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CNBC Report: Blue Origin COO to Leave Company
Read more →: CNBC Report: Blue Origin COO to Leave CompanyThe chief operating officer of Jeff Bezos’ private space company Blue Origin is leaving, the company confirmed to CNBC on…
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SpaceX Starship SN8 on track for high-altitude hop as soon as Friday
Read more →: SpaceX Starship SN8 on track for high-altitude hop as soon as FridaySpaceX has been positioned to attempt the first high-altitude hop with a prototype version of its next-generation Starship…
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Chinese scientists successfully test a hypersonic jet engine capable of mach 16
Read more →: Chinese scientists successfully test a hypersonic jet engine capable of mach 16A “revolutionary” hypersonic jet capable of traveling 16 times the speed of sound has completed tests conducted by…
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Soyuz rocket lifts off from Plesetsk with Russian relay satellites
Read more →: Soyuz rocket lifts off from Plesetsk with Russian relay satellitesThree Russian Gonets communications satellites launched late Wednesday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, riding a Soyuz rocket and…
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Viasat Small Tactical Terminal Achieves NSA Link 16 Crypto Modernization Certification
Read more →: Viasat Small Tactical Terminal Achieves NSA Link 16 Crypto Modernization CertificationViasat has integrated Link 16 cryptographic modernization capability into its KOR-24A Small Tactical Terminal (STT), the company announced…
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Space Perspective raises $7 million to create a space balloon for tourists
Read more →: Space Perspective raises $7 million to create a space balloon for touristsA unique space tourism company called Space Perspective just raised $7 million in seed funding. The funding will…
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ESA Contracts Clearspace for Mission to Remove Space Debris
Read more →: ESA Contracts Clearspace for Mission to Remove Space DebrisA rendering of the ClearSpace-1 mission. Photo: ClearSpace The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a $105 million…
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Boom Supersonic joins others in transportation in backing Climate Pledge
Read more →: Boom Supersonic joins others in transportation in backing Climate PledgeThe supersonic aircraft manufacture that announced its first jet back in October joins others in the transportation industry…
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Lockheed Martin’s SBIRS GEO-5 Satellite Readies for Launch in 2021
Read more →: Lockheed Martin’s SBIRS GEO-5 Satellite Readies for Launch in 2021Lockheed Martin revealed Wednesday that the fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO-5) satellite is…
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There is a growing call for a more ethical approach to expanding into space
Read more →: There is a growing call for a more ethical approach to expanding into spaceJoel Sercel is the president and founder of TransAstra Corporation, while Steve Kwast is a retired Air Force…
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Demystifying Software-Defined Networks for Satellite
Read more →: Demystifying Software-Defined Networks for SatelliteSoftware-defined networks, commonly known as SD-WAN, have the potential to improve the efficiency of applications with profound impact…
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Solid rocket stages and how they perform mission-precise orbit insertions
Read more →: Solid rocket stages and how they perform mission-precise orbit insertionsMost rocket launches culminate with liquid-fueled upper stage engines turning off at exactly the precise millisecond a host…