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SpaceX launches second pair of Maxar WorldView Legion imaging ...
WEBAug 15, 2024 · WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a pair of Maxar Intelligence imaging satellites Aug. 15 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The mission named Maxar-2 lifted off at 9:00 a.m ...
Lockheed Martin to acquire Terran Orbital - SpaceNews
WEBJeff Foust August 15, 2024. Click to share on Clipboard (Opens in new window) WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin is buying smallsat manufacturer Terran Orbital, months after the company dropped ...
Green propellant successfully demonstrated on NASA mission
WEBJan 23, 2023 · Credit: NASA. WASHINGTON — A recent NASA mission successfully demonstrated the performance of a non-toxic “green” propellant, creating opportunities for its use in a wide range of future ...
Japan makes history with tense, successful moon landing
WEBJan 19, 2024 · Telemetry from a JAXA livestream showing SLIM to have descended onto the moon, Jan. 19, 2024. Credit: JAXA/Youtube. HELSINKI — Japan’s SLIM “Moon Sniper” spacecraft made a successful lunar ...
Experts cite benefits, challenges of further space exploration
WEBJan 24, 2023 · Experts cite benefits, challenges of further space exploration. Christine Darden joined NASA in 1967 as one of the mathematicians who performed calculations for the space agency. She later became ...
Starlink soars: SpaceX's satellite internet surprises ... - SpaceNews
WEBMay 9, 2024 · WASHINGTON — SpaceX’s ambitious Starlink satellite network is exceeding expectations at a blistering pace, according to a new report by Quilty Space, a market research and consulting firm ...
SpaceX launches Crew Dragon on first private mission
WEBJan 23, 2023 · Credit: Inspiration4/John Kraus. WAILEA, Hawaii — SpaceX successfully launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four nonprofessional astronauts on its first private crewed mission Sept. 15, a ...
Senate bill would create center to study satellite interference with ...
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The Dark and Quiet Skies Act of 2024, introduced Aug. 1 by Sens. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), would direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to ...
NASA selects three companies for human landing system awards
WEBApr 30, 2020 · NASA selected teams led by Blue Origin, Dynetics and SpaceX for 10-month study contracts for the Human Landing System (HLS) program. The combined value of the awards is $967 million. “Let’s ...
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