Sky and Space Global, a startup planning a constellation of 200 cubesats for low-data-rate communications, has narrowed its near-term focus to raising enough money for an initial eight satellites.
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TESS Catches A Comet Outburst In Unprecedented Detail
This is the most complete and detailed observation to date of the formation and dissipation of a naturally-occurring comet outburst. The team members reported their results in the November 22 […]
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Global Storms on Mars Launch Dust Towers Into the Sky
Dust storms are common on Mars. But every decade or so, something unpredictable happens: A series of runaway storms breaks out, covering the entire planet in a dusty haze Last […]
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Lunar IceCube Mission to Locate, Study Resources Needed for Sustained Presence on Moon
As we venture forward to the Moon and establish a sustained lunar presence, finding and understanding water on the lunar surface becomes increasingly important. Lunar water is largely in the […]
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4.1 billion people online • Iridium completes $1.45 billion refinancing • SES exec to chair Space Data Association
An estimated 53.6% of the world’s population now has access to the internet, according to a new report from the International Telecommunication Union.
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Next Generation Electron Booster on the Pad for Rocket Lab’s 10th Mission
Rocket Lab, the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, announced today that its next mission will launch multiple microsatellites in a rideshare mission representing five different countries. The launch […]
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Space and Missile Systems Center payloads arrive at International Space Station on NASA commercial resupply mission
The U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center and its mission partners successfully delivered the Aerospace Rogue Alpha/Beta CubeSats to the International Space Station. The mission, designated NG-12, started […]
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Antares launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft on first CRS-2 mission
Northrop Grumman Antares rocket successfully launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft on a mission to the International Space Station Nov. 2, kicking off a new era in cargo delivery for the station.
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Seven Student-Made CubeSats Set To Fly Aboard Antares Nov. 2 from Wallops
On Saturday, seven small research satellites, or CubeSats, developed by students from eight universities across the nation will fly on Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in […]
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Commercial cargo: The next generation
A decade ago, the idea of relying on commercial spacecraft to deliver cargo to the International Space Station was still very much of an experiment.
