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Discoveries boost Jupiter’s retinue to 79 moons — including a wrong-way oddball
Read more →: Discoveries boost Jupiter’s retinue to 79 moons — including a wrong-way oddballThe oddball Jovian moon, known as Valetudo, crosses the orbits of moons that move in the opposite direction.…
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Tackling Constellation Debris with Japan’s Astroscale
Read more →: Tackling Constellation Debris with Japan’s AstroscaleDespite skepticism from space industry analysts, Japanese entrepreneur Nobu Okada was certain that the emergence of satellite…
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Orbital Micro Systems to Provide Payload for UK Launch
Read more →: Orbital Micro Systems to Provide Payload for UK LaunchOrbital Micro Systems (OMS) has been selected to provide the pathfinder mission payload for the initial launch of…
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Boeing finishes SLS LOX tank foam work, recovering from tube contamination issues
Read more →: Boeing finishes SLS LOX tank foam work, recovering from tube contamination issuesPrime contractor Boeing recently completed Thermal Protection System (TPS) applications on the liquid oxygen (LOX) tank for Core…
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Inmarsat Grows Ground Infrastructure with VT iDirect
Read more →: Inmarsat Grows Ground Infrastructure with VT iDirectInmarsat is growing its ground infrastructure to support aviation passenger Wi-Fi services, maritime services, and land users across…
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Goonhilly to expand Australia and Asia-Pacific Business with Bob Gough
Read more →: Goonhilly to expand Australia and Asia-Pacific Business with Bob GoughGoonhilly Earth Station, a U.K. space company, announced the appointment of Bob Gough as Australia and Asia-Pacific head…
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Raytheon to Work On NOAA’s Polar Satellite Ground System
Read more →: Raytheon to Work On NOAA’s Polar Satellite Ground SystemNASA awarded Raytheon’s Intelligence, Information, and Services business $59 million for additional work on National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
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Scotland site selected as launch base for Lockheed Martin, Orbex
Read more →: Scotland site selected as launch base for Lockheed Martin, OrbexEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated July 17 with Rocket Lab statement. Artist’s concept of a rocket lifting off from the U.K.’s…
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Lockheed Martin wins $31M from UK Space Agency for spaceport in Scotland
Read more →: Lockheed Martin wins $31M from UK Space Agency for spaceport in ScotlandAn artist’s conception shows Orbex’s Prime rocket lifting off. (Orbex Illustration) Lockheed Martin is in line to receive…
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UK Space Industry Reacts to Defining Day
Read more →: UK Space Industry Reacts to Defining DayToday has been a pivotal day for the United Kingtom space industry. The U.K. government announced definitive plans…
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Powerful new European solid-fueled rocket motor aces first test-firing
Read more →: Powerful new European solid-fueled rocket motor aces first test-firingEuropean engineers test-fired the world’s most powerful present-day single-segment solid rocket booster Monday in French Guiana, clearing a…
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AISTech, GomSpace will Build 6 More Nanosatellites
Read more →: AISTech, GomSpace will Build 6 More NanosatellitesGomSpace A/S and the Spanish company Aistech signed a contract for six standard nanosatellites platforms and the assembly,…