Here’s a phrase that’s not repeated everyday in the space community: “You’ve heard Elon’s comments … we want to go beyond that,” Brad Tousley, the head of the tactical technology office at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, said May 15.
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What Sparks One of the Most Explosive Processes in the Universe
Scientists are making new discoveries about a process that causes some of the most explosive events in the universe. At the same time, they are answering questions about Earth’s magnetosphere […]
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Current debate on ICBM use a throwback to the 1990s
The present-day debate about a policy change to allow the use of ICBM motors to provide lower cost commercial launches mirrors one from the early 1990s.
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Chris McCormick on PlanetiQ’s launch plans, NOAA’s commercial weather pilot
PlanetiQ’s CEO and founder Chris McCormick talks with SpaceNews about his company’s launch plans and the opportunity he sees in NOAA’s commercial weather data pilot.
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FAA advisory committee recommends no changes to ICBM motor policy
An FAA advisory panel approved a recommendation April 28 calling for no change in current policy that restricts the use of excess intercontinental ballistic missile motors for commercial launch vehicles.
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Sen. Mikulski, NASA Administrator Bolden to View Progress at Wallops Flight Facility
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia will host Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and agency Administrator Charles Bolden on Tuesday, May 3, for an employee town hall and tour. The […]
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First batch of Iridium Next satellites good to go for July SpaceX launch
Mobile satellite services provider Iridium Communications on April 28 said the contracting team for its second-generation Iridium Next constellation had put past delays behind it and would be ready for a first launch of 10 satellites in late July aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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OneWeb to Seek Access to the U.S. Market
Today, OneWeb filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission seeking access to the U.S. market for its planned low earth orbit satellite system. OneWeb’s pioneering non-geostationary satellite constellation will […]
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NASA Dedicates Facility to Mathematician, Presidential Medal Winner Katherine Johnson
NASA will commemorate the many contributions of retired mathematician Katherine Johnson to America’s space program during a building dedication ceremony at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 5 — the 55th […]
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SpaceX Founding Team Launches Vector Space Systems to Redefine Space Commerce
Vector Space Systems, a Micro Satellite space launch enterprise comprised of new-space industry veterans from SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, McDonnell Douglas and Sea Launch, today announced it has secured more than […]
