BlackSky booked its satellites on a SpaceX rideshare launch because it was convenient and affordable, said BlackSky Chief Technology Officer Scott Herman. But the mission unwittingly became a demonstration of the type of nimble space services that the U.S. government is looking for.
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The First Possible Planet Hugging A White Dwarf Star
An international team of astronomers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and retired Spitzer Space Telescope has reported what may be the first intact planet found closely orbiting a […]
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NOAA’s former satellite now providing weather data to the U.S. military
GOES-13 has been repurposed as the Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System – Geostationary.
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Rocket Lab Launches First In-house Designed & Built Photon Satellite
Space systems company Rocket Lab has launched its first in-house designed and built operational satellite, cementing the company’s evolution from a launch provider to an end-to-end space solutions company that […]
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Rocket Lab Granted FAA Launch Operator License for Missions from Launch Complex 2
Rocket Lab, a space systems company and global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has been granted a five-year Launch Operator License by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Electron […]
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Voyager Subsidiary, Altius Space Machines, Inc. Announces Both a SBIR and STTR Contract Win to Develop Innovative Technologies for Satellite Servicing
Voyager Space Holdings, Inc. (Voyager), the world’s first space-focused holding company, today announced that its subsidiary, Altius Space Machines, Inc. (Altius), was selected to participate in a Small Business Innovation […]
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Rocket Lab returns to flight with Capella Space launch
Rocket Lab successfully launched a radar imaging satellite for Capella Space Aug. 30 in the first flight of its Electron rocket since a failure nearly two months earlier.
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Student research team develops hybrid rocket engine
n a year defined by obstacles, a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign student rocket team persevered. Working together across five time zones, they successfully designed a hybrid rocket engine that […]
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Hungary plans first GEO satellite • Intelsat plots M&A move • Glavkosmos, ISS Reshetnev team on satellite exports
Three Hungarian companies are forming a joint venture to launch the country’s first geostationary communications satellite in 2024.
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Morpheus Space attracts high-profile backers
Morpheus Space attracted a high-profile group of investors for its first venture capital round.
