Chinese launch startup iSpace successfully sent a satellite into orbit early Tuesday with a solid fueled rocket mission a year after its previous launch failed. The post China’s iSpace returns to flight with successful orbital solid rocket launch appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The Canadian Space Agency awarded initial study contracts July 29 for a lunar utility rover as part of the country’s push to deepen its role in the U.S.-led Artemis program. The post Canada awards study contracts for lunar utility rover appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The technology can simulate adversary spacecraft behaviors in physics-accurate orbital environments The post Slingshot unveils AI agent for Space Force training appeared first on SpaceNews.
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NASA has paused plans to procure a set of ground stations intended to reduce the burden on the agency’s Deep Space Network, citing uncertain budgets. The post NASA pauses acquisition of lunar communications ground stations appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Leanspace, a European satellite operations technology provider, today announced that Qwaltec, a US-based defense contractor and leading provider of turnkey solutions and engineering services, has joined its growing partner ecosystem […] The post Qwaltec joins Leanspace Partner Ecosystem to Deliver Next-Gen Spacecraft Operations Solutions for the US Market appeared first on SpaceNews.
SAN FRANCISCO – More than 4,000 people from 45 countries have signed up to attend the Small Satellite Conference at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City Aug. 10-13. After 38 years in Logan, Utah, SmallSat is moving to Salt Lake City because the convention center and surrounding hotels can accommodate thousands of
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A House appropriations bill provides funding for a civil space traffic coordination system but wants changes to increase its reliance on the Defense Department. The post House appropriators want TraCSS to rely more on Defense Department appeared first on SpaceNews.
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OTV-8 will test technologies for GPS-denied navigation and space network integration The post U.S. military X-37B spaceplane prepares for eighth mission appeared first on SpaceNews.
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SAN FRANCISCO – EraDrive, a Stanford spinoff, won a $1 million NASA contract to detect, identify and track space objects. It was the first contract for the Palo Alto, California, startup founded earlier this year by Space Rendezvous Laboratory (SLAB) director Simone D’Amico, Justin Kruger, SLAB postdoctoral fellow, and Sumant Sharma, a SLAB alum and
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The stratosphere is no longer empty. High-altitude platform and suborbital spaceplane operations are booming, yet our management of “near-space” remains stuck in the last century. We cannot afford to postpone solutions until after a catastrophe. Instead, we must embed new approaches now! High-altitude platforms (HAPs), like stratospheric balloons, solar-powered drones and airships and suborbital space
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