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SpaceX seeks OK for a million earth stations
SpaceX has opened a new window into its ambitious plans for a global satellite broadband data network, thanks to an earth-station license application filed with the Federal Communications Commission. The application, filed on behalf of a sister company called SpaceX Services, seeks … Continue reading
3-D printer plus recycler installed in orbit
NASA astronauts on the International Space Station have installed the first integrated 3-D printer and plastic recycler to go into orbit, and it’s currently being checked out for experiments that are due to start in the next few weeks. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 3-D Printing, International Space Station, NASA, Space, Tethers Unlimited
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ZTF team shares sky scanner’s greatest hits
A state-of-the-art astronomical camera system in California known as the Zwicky Transient Facility is rolling out an early batch of greatest hits with an assist from the University of Washington. The wide-angle camera makes use of the 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope at Southern California’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Astronomy, DIRAC Institute, Space, University of Washington, Zwicky Transient Facility
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Virgin Galactic test pilots get astronaut wings
Two Virgin Galactic test pilots are now wearing the first commercial astronaut wings to be awarded since SpaceShipOne’s historic spaceflights in 2004. Last December’s test flight, piloted by Mark “Forger” Stucky and Rick “CJ” Sturckow in the SpaceShipTwo Unity rocket plane, … Continue reading
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Tagged Astronauts, Commercial Spaceflight, FAA, Richard Branson, Space, Virgin Galactic
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NASA pays tribute to fallen astronauts
NASA highlighted the legacy of astronauts lost in tragic missions including 1967’s Apollo 1, the shuttle Challenger’s launch in 1986 and the shuttle Columbia’s breakup in 2003 today — a week later than originally planned due to the partial government shutdown. … Continue reading
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Tagged Apollo, Challenger, NASA, Shuttle Columbia, Space, Space History
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Mini-probes fade into the sunset beyond Mars
Farewell, WALL-E and EVE: NASA says it’s lost contact with two briefcase-sized MarCO nanosatellites, more than two months after their history-making Mars flyby. And yet another robotic explorer, NASA’s Opportunity rover, has been mute on Mars for eight months, heightening suspicions that … Continue reading
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Tagged CubeSats, InSight, Mars, NASA, Opportunity rover, Satellites, Space
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SpaceX and Boeing space taxi trips delayed … again
NASA says the flight test schedule for space taxis designed by SpaceX and Boeing to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station has been stretched out further, as expected. And it wouldn’t be surprising if additional postponements occur … Continue reading
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Tagged Boeing, Commercial Spaceflight, Dragon, International Space Station, NASA, Space, SpaceX, Starliner
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