China's Chang'e 4 probe completes work for 44th lunar day
Thursday, 07 July 2022 09:16
Sometimes things get complicated
Thursday, 07 July 2022 09:16
Humans on Mars: Pathways toward sustainable settlement
Thursday, 07 July 2022 09:16
Scientists discover how first quasars in universe formed
Thursday, 07 July 2022 09:16
NASA Rockets Launch from Australia to Seek Habitable Star Conditions
Thursday, 07 July 2022 09:16
Could we eavesdrop on communications that pass through our solar system
Thursday, 07 July 2022 09:16
Embry-Riddle Joins NSF Space Weather Challenge
Thursday, 07 July 2022 09:16
First Eurostar Neo satellite passes mechanical tests
Thursday, 07 July 2022 07:43
The first satellite to be built under ESA’s Eurostar Neo programme has completed mechanical tests designed to demonstrate its ability to withstand the vibration that occurs during launch.
Virgin Galactic taps Boeing subsidiary to build motherships
Thursday, 07 July 2022 07:24
Virgin Galactic announced Wednesday that it is partnering with a Boeing subsidiary to manufacture the next generation of the twin-fuselage aircraft used to carry aloft the space tourism company's rocket ship.
Aurora Flight Sciences will build two of the special carrier planes at its facilities in Mississippi and West Virginia. Final assembly still will take place at Virgin Galactic's facility in Mojave, California, with the first mothership produced under the contract expected to enter service in 2025.
Each of the aircraft will be designed to fly up to 200 launches per year.
Virgin Galactic officials said that outsourcing the work will provide access to labor, minimize supply chain disruptions and lead to faster production times. The company has repeatedly pushed back the timeline for launching paying customers, with commercial service now expected in 2023.
Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier said the next-generation motherships will be integral to scaling up the company's operations.
"They will be faster to produce, easier to maintain and will allow us to fly substantially more missions each year," he said in a statement. "Supported by the scale and strength of Boeing, Aurora is the ideal manufacturing partner for us.
NASA re-establishes contact with CAPSTONE spacecraft
Thursday, 07 July 2022 03:54
Boeing subsidiary to build two new Virgin Galactic motherships
Thursday, 07 July 2022 03:54
Elon Musk had twins with company exec last year: report
Thursday, 07 July 2022 03:54
CAPSTONE communications restored
Wednesday, 06 July 2022 21:23
Spacecraft controllers have restored communications with a lunar cubesat that went silent shortly after its deployment earlier this week.
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Satellite companies watching where DoD goes with 5G
Wednesday, 06 July 2022 21:02
Hughes VP Rick Lober says DoD could take advantage of low Earth orbit satellites to deliver 5G for mobile users
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Communications established with payload on stabilized PSLV upper stage
Wednesday, 06 July 2022 20:54
Indian startup Digantara said July 6 its space weather monitoring payload ROBI is operational onboard a spent upper stage of India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.
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