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United Launch Alliance agrees to deliver Astrobotic’s lander to the moon in 2019
Read more →: United Launch Alliance agrees to deliver Astrobotic’s lander to the moon in 2019An artist’s conception shows the Peregrine lunar lander on the moon’s surface. (Astrobotic Photo) In two years, it…
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TDRS-M given priority over CRS-12 Dragon as launch dates realign
Read more →: TDRS-M given priority over CRS-12 Dragon as launch dates realignLaunch delays are sometimes part of the equation in determining when specific missions launch in relation to each…
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Launcher for next space station crew in position for liftoff Friday
Read more →: Launcher for next space station crew in position for liftoff FridayA Russian Soyuz rocket made a railroad journey Wednesday to its launch pad in Kazakhstan, two days before…
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RS-25 conducts another hot fire as SLS flight engines line up for EM-1
Read more →: RS-25 conducts another hot fire as SLS flight engines line up for EM-1The RS-25 engine team has conducted the latest engine controller unit (ECU) hot-fire acceptance test on Tuesday in…
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Rocket Crafters Will Develop a Hybrid Rocket Engine for DARPA
Read more →: Rocket Crafters Will Develop a Hybrid Rocket Engine for DARPAThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Rocket Crafters Inc. (RCI) a $542,600 research contract, for which RCI…
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Musk sets expectations low for maiden Falcon Heavy launch
Read more →: Musk sets expectations low for maiden Falcon Heavy launchArtist’s illustration of the Falcon Heavy’s two side-mounted boosters separating from the rocket’s core stage a few minutes…
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FAA Grants ViaSat Approval for Its Gen 2 IFC System
Read more →: FAA Grants ViaSat Approval for Its Gen 2 IFC SystemViaSat has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its second generation…
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All along eclipse ‘zone of totality,’ small towns make big bets to cash in on total darkness
Read more →: All along eclipse ‘zone of totality,’ small towns make big bets to cash in on total darknessThis small Wyoming town hopes its long-planned downtown square will be ready in time for the eclipse. (Bob…
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Norwegian Microsatellite Deploys Antenna for VHF Data Exchange
Read more →: Norwegian Microsatellite Deploys Antenna for VHF Data ExchangeThe Norwegian Space Center has announced successful deployment of critical antennas and probes on the NORsat 1 and…
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Garmin Introduces New Five-Watt, Two-Way Handheld Radio
Read more →: Garmin Introduces New Five-Watt, Two-Way Handheld RadioGarmin International has launched the Rino 700, an addition to its Rino series of rugged two-way radio and…
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Sky and Space Global Kicks Off Services with First 3 Nanosatellites
Read more →: Sky and Space Global Kicks Off Services with First 3 NanosatellitesSky and Space Global has successfully tested Radio Frequency (RF) communications between its three demonstrator nanosatellites in Low…
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Installation of new flame deflector for SLS begins on 39B
Read more →: Installation of new flame deflector for SLS begins on 39BEngineers have begun to install the new Flame Deflector into the Flame Trench of Pad 39B. Following the…