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Northrop Grumman MEV Makes History with In-Orbit Satellite Docking
Read more →: Northrop Grumman MEV Makes History with In-Orbit Satellite DockingNorthrop Grumman Corporation and its SpaceLogistics LLC subsidiary have successfully docked two commercial satellites in orbit, a historic…
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It’s a first: One commercial satellite docks with another to demonstrate orbital servicing
Read more →: It’s a first: One commercial satellite docks with another to demonstrate orbital servicingAn image captured by Northrop Grumman’s MEV-1 satellite shows the Intelsat 901 satellite at a distance of about…
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NASA’s InSight mission shows Mars is a seismically active world
Read more →: NASA’s InSight mission shows Mars is a seismically active worldIn this artist’s concept of NASA’s InSight lander on Mars, layers of the planet’s subsurface can be seen…
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Report: Boeing Didn’t Perform Full End-to-End Test of Starliner
Read more →: Report: Boeing Didn’t Perform Full End-to-End Test of StarlinerIn the weeks since Boeing flew its astronaut capsule on an ill-fated demo flight, questions about the company’s…
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MIT Technology Review Names LEO Constellations Among Breakthrough Tech
Read more →: MIT Technology Review Names LEO Constellations Among Breakthrough TechLow-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations were named among 10 Breakthrough Technologies for 2020 by MIT Technology Review in…
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Charles McGee, 100-year-old Tuskegee Airman and honorary Brigadier General, recruiting astronauts
Read more →: Charles McGee, 100-year-old Tuskegee Airman and honorary Brigadier General, recruiting astronautsMcGee was recently promoted to brigadier general by President Trump and participated in the Super Bowl coin flip…
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SpaceX swaps upper stage for next Falcon 9 launch
Read more →: SpaceX swaps upper stage for next Falcon 9 launchIn this image from the company’s most recent launch Feb. 17, a Merlin engine is seen firing on…
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NASA believes super pressure balloons can replace launching rockets in space for some research
Read more →: NASA believes super pressure balloons can replace launching rockets in space for some researchNASA’s Balloon Program Office believes its super pressure balloons can be used for scientific research that would otherwise…
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DOD Modifies L3Harris Contract for ULV
Read more →: DOD Modifies L3Harris Contract for ULVThe U.S. Department of Defense has awarded L3Harris Technologies a more than $14.6 million modification to a previously…
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Space Force: What is it good for?
Read more →: Space Force: What is it good for?That’s the question some are asking of the newest (and smallest) branch of the U.S. military. Lieutenant General…
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Two commercial satellites link up in space for first time
Read more →: Two commercial satellites link up in space for first timeThe Intelsat 901 satellite, backdropped by planet Earth, is seen by Northrop Grumman’s first Mission Extension Vehicle more…
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Northrop Grumman makes history, Mission Extension Vehicle docks to target satellite
Read more →: Northrop Grumman makes history, Mission Extension Vehicle docks to target satelliteFour and a half months after its launch on a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan,…