CAS Space puts six satellites in orbit with first orbital launch
Chinese launch services provider CAS Space successfully placed six small satellites in orbit early Wednesday with the first launch of the Lijian-1 solid rocket.
Buzz Aldrin flight-to-moon jacket sells at auction for $2.8M
A spacewalk full of firsts
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A spacewalk full of firsts China spacecraft returns amid booster rocket concerns
SpaceX requests spectrum to upgrade Starlink mobile services
SpaceX has applied for more spectrum to upgrade Starlink satellite broadband services for mobile users.
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Lockheed Martin and Maxar win weather satellite contracts
Lockheed Martin and Maxar Space won contracts worth $5 million apiece to help define the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s future geostationary weather satellites.
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L3Harris to deliver five missile-warning satellites for 2023 launches
Five missile-detection satellites built by L3Harris under Pentagon contracts are projected to launch in 2023.
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Iridium enters development deal to bring its network to smartphones
Satellite operator Iridium Communications said July 26 it has entered into a development agreement to enable its technology in smartphones.
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NASA and ESA remove rover from Mars Sample Return plans
NASA and the European Space Agency have revised their plans to return samples from Mars, removing a rover and its lander from the effort and replacing them with helicopters modeled on Ingenuity.
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Rocket Lab to supply solar power units for U.S. Space Force missile warning satellites
Rocket Lab's solar power business will supply solar cells for three missile-warning satellites that Lockheed Martin is building for the U.S. Space Force.
