Blue Origin confirmed Oct. 4 that William Shatner, the actor best known at Capt. James T. Kirk from the original “Star Trek” TV series and movies, will fly on the company’s next New Shepard suborbital flight this month.
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ASCEND Unveils Visionary Agenda, Inspiring Speakers, and Community Spirit
ASCEND, the interdisciplinary community focused on building humanity’s off-world future faster, today unveiled its six-day agenda packed with hundreds of visionary sessions and inspiring speakers. Powered by AIAA, ASCEND was launched […]
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NASA Selects Crew for Simulated Trip to a Mars Moon
The new crew for the upcoming mission of NASA’s Human Exploration Research Analog, or HERA, stands in front of the habitat that will be their home for 45 days. From […]
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Rocket Lab Wins $24m U.S. Space Force Contract to Develop Neutron Upper Stage
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, has been awarded a $24.35 million contract with the U.S. […]
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SwRI’s Alan Stern named AGU Fellow, AIAA Associate Fellow
Dr. Alan Stern has been named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Stern serves as […]
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UN secretary-general criticizes “billionaires joyriding to space”
The secretary-general of the United Nations lumped space tourism alongside corruption and loss of freedoms as part of a “malady of mistrust” facing the world, another sign of the backlash in some quarters to private human spaceflight.
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Northrop Grumman to launch new satellite-servicing robot aimed at commercial and government market
Northrop Grumman in 2024 plans to launch a new servicing vehicle equipped with a robotic arm that will install propulsion jet packs on dying satellites.
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Awarded NASA Contract for Orion Spacecraft Main Engine
NASA has selected Aerojet Rocketdyne to build the Orion Main Engine (OME), the primary propulsion element for NASA’s Orion spacecraft that will be used to explore deep space. Under the […]
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Linking allied military space capabilities
The U.S. and its allies are extending military space cooperation beyond information sharing to include joint exercises, wargames and network integration.
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American Public University System and Policy Studies Organization to Host Second Annual Space Education and Strategic Applications Conference on Septe
In an effort to bring together leaders, innovators, and decision-makers from all areas of the space community, American Public University System (APUS) and the Policy Studies Organization (PSO) are hosting the second annual Space Education […]
