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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 09, 2024
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR), a leader in space-based data, analytics, and space services, has been awarded a CA $1.41 million contract by the Government of Canada (GoC) to provide global automatic identification system (AIS) ship tracking data. The one-year agreement includes options for two additional years, potentially increasing the total value to nearly CA $4.23 million. "We are pr
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 10, 2024
Fleet Space Technologies, a leading Australian space exploration company, has announced the deployment of its comprehensive mineral exploration solution, ExoSphere, to support Barrick Gold's copper exploration efforts at the Reko Diq project in Pakistan. Utilizing advanced space technology, AI, and 3D multiphysics, ExoSphere is creating detailed 3D subsurface maps of groundwater systems and copp
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2024
On July 7, 2024, NOAA's GOES-U completed its final engine burn, successfully entering geostationary orbit 22,236 miles above the Earth's equator. Following this achievement, the satellite has been renamed GOES-19. GOES satellites are initially designated with a letter before launch, which is then changed to a number once they reach geostationary orbit. GOES-U was launched on June 25, 2024,
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 09, 2024
China has deployed several remote sensing satellites to support rescue and relief efforts after a dike breach on Friday at Dongting Lake in central Hunan Province. The China Centre For Resources Satellite Data and Application (CRESDA) reported that Gaofen-3 02, Gaofen-3 03, Gaofen-1, and Gaofen-4 satellites are providing real-time monitoring of the affected areas. CRESDA confirmed th
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Ariane 6 cuts a vertical path up, up and away Image: Ariane 6 cuts a vertical path up, up and away
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Ariane 6 defies gravity in breathtaking first flight Image: Ariane 6 defies gravity in breathtaking first flight
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Washington (AFP) July 10, 2024
A pair of US astronauts stuck waiting to leave the International Space Station said Wednesday they were confident that the problem-plagued Boeing Starliner they rode up on would soon bring them home, even as significant uncertainties remain. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams blasted off on June 5 aboard the brand new spaceship that NASA is hoping to certify to ferry crews to-and-from the orbit
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2024
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, has scheduled its 51st Electron launch, a mission dedicated to American space tech company Capella Space ("Capella"). The mission, titled 'A Sky Full Of SARs,' will launch within a 14-day window opening on July 21 NZST / July 20 UTC from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. T

Gateway Prepares for Lunar Missions

Thursday, 11 July 2024 14:35
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2024
An interplay of light and shadows cast the docking ports for Gateway, humanity's first space station around the Moon, into sharp relief. Constructed by NASA's commercial partner Northrop Grumman, the HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) is one of four modules designed for international astronaut teams to live, conduct research, and prepare for missions to the lunar South Pole region. Th
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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 11, 2024
The Moon's recent discovery of resources like water ice has renewed interest in its potential as a sustainable hub for space exploration. NASA's Artemis mission, aiming for long-term human presence on the lunar surface, highlights the need for infrastructure such as lunar bases. However, the high cost of transporting construction materials from Earth, at about 1.2 million USD per kilogram, makes
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 11, 2024
The Queqiao-2 relay satellite, equipped with three scientific instruments, is set to perform a range of scientific missions in orbit, building on its previous role in the Chang'e-6 mission. Launched on March 20 this year by a Long March-8 rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province, China, Queqiao-2, also known as Magpie Bridge 2, is tasked with ensuring Earth-moon commun
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 11, 2024
The question of whether Mars ever supported life has fascinated scientists and the public for decades. Central to this inquiry is understanding the planet's past climate: was it warm and wet, akin to Earth's climate, or was it cold and icy, making it less likely to support life as we know it? A recent study points to the latter, drawing parallels between Martian soils and those found in the suba
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