The Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve would allow the military to tap into commercial space assets, such as satellites and communication systems, during crises or emergencies. The post Space Force refining commercial backup plan for military satellites appeared first on...

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Nearly 12 hours after the successful Falcon 9 launch of a Crew Dragon mission on Sept. 28, SpaceX announced there had been “an off-nominal deorbit burn” by the upper stage […] The post Foust Forward | Elon Musk, SpaceX...

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HELSINKI — China has unveiled a long-term roadmap to guide its space science programs up to 2050, including a mission to collect a sample of the Venusian atmosphere. The Chinese […] The post Venus atmosphere sample return noted in...

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NASA officials say the agency is on track to decide by the end of the year how to revise the Mars Sample Return (MSR) architecture to lower its costs and shorten its schedule. The post NASA on track to...

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Peter Lynch, 61, a father of four, died on Saturday night at HMP Moorland near Doncaster, in south Yorkshire, the prison service confirmed.

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The Proliferated Low Earth Orbit satellite services program, launched in 2023, has already used $660 million of its allocated $900 million budget in just over a year The post Space Force to increase spending on low Earth orbit satellite...

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Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to view ancient quasars. But these bright objects should not form in isolated space, scientists say.

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HELSINKI — China launched a trio of satellites late Monday for ground radar equipment calibration and other measurements. A Long March 6 rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, […] The post China launches 3 Tianping-3 radar calibration...

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center (ARC) on behalf of the Space Technology Mission Directorate’s (STMD) Small Spacecraft Technology (SST) Program and is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for inputs on industry, academia, or government adopted...

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This week will see a fourth flight of the Japanese H3 rocket carrying a communications… The post Launch Roundup: SpaceX approaches 400th orbital flight; Blue Origin, China, Japan launch missions appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

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Luxembourg’s government has backed a significant chunk of OQ Technology’s ongoing 30 million euro ($32 million) Series B funding round, according to the Luxembourg-based operator of small narrowband satellites. The post Luxembourg joins OQ Technology’s 30 million euro investment...

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Chile will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 25, at NASA’s Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will host Aisén Etcheverry, Chile’s minister of science, technology, knowledge and innovation, and Juan...

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A drone camera captures NASA’s mobile launcher 1 atop the agency’s crawler-transporter 2 moving from Launch Complex 39B to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. The mobile launcher has...

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Microgravity had no immediate effect on a person’s ability to perceive the height of an object, indicating that astronauts can safely perform tasks that rely on accurate and precise height judgments soon after arrival in space. We use the height and...

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On Oct. 18, 1989, space shuttle Atlantis took off on its fifth flight, STS-34, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Its five-person crew of Commander Donald E. Williams, Pilot Michael J. McCulley, and Mission Specialists Shannon W....

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Image: Cities in Emilia-Romagna, a region in northern Italy, have been hit by severe flooding after heavy rainfall over the weekend. Flooded areas are visible in this multi-temporal image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission. The comparison uses an...

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The airborne system is designed to collect and process real-time data from satellites, drones, ground and maritime sensors The post Northrop Grumman unveils flying data center for military intelligence appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Italian smallsat manufacturer Argotec formally opened a new manufacturing facility that will allow it to increase its production rate while it looks at new business opportunities in Europe and the United States. The post Argotec inaugurates new satellite factory...

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Peter Lynch, 61, died on Saturday night at HMP Moorland near Doncaster, in south Yorkshire. He was serving a two year and eight months prison term after being jailed in August.

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The U.S. Space Force is mandated to “organize, train and equip” forces to protect American interests in space. That sounds straightforward on paper. In practice, however, the very definition of […] The post The evolution of the Space Force...

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