SES plans to launch its SES-11 satellite, also known as EchoStar 105, as soon as late September from Cape Canaveral. The first stage that will be used on launch is likely the Falcon 9 that first flew in February to send a Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station.
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Vector Successfully Launches First Ever Rocket from Spaceport Camden
Vector Space Systems conducted a successful suborbital flight of its B0.002 test vehicle today. Vector, a micro satellite space launch company comprised of new-space and enterprise software industry veterans from […]
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NASA’s Randy Bresnik, Crewmates Arrive at International Space Station
After a six-hour spaceflight, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos and Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) arrived at the International Space Station at 5:54 p.m. EDT […]
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Cameras on NASA exoplanet spacecraft slightly out of focus
Cameras recently installed on a NASA spacecraft designed to look for nearby exoplanets will be slightly out of focus once launched, but the agency said that will not affect the mission’s science.
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Satellite industry generated more than $260 billion in revenues in 2016, according to new report
The report found there were more than 1,450 active satellites in orbit at the end of last year, an increase of nearly 50 percent in five years.
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NASA Awards Grants for Research, Flight Opportunities to 22 Universities
Twenty-two universities across the country have been selected to receive NASA grants for research and technology development projects in areas critical to the agency’s mission. Nine of these universities will […]
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VP Mike Pence will visit Kennedy Space Center today; not expected to make any policy announcements
Pence will give a speech early this afternoon to employees at KSC’s Vehicle Assembly Building, and will also tour other facilities at the center.
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SpaceX crests double-digit marker, notching tenth launch this year
SpaceX continues to outperform its launch cadence from earlier years, conducting its tenth successful launch this year with an expendable mission for Intelsat on July 5.
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Vector Partners with Sequoia and Secures $21M in Series A Funding
Vector, the micro satellite launch company that’s decreasing barriers to entry and increasing speed to orbit, today announced $21M Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Shasta […]
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MDA restarts satellite servicing business with SES as first customer
After scrapping an attempt at a satellite servicing business six years ago, MDA Corp. launched a new venture June 28 to repair and refuel satellites in orbit using a spacecraft it is building for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
