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Florence Tan is the Chief Technologist (Acting), Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Chair, Small Spacecraft Coordination Group at NASA. She presented the following regarding the work of NASA within the smallsat […]
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Chris Stott, Executive Chairman, Mansat, was the moderator of this extremely interesting interview of Sir Richard Branson, the Founder of Virgin Galactic, and Dan Hart, the President and Chief Executive […]
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Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has contracted ABL Space Systems, of El Segundo, California, to supply a rocket and associated launch services for the company’s first, UK, vertical satellite launch. The […]
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Orbital Sidekick (OSK) has finalized plans to deploy their Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite constellation, known as GHOSt. The hyperspectral imaging (HSI) constellation consists of six, 100 kg, ESPA class satellites […]
Read MoreSpaceX has successfuly launched 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Falcon 9 first stage rocket booster supporting this […]
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On Tuesday, February 2, Starship serial number 9 (SN9) completed SpaceX’s second high-altitude flight test of a Starship prototype from the SpaceX site in Cameron County, Texas. Similar to the […]
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Astra and Holicity Inc. (NASDAQ: HOL) (“Holicity”) have announced a definitive business combination agreement that will result in Astra becoming a publicly-traded company. This transaction reflects an implied pro forma […]
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In December of 2018, Swarm Technologies was hit with a $900,000 fine by the FCC for an unlawful and unauthorized launch of four tiny, sandwich-sized satellites. Swarm might now be […]
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Plans for the world’s first all-civilian mission to space have been announced from SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California— the mission is being targeted for the fourth quarter of this year […]
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) has modified Space Launch Complex-41 and the processing facilities in support of Vulcan Centaur’s inaugural launch later this year. The multi-year project to prepare for the […]
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