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Thursday, 28 July 2022 11:25
New Chinese rocket makes debut flight
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Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 27, 2022
The ZK 1A, a new model of carrier rocket, conducted its debut flight at noon on Wednesday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, becoming the country's largest and most powerful solid-propellant rocket.
Designed and built by CAS Space, a Beijing-based rocket company owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the rocket blasted off at 12:12 pm and soon placed six satel
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Thursday, 28 July 2022 06:30
Readying spacecraft to surf Venus’ atmosphere
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ESA’s EnVision mission to Venus will perform optical, spectral and radar mapping of Earth’s sister planet. But before getting down to work the van-sized spacecraft needs to ‘aerobrake’ – lowering its orbit with thousands of passages through the planet’s hot, thick atmosphere for up to two years. A unique ESA facility is currently testing candidate spacecraft materials to check they can safely withstand this challenging process of atmospheric surfing.
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Wednesday, 27 July 2022 12:58
China spacecraft returns amid booster rocket concerns
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![In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a screen image captured at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on July 17, 2022 shows the Tianzhou-3 cargo craft separating from the orbiting station combination. The Chinese cargo spacecraft has largely burned up on reentering the atmosphere, amid separate concerns over China's decision to allow a massive booster rocket to fall to Earth uncontrolled. Credit: Guo Zhongzheng/Xinhua via AP China spacecraft returns amid booster rocket concerns](https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2022/china-spacecraft-retur.jpg)
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Wednesday, 27 July 2022 12:20
A spacewalk full of firsts
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Tuesday, 26 July 2022 20:02
Buzz Aldrin flight-to-moon jacket sells at auction for $2.8M
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![In this July 20, 1969 photo made available by NASA, astronaut Buzz Aldrin Jr. poses for a photograph beside the U.S. flag on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Aldrin and fellow astronaut Neil Armstrong were the first men to walk on the lunar surface with temperatures ranging from 243 degrees above to 279 degrees below zero. Astronaut Michael Collins flew the command module. Credit: Neil Armstrong/NASA via AP, File Bidder pays $2.8M for jacket worn in space by Buzz Aldrin](https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2022/bidder-pays-28m-for-ja.jpg)
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Wednesday, 27 July 2022 13:53
Small geostationary satellite named HummingSat passes milestone review
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An innovative small-sized satellite product line for geostationary telecommunications has passed its ESA system requirements review and received its official name of “HummingSat”.
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Wednesday, 27 July 2022 09:43
Eutelsat and OneWeb to Combine: Company Statement
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Paris, France (SPX) Jul 26, 2022
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and key OneWeb shareholders have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the objective of creating a leading global player in Connectivity through the combination of both companies in an all-share transaction. Eutelsat will combine its 36-strong fleet of GEO satellites with OneWeb's constellation of 648 Low Earth Orbit satellites, of which 428 are
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Wednesday, 27 July 2022 09:43
DOD secures critical material for Webb Telescope
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Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2022
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently captured the highest-resolution image of the universe in infrared that has ever been seen. The historic photos were made possible by the Defense Department's ability to secure strategic and critical materials necessary for the mission.
At the top of that list is the unique element beryllium.
Invisible to X-rays and with a stiffness six times
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Wednesday, 27 July 2022 09:43
CAES' Quad Core LEON4FT processor selected for on-orbit servicing spacecraft
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Arlington VA (SPX) Jul 25, 2022
CAES, a leader in advanced mission-critical electronics for aerospace and defense, has announced that its radiation hardened microelectronics are on board SpaceLogistics' Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) Spacecraft, and the Mission Extension POD (MEP), which will be deployed to assist in extending the life of aging satellites in space.
The MRV is the second-generation servicing vehicle follow
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Wednesday, 27 July 2022 09:43
US, UK reportedly working on defense against Russian, Chinese hypersonic missiles
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Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 25, 2022
American and British arms companies have been working on the creation of defense systems against Russian and Chinese hypersonic missiles, though the project is only "in its infancy" in the United States, The Telegraph reported on Sunday.
In particular, British company Cohort has been developing technologies to destroy weapons moving five times faster than the speed of sound, Andy Tomis, th
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