A retired Space Force general who served as deputy commander of U.S. Space Command is joining the board of lunar rover developer Lunar Outpost.
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SAN FRANCISCO β BlackSky announced Aug. 11 a seven-figure, multiyear contract to provide an international customer with persistent space-based monitoring and on-demand satellite tasking. Prior to the award, BlackSky conducted [β¦]
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Rocket Lab warned that the chances of launching its Neutron rocket for the first time before the end of the year are βnarrowingβ despite progress on the vehicleβs development.
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A Japanese H3 rocket successfully launched a navigation satellite Aug. 10, more than seven months after a similar launch ended in failure.
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Named βGHOSTβ the containerized infrastructure is designed to support orbital and suborbital launches
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Kepler Communications plans to deploy next-generation optical relay satellites on Rocket Labβs upcoming Neutron rocket in one of several launches the Canadian operator has slated for 2028.
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HELSINKI β China appears to have lost an unknown payload after a Long March 7A rocket exploded less than 90 seconds into flight, according to amateur footage. The Long March [β¦]
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The majority owner of Rocket Factory Augsburg is still confident the company will conduct its first orbital launch attempt this year despite a setback in testing.
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WARSAW, Poland β The Lithuanian space laser communications company Astrolight has signed a memorandum of understanding with ATMOS Space Cargo, to demonstrate in-flight optical communications link between a reentry spacecraft [β¦]
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The company that developed a spacecraft to boost the orbit of a NASA observatory says it is making progress in recovering from its own spacecraftβs problems.
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Northrop Grumman and the Canadian Space Agency will adapt what they had been working on for NASAβs lunar Gateway into applications for a planned lunar base, albeit with few specifics.
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Erich Hernandez-Baquero will take over military space acquisition; Roger Mason will lead the National Reconnaissance Office
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The FCC is turning to Space Bureau deputy chief Jennifer Gilsenan to keep its satellite regulatory overhaul moving as Jay Schwarz prepares to retire as its chief later this month.
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New chief takes command as the Space Force prepares for rapid growth, acquisition reforms and Golden Dome
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The European Commission has reached an agreement with an industrial consortium to proceed with a secure connectivity constellation, increasing the number of satellites as well as its cost.
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Sens. Cortez Masto and Britt propose expanded space wargaming and an unclassified assessment of China's commercial space sector
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July 20 marked the 50th anniversary of one of the biggest robotic spaceflight achievements in NASAβs history: the landing of the Viking 1 spacecraft on Mars. It was the first [β¦]
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A Redwire subsidiary working on space biotech and pharmaceutical applications has signed an agreement to fly microgravity research payloads on SpaceXβs Starfall reentry vehicle.
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Rockets, rovers and landers have dominated the attention of the commercial space industry as the United States focuses on sending humans back to the moon, but a handful of companies [β¦]
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