NASA announced April 17 that it has set a May 27 launch date for a SpaceX commercial crew test flight that will be the first mission to launch NASA astronauts to orbit from the United States in nearly a decade.
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Rocket Lab to Launch Dedicated Mission for Japanese Space Industry Start-up Synspective
Rocket Lab, a space technology company and global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has signed a deal with Japanese satellite company Synspective to launch a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite in […]
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Thales Alenia Space to build two prototype satellites for constellation venture
Omnispace, a company planning a satellite constellation to keep mobile asset trackers, sensors and other smart devices constantly connected using common cellular standards, ordered two prototype spacecraft from Thales Alenia Space, the companies announced April 9.
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Rocket Lab executive says company is well positioned to weather crisis
The pause in launch operations is giving Rocket Lab time to focus on its satellite business.
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Rocket Lab launch preparations continue despite coronavirus travel restrictions
Rocket Lab is continuing with preparations for a launch later this month despite the coronavirus pandemic, although another small launch company’s plans for a launch this month remain unclear.
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Students integrate cubesat before coronavirus shuts school
Boston University students and professors spent a decade developing what they affectionately call the Toaster. It’s a six-unit cubesat to detect changes in Earth’s magnetic field caused by space weather.
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Rocket Lab’s Electron Launch Vehicle Certified by NASA
NASA has certified Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle, providing confidence for NASA’s low cost scientific, educational and technology demonstration small satellites. The certification milestone was achieved largely through the successful launch of […]
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Kepler’s decision to build its own cubesats surprises manufacturers
It came as a surprise to many cubesat manufacturers when Kepler Communications announced plans in January to manufacture its constellation of 140 Internet of Things satellites in-house.
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Why the smallsat bubble may deflate, but not burst
For the last few years, investors, analysts and other observers of the entrepreneurial space industry have been forecasting end times for the industry’s current boom. So far, they’ve been proven wrong.
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Megaconstellation startup raises $110 million to connect smartphones via satellite
AST & Science’s immediate focus is starting revenue generation in the next few years with low Earth orbit satellites numbering in the “low twenties” in an equatorial orbit.
