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Rocket Lab to Acquire Iridium in an $8 Billion Cash and Stock Transaction
Read more →: Rocket Lab to Acquire Iridium in an $8 Billion Cash and Stock TransactionUnder the terms of the transaction, Iridium stockholders will receive $27.00 in cash and a number of shares…
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Hayabusa2 Targets July 5 Flyby of Asteroid Torifune in One of the Closest Encounters Ever Attempted
Read more →: Hayabusa2 Targets July 5 Flyby of Asteroid Torifune in One of the Closest Encounters Ever AttemptedHayabusa2 launched in December 2014 and rendezvoused with Ryugu four years later, collecting samples and returning them to…
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China Plans Expansion of Tiangong Space Station with New Module
Read more →: China Plans Expansion of Tiangong Space Station with New ModuleChina is preparing to expand its Tiangong space station by adding a new multifunctional module that will transform…
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NASA Taps Two Companies to Land Lunar Rovers Before Artemis Crew Arrives
Read more →: NASA Taps Two Companies to Land Lunar Rovers Before Artemis Crew ArrivesThe selection, announced May 26, narrows a field that began with three companies competing for an LTV contract…
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Rocket Lab Marks 10th Straight Success for Synspective With “Ten Owl of Ten” Launch
Read more →: Rocket Lab Marks 10th Straight Success for Synspective With “Ten Owl of Ten” LaunchThe flight had been delayed from its original schedule by a responsive space mission that took scheduling priority.…
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SpaceX Plans Eight-Mile “Starpipe” Natural Gas Line to Fuel Starship in Texas
Read more →: SpaceX Plans Eight-Mile “Starpipe” Natural Gas Line to Fuel Starship in TexasThe project was not announced publicly by SpaceX. It surfaced through local government records, which detail the planned…
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Canadian Firms Land $1.7 Billion in Japanese Space Deals Days After New Transfer Pact Takes Effect
Read more →: Canadian Firms Land $1.7 Billion in Japanese Space Deals Days After New Transfer Pact Takes EffectThe agreements were enabled by the Canada-Japan Equipment and Technology Transfer Agreement, which entered into force on June…
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NASA Delivers First Braking Engines for ESA’s Rosalind Franklin Mars Mission
Read more →: NASA Delivers First Braking Engines for ESA’s Rosalind Franklin Mars MissionNASA has delivered the first braking engines for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosalind Franklin Mars mission, marking…
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Euclid studies Milky Way center, supports future Roman observations
Read more →: Euclid studies Milky Way center, supports future Roman observationsThe European Space Agency (ESA) recently released a new picture of the center of the Milky Way galaxy,…
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Rocket Lab Completes Tenth Dedicated Synspective Launch
Read more →: Rocket Lab Completes Tenth Dedicated Synspective LaunchRocket Lab has successfully launched another satellite for Japanese Earth observation company Synspective, completing the tenth dedicated Electron…
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Firefly Aerospace Acquires Space-ng to Expand Autonomous Spacecraft Capabilities
Read more →: Firefly Aerospace Acquires Space-ng to Expand Autonomous Spacecraft CapabilitiesFirefly Aerospace has acquired AI-powered spacecraft navigation company Space-ng, strengthening its software capabilities for future lunar, orbital and…
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ESA and European Commission Expand Flight Ticket Initiative for European Launchers
Read more →: ESA and European Commission Expand Flight Ticket Initiative for European LaunchersThe European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission (EC) have launched a new call for proposals under…