debris Identification and Tracking ProgramSCOUT Space an in-space observation data provider dedicated to enabling a new era of space safety and transparency,…
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Northrop Grumman Receives $235 Million Contract for Next Gen OPIR Polar Satellites
Read more →: Northrop Grumman Receives $235 Million Contract for Next Gen OPIR Polar SatellitesThe U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has awarded Northrop Grumman a $235 million contract for the Next Generation…