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Vega-C Set for Inaugural Launch Next Week
Vega rocket in flight (Credit: Arianespace) PARIS (ESA PR) — ESA’s new medium-lift Vega-C rocket is nearly ready for its inaugural flight, with
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ESA Releases Exploration Roadmap for Space Autonomy and Leadership
Credit: ESA–Olivier Pâques PARIS (ESA PR) — In a bold vision to secure Europe’s role in space exploration and so benefit from the many
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Rocket Lab Moon Mission for NASA a Success as CAPSTONE Heads for the Moon
Credit: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab successfully deploys CAPSTONE satellite to lunar transfer orbit for NASA, charting a new path to the Moon. CAPSTONE is
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Venture Orbital Systems Closes on 10 Million Euros Series A Funding Round
Our company has shown steady progress toward the development of our orbital launcher over the past few months. To further our momentum, we have
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Advanced Space Announces CAPSTONE Separation To Start Solo Journey Mission to Moon for NASA
Credit: Advanced Space WESTMINSTER, Colo., July 4, 2022 (Advanced Space PR) — Advanced Space LLC., a leading commercial space tech company
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ArianeGroup Selected for Two European Commission Calls for Projects to Speed Up the Development of Europe’s First Reusable and Eco-friendly Launchers
ArianeGroup has been selected by the European Commission to run two major projects in its Horizon Europe research framework program. The SALTO
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MDA Provides Global Fishing Watch Access to RADARSAT-2 Archive to Help Combat Illegal Fishing
Radarsat constellation (Credit: CSA) Illegal fishing is the planet’s 6th largest crime and poses incredible risks to the preservation and health of
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NASA, Partner to Demonstrate First-Time In-Orbit Docking of Two CubeSats
Engineers from Terran Orbital Corporation pose with the CubeSat Proximity Operations and Demonstration (CPOD) spacecraft at their facilities in
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Swarm of Tiny Swimming Robots Could Look for Life on Distant Worlds
In the Sensing With Independent Micro-Swimmers (SWIM) concept, illustrated here, dozens of small robots would descend through the icy shell of a
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Nova “Ultimate Space Telescope” Chronicles the Dramatic Story of the James Webb Space Telescope
Engineers at Northrop Grumman Space Park in Redondo Beach, California, oversee Webb’s final mirror fold test in April 2021. The forward pallet
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Rocket Lab’s Lunar Photon Completes Sixth Orbit Raise for NASA’s CAPSTONE Mission to The Moon
CAPSTONE (Credit: Terran Orbital) LONG BEACH, Calif. (Rocket Lab PR) — Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”),
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McBride Retires as Longest Serving NASA Armstrong Director
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson shows a picture of the X-3 to NASA Armstrong Center Director David McBride on Oct. 13 when the center’s time
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Virgin Orbit Successfully Launches Seven Satellites
Cosmic Girl takes off for the Straight Up mission on July 1, 2022. (Credit: Virgin Orbit/Virgin Orbit/Dae Dae) MOJAVE, Calif., July 2, 2022 (Virgin
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United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Critical National Security Mission for U.S. Space Force
A ULA Atlas V rocket carrying the USSF-12 mission for the U.S. Space Force lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at 7:15 p.m. EDT on July 1.
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MagellanTV Original Documentary “Killer Asteroid: Defending Earth” to Make Impact Thursday, June 30 on the Global Streaming Service
Credit: MagellanTV From Director and MagellanTV Co-Founder Thomas Lucas, the New Feature’s Debut Lands on International Asteroid Day (June 30);