SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrives at International Space Station
Wednesday, 07 June 2023 10:33
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The SpaceX Dragon cargo spaceship successfully docked with the International Space Station early Tuesday morning after taking off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida the day before.
While the spacecraft's departure from Earth was rocky - being postponed twice over the weekend before its launch on Monday - the automated docking went off without a problem at 5:54 a.m. EDT.
T MDA and Thoth team up for greater space domain awareness above Canada
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In a new development aimed at boosting Canada's space domain awareness (SDA) capability, MDA Ltd., a global leader in space industry technology and services, has announced its partnership with Thoth Technology Inc. T
he collaboration will bring together MDA's commercial data services and Thoth's unique ground-based radar technology to enable deep space radar surveillance over Canada, enhan 'Hot Jupiters' may not be orbiting alone
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Research led by an Indiana University astronomer challenges longstanding beliefs about the isolation of "hot Jupiters" and proposes a new mechanism for understanding the exoplanets' evolution.
While our Jupiter is far away from the sun, hot Jupiters are gas giant planets that closely orbit stars outside our solar system for an orbital period of less than 10 days. Previous studies suggested Xona Space Systems certifies Spirent's LEO SatNav constellation simulator
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Spirent, the leading global provider of test and assurance solutions, is pleased to announce SimXona, an industry-first Xona satellite constellation simulator, has been fully certified by Xona Space Systems.
Xona is developing PULSAR, a commercial positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) service built on a backbone of low Earth orbit (LEO) small satellites. Xona's patented high-powered sm Benefield Anechoic Facility tests first satellite in decades
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The Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF) at Edwards AFB recently tested its first orbital satellite in decades. Anticipated to launch in late 2023, Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) will be the Department of Defense's first experimental, integrated navigation satellite system in nearly 50 years.
"This is so important because we are testing one of the new satellites that will be going UCF College of Medicine joins partnership to study health impacts of space travel
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As space travel becomes more accessible, the University of Central Florida College of Medicine is helping to answer questions about how time spent in space affects the body.
The College of Medicine has partnered with the NASA-funded Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) to collect data and biospecimens from commercial spaceflight participants to better understand how sp Next-Gen relay ground stations to transform Pacific's Missile-Warning System
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced a major step towards upgrading the U.S. Naval Information Warfare Center's (NIWC Pacific) ground station relay in Asia. After a successful preliminary design review (PDR) of the Relay Ground Station-Asia (RGS-A), the company is set to connect both legacy and next-generation satellites with end users, marking an important milestone in the transformation Space investment rebounding, but more selectively
Wednesday, 07 June 2023 09:09 Write a comment
After a recent downturn, there are signs of a rebound in space investment, but analysts and investors see a new focus on smaller, more selective rounds.
Apogeo Space orders second space tug for connectivity constellation
Tuesday, 06 June 2023 21:02 Write a comment
Apogeo Space, an Italian venture with plans for nearly 100 tiny satellites for connecting remote monitoring devices, said June 5 it had signed a deal to deploy nine picosatellites next year with an orbital transfer vehicle from Momentus.
Space Force opens new office to foster ties with private sector
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The Space Systems Command on June 6 opened a new office and conference center dedicated for doing business with the commercial space industry.
OneWeb targets maritime market with expanded satellite coverage
Tuesday, 06 June 2023 17:43 Write a comment
TAMPA, Fla. — OneWeb launched a free trial offer for maritime customers June 6 after bringing its low Earth orbit broadband network online over a larger swathe of the northern hemisphere.
Rivada seeks Ex-Im financing for satellite constellation
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Rivada Space Networks is hoping to secure support from the U.S. Ex-Im Bank to finance a multibillion-dollar satellite constellation whose future also depends on an impending decision by international regulators.
NASA-JPL Psyche launch on track with 'outstanding' progress, review board confirms
Tuesday, 06 June 2023 15:46 Write a comment
Steps taken by NASA, the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, and Caltech, to put the Psyche mission on track for an October 2023 launch have been outstanding, according to an independently appointed review board. NASA and JPL convened the board last summer after the Psyche mission team requested to delay the spacecraft's August 2022 launch to a metal-rich asteroid of the same name.
Blue Origin within a “few weeks” of resuming New Shepard flights
Tuesday, 06 June 2023 10:55 Write a comment
Blue Origin expects to be ready to resume launches of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle in the next few weeks as it completes its recovery from an in-flight anomaly nine months ago.