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Shareholders Approve Virgin Orbit SPAC Merger
Read more →: Shareholders Approve Virgin Orbit SPAC MergerVirgin Orbit is set to go public after shareholders of NextGen Acquisition Corp. II approved the special purpose…
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China launches Chang Zheng 2D with Tianhui 4 payload
Read more →: China launches Chang Zheng 2D with Tianhui 4 payloadChina has launched the Tianhui 4 cartography satellite onboard a Chang Zheng 2D today. Liftoff occurred at 11:13…
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SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy launch delayed until at least March 2022
Read more →: SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy launch delayed until at least March 2022The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment has been delayed until February…
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China completes 2021 with military TJSW-9 satellite launch
Read more →: China completes 2021 with military TJSW-9 satellite launchChina concluded its busy 2021 launch manifest Wednesday with the successful launch of a Chang Zheng 3B, which…
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China’s Shenzhou-13 taikonauts complete second extravehicular mission
Read more →: China’s Shenzhou-13 taikonauts complete second extravehicular missionTaikonauts Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu have completed their extravehicular activities (EVAs) and returned to the space station…
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China launches new resource satellite
Read more →: China launches new resource satelliteChina sent a new resource satellite into planned orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s…
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High-stakes sunshield deployment begins on Webb telescope
Read more →: High-stakes sunshield deployment begins on Webb telescopeArtist’s illustration of the Webb telescope’s sunshield pallet opening. Credit: NASA Mission controllers started the risky process Tuesday…
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White House congratulates NASA and James Webb team
Read more →: White House congratulates NASA and James Webb teamJame Webb’s launch and mission were/are risky; a lot of money, time, and effort went into building Webb,…
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SpaceX continues to break reuse records and reach new milestones in 2021
Read more →: SpaceX continues to break reuse records and reach new milestones in 2021Having launched 31 orbital Falcon 9 missions and four suborbital Starship tests, 2021 was the most active year…
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Soyuz 2.1b successfully launches 36 OneWeb Satellites
Read more →: Soyuz 2.1b successfully launches 36 OneWeb SatellitesStarsem, Arianespace, and Roscosmos have launched a Soyuz 2.1b for OneWeb flight 12. Lift-off from Site 31/6 at…
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James Webb Space Telescope en route to L2; deployment sequence underway
Read more →: James Webb Space Telescope en route to L2; deployment sequence underwayFollowing a launch on December 25 atop an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket, the joint NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space…
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OneWeb adds 36 more satellites to internet network
Read more →: OneWeb adds 36 more satellites to internet networkA Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifts off Dec. 27 with 36 OneWeb satellites. Credit: Roscosmos A Russian Soyuz rocket launched…