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NASA satellite to study ionosphere launches after two-year delay
Read more →: NASA satellite to study ionosphere launches after two-year delayArtist’s illustration of the Ionospheric Connection Explorer satellite. Credit: NASA A refrigerator-sized satellite soared into orbit aboard an…
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Stratolaunch under new ownership
Read more →: Stratolaunch under new ownershipStratolaunch’s aircraft flew on its first — and so far only — test flight April 13 from Mojave,…
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Alexei Leonov, space artist and pioneer, dies at 85
Read more →: Alexei Leonov, space artist and pioneer, dies at 85The first person to create art in space, the first person to perform a spacewalk and leave the…
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Stratolaunch air-launch venture says it’s been transferred to new owners by Paul Allen’s Vulcan
Read more →: Stratolaunch air-launch venture says it’s been transferred to new owners by Paul Allen’s VulcanStratolaunch’s plane took its first test flight in April. (Scaled Composites Photo) Stratolaunch, the company that was founded…
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China’s first polar observation satellite supports polar research
Read more →: China’s first polar observation satellite supports polar researchChina’s first polar observation satellite, the BNU-1, has successfully obtained data on polar regions, according to the satellite’s…
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Rockets purchased by Stratolaunch back under Northrop Grumman control
Read more →: Rockets purchased by Stratolaunch back under Northrop Grumman controlFile photo of a Pegasus XL rocket inside the Building 1555 processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base,…
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Amazon exec Dave Limp expects Project Kuiper satellites to boost sales and cloud
Read more →: Amazon exec Dave Limp expects Project Kuiper satellites to boost sales and cloudDave Limp, Amazon’s devices and services chief, chats with GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop during the GeekWire Summit. (Photo…
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Northrop Grumman Sends the Industry’s First Life-Extension Satellite into Space
Read more →: Northrop Grumman Sends the Industry’s First Life-Extension Satellite into SpaceNorthrop Grumman and its wholly-owned SpaceLogistics subsidiary sent the industry’s first on-orbit servicing satellite life-extension spacecraft, the Mission…
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Northrop Grumman Sends the Industry’s First Life-Extension Satellite into Space
Read more →: Northrop Grumman Sends the Industry’s First Life-Extension Satellite into SpaceNorthrop Grumman and its wholly-owned SpaceLogistics subsidiary sent the industry’s first on-orbit servicing satellite life-extension spacecraft, the Mission…
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Successful Proton launch deploys Eutelsat satellite, first Mission Extension Vehicle
Read more →: Successful Proton launch deploys Eutelsat satellite, first Mission Extension VehicleEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT) with the resignation of Kirk Pysher as ILS president. A…
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NASA’s ICON mission launches on Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket
Read more →: NASA’s ICON mission launches on Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocketNorthrop Grumman has launched NASA’s ICON mission aboard its Pegasus XL rocket on Thursday following a lengthy standdown…
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NASA chief says SpaceX properly focused on Crew Dragon
Read more →: NASA chief says SpaceX properly focused on Crew DragonNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, center, speaks to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, right, while viewing an “OctaWeb” for one…