SAN FRANCISCO — TrustPoint, a startup developing a next-generation global navigation satellite system, won SpaceWERX contracts with a combined value of $3.8 million. Under two SpaceWERX direct-to-phase 2 contracts, TrustPoint […] The post TrustPoint wins SpaceWERX contracts for alternative PNT appeared first on SpaceNews.
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SAN FRANCISCO – A NASA formation-flying experiment shows the promise of autonomous navigation for satellite swarms. The four cubesats in the Starling Formation-Flying Optical Experiment, or StarFOX, calculate their orbits […] The post Navigating by sight appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Ensemble Space Labs was spun off from a government contracting firm focused on digital services The post New startup seeks to tackle space weather challenges appeared first on SpaceNews.
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HELSINKI — Two Chinese spacecraft appear to have successfully reached their intended lunar orbits despite an initial launch issue that left them stranded in low Earth orbit. A slide attributed […] The post Chinese spacecraft appear to reach lunar orbit despite launch setback appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Globalstar has secured permission to start deploying up to 17 improved direct-to-smartphone connectivity satellites next year despite SpaceX objections. The post Globalstar gets conditional approval to replenish constellation appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The first stage of the inaugural Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) rocket was destroyed in a static-fire test Aug. 19, dealing a setback to the German company just as it was nearing its first launch. The post RFA first stage destroyed in static-fire test appeared first on SpaceNews.
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SAN FRANCISCO – Qube, a German cubesat is preparing to test quantum key generation and distribution via optical link. Mission operators in Germany made contact with the 3.53-kilogram Qube approximately […] The post German cubesat to test quantum key distribution appeared first on SpaceNews.
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A private astronaut mission that will attempt the first commercial spacewalk on a is ready for launch in a week on a SpaceX Crew Dragon. The post Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission ready for launch appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The company’s satellite imagery will be used by NATO’s ‘Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space’ program The post Planet signs deal with NATO to supply satellite imagery appeared first on SpaceNews.
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NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) Moon rocket demonstrated eye-watering performance and precision during its inaugural flight in November 2022. An upgraded system now in development, known as the SLS Block […] The post RS-25 Engine Evolves for the Evolvable SLS Rocket appeared first on SpaceNews.
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