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Blue Origin revealed new details about its development of an Artemis lunar lander as the company nears the first launch of a smaller lander.

ST. LOUIS — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announced awards May 21 to Palantir Technologies, the University of Illinois and Ursa Space Systems at the GEOINT Symposium 2025.

'We signed a piece of paper that explains the roles and responsibilities of each organization'

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'In maritime domain awareness, timeliness is often the deciding factor between actionable insight and stale data'

Constellations aim to bridge gap between space-based monitoring and ground-level firefighting efforts

Edwards AFB CA (SPX) May 19, 2025
NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft successfully completed a critical series of tests in which the airplane was put through its paces for cruising high above the California desert - all without ever leaving the ground. "The idea behind these tests is to command the airplane's subsystems and flight computer to function as if it is flying," said Yohan Lin, the X-59's lead avionics