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BlackSky secures extended contract with NRO for advanced Gen-2 imagery services
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has announced a one-year extension of its Electro-Optical Commercial Layer (EOCL) contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The extension covers subscription-based high-frequency, low-latency Gen-2 imagery services and will include enhancements to BlackSky's ground architecture to improve image search functionality, operational utility, and rea Engineering quantum entanglement at the nanoscale
Physicists have spent more than a century measuring and making sense of the strange ways that photons, electrons, and other subatomic particles interact at extremely small scales. Engineers have spent decades figuring out how to take advantage of these phenomena to create new technologies.
In one such phenomenon, called quantum entanglement, pairs of photons Blue Origin could launch orbital rocket Thursday or Friday
Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, could attempt its first orbital launch Thursday morning, weather permitting, a spokesperson said.
The massive New Glenn rocket is seen as critical to Blue Origin's efforts to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX, which dominates the commercial space industry.
But its inaugural mission has been delayed by several years.
Att SpaceX delays latest Starship megarocket test to Thursday
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Proba-3 becomes two: Satellites successfully separate
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Ariane 6 central core on the move
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Ariane 6 Central Core being transferred from the launcher assembly building to the launch pad Technological ‘to-do list’ to reach Zero Debris created
There is an increasing willingness in the space sector to tackle the problem of space debris. Yet much of the required technology to mitigate or prevent its risks is still missing.
Preventing new debris, avoiding collisions and the timely clearance of satellites from orbit at their end-of-mission are complex challenges that each require a variety of practical solutions.
Released to the public on 15 January 2025, the Zero Debris Technical Booklet is a community-driven document that identifies technologies that will contribute to the goal of Zero Debris by 2030. Essentially, the Booklet forms a technical Zero Debris 'to-do list'.
Firefly looks to punch NASA moon ticket with overnight SpaceX launch
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The best Milky Way map, by Gaia
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The best Milky Way map, by Gaia (artist impression) The best Milky Way map, by Gaia (edge-on)
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The best Milky Way map, by Gaia (artist impression, edge-on)