President Donald Trump says it would have been “inappropriate” for Jared Isaacman to lead NASA given his ties to Elon Musk and history of political donations. The post Trump says it would have been “inappropriate” for Isaacman to lead NASA appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The pads were intended to support the Air Force’s Rocket Cargo program The post U.S. Air Force halts plan for rocket landing pads on remote Pacific atoll amid environmental backlash appeared first on SpaceNews.
The canceled program, known as Protected Tactical Satellite Communication-Resilient (PTS-R), was launched in 2020 to build anti-jam communications satellites The post Space Force scraps satellite procurement, shifts to more flexible strategy appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The ESS satellites are central to U.S. nuclear command, control and communications The post Boeing lands $2.8 billion deal to build next-gen nuclear communications satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Congress approved a budget reconciliation bill that includes nearly $10 billion for NASA human spaceflight programs and could also lead to the transfer of a space shuttle to Houston. The post Congress passes budget reconciliation bill with $10 billion for NASA appeared first on SpaceNews.
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China sent a new satellite into orbit for its experimental Shiyan series Thursday with a launch from the country’s southwest. The post China launches first classified Shiyan-28B experimental satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.
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In this week’s episode of Space Minds we bring you a special panel discussion on the future of commercial lunar exploration which was recorded live during the build-up to a historic moon landing. The post The business case for the moon appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The European Space Agency will soon select the finalists for a competition intended to support the development of new launch vehicles by European companies. The post ESA prepares downselect for European Launcher Challenge appeared first on SpaceNews.
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British smallsat maker Open Cosmos has acquired Connected, a Portuguese startup developing 5G narrowband connectivity payloads for satellites. The post Open Cosmos buys Portuguese startup to bolster space-based IoT capabilities appeared first on SpaceNews.
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French launch vehicle startup Latitude has signed a deal to expand into a larger factory as the company works towards a first launch as soon as next year. The post Latitude announces new factory and contracts for Zephyr small launcher appeared first on SpaceNews.
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