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2 days ago

Space Force extends Kratos’ contract for satellite ground systems

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has received an eight-year extension to a contract it has held since 2002 for technical services in support of U.S. military communications satellites’ ground systems. The company, based in San Diego, California, was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $579 million, the U.S. Space…

Kratos Defense

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Space Force extends Kratos’ contract for satellite ground systems
Space Force extends Kratos’ contract for satellite ground systems
Kratos Defense

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5 days ago

China’s Landspace aims to build a stainless steel rocket

Chinese launch startup Landspace has unveiled plans to develop a reusable stainless steel rocket. The Zhuque-3 (Vermillion Bird 3) will use stainless propellant tanks and clusters of Tianque methane-liquid oxygen propellant rocket engines, according to a presentation by Landspace CEO Zhang Changwu at the Mingyue Lake Aerospace Information Industry International…

Zhuque 3

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China’s Landspace aims to build a stainless steel rocket
China’s Landspace aims to build a stainless steel rocket
Zhuque 3

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Nov 17

China launches new-gen Haiyang ocean monitoring satellite

China launched the first of a new series of Haiyang ocean observation satellites late Wednesday. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off into clear skies above Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 10:55 p.m. Eastern, Nov. 15 (0355 UTC, Nov. 16). The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced launch…

Haiyang

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China launches new-gen Haiyang ocean monitoring satellite
China launches new-gen Haiyang ocean monitoring satellite
Haiyang

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Nov 9

Virgin Galactic to halt Unity suborbital flights by mid-2024

Virgin Galactic will reduce the frequency of flights of its current suborbital vehicle and stop them entirely by mid-2024 as it concentrates resources on the next generation of vehicles. In a Nov. 8 earnings call, company executives said flights of VSS Unity, which completed its fifth commercial suborbital mission Nov…

Virgin Galactic

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Virgin Galactic to halt Unity suborbital flights by mid-2024
Virgin Galactic to halt Unity suborbital flights by mid-2024
Virgin Galactic

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Nov 4

Astra, low on cash, defaults on loan

Dwindling cash reserves caused launch vehicle and spacecraft propulsion company Astra Space to default on a loan at the end of October, adding to doubts about the company’s future. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after the markets closed Nov. 3, Astra disclosed that it had…

Astra Space

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Astra, low on cash, defaults on loan
Astra, low on cash, defaults on loan
Astra Space

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Oct 30

Space Development Agency awards Northrop Grumman $732 million contract for 38 satellites and support services

The Space Development Agency awarded Northrop Grumman a $732 million contract for 38 communications satellites that will be part of the U.S. military’s low Earth orbit space architecture, the company announced Oct. 30. These satellites are for the portion of SDA’s mesh network known as Transport Layer Tranche 2 Alpha…

Space Development Agency

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Space Development Agency awards Northrop Grumman $732 million contract for 38 satellites and…
Space Development Agency awards Northrop Grumman $732 million contract for 38 satellites and…
Space Development Agency

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Oct 28

Intuitive Machines delays first lander mission to January

Intuitive Machines announced Oct. 27 that is has pushed back the launch of its first lunar lander mission by two months to mid-January. In a statement issued after the markets closed, the company said its IM-1 mission is now scheduled to launch on a Falcon 9 in a “multi-day” window…

Intuitive Machines

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Intuitive Machines delays first lander mission to January
Intuitive Machines delays first lander mission to January
Intuitive Machines

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Oct 19

Cognitive Space wins two SDA contracts

Cognitive Space, a startup focused on satellite automation, announced two Space Development Agency contracts Oct. 19 with a combined value of $3.22 million. Under a $1.25 million Direct-to-Phase 2 award, Cognitive Space will delve into topology and link management for dynamic satellite networks. With a second $1.97 million Small Business…

Cognitive Space

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Cognitive Space wins two SDA contracts
Cognitive Space wins two SDA contracts
Cognitive Space

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Oct 13

NASA launches Psyche mission to metal world

A NASA spacecraft is finally on its way to a metallic main belt asteroid after a successful Falcon Heavy launch Oct. 13. The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 10:19 a.m. Eastern. Its payload, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, separated from the upper stage…

Psyche Mission

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NASA launches Psyche mission to metal world
NASA launches Psyche mission to metal world
Psyche Mission

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Oct 9

Vega launches a dozen smallsats

A Vega rocket successfully launched a dozen small satellites Oct. 8 while its more powerful version remains grounded for another year. The Vega rocket lifted off from the European spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana, at 9:36 p.m. Eastern. The launch was originally scheduled for Oct. 6 but scrubbed in the…

Vega

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Vega launches a dozen smallsats
Vega launches a dozen smallsats
Vega

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