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The Best Laid Plans, Moscow Edition: Ukraine Invasion Damages Russia’s Launch Business

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The Best Laid Plans, Moscow Edition: Ukraine Invasion Damages Russia’s Launch Business

Payload August 6, 2022

Soyuz-2 rocket launches a military satellite from Plesetsk Cosmodrome. (Credit: Russian Ministry of Defense) by Douglas MessierManaging...

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AstroForge Aims to Succeed at Mining Asteroids Where Others Failed

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AstroForge Aims to Succeed at Mining Asteroids Where Others Failed

Payload August 5, 2022

Matthew Gialich (Credit: AstroForge) By David BullockStaff Writer While other asteroid mining companies such as Planetary Resources...

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Maxar Awarded GeoXO Spacecraft Phase A Study Contract for NOAA’s Next-Generation Weather Monitoring Satellites

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Maxar Awarded GeoXO Spacecraft Phase A Study Contract for NOAA’s Next-Generation Weather Monitoring Satellites

Payload August 5, 2022

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (Maxar Technologies PR) — Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure,...

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Xona Secures Investment from First Spark Ventures and Lockheed Martin to Accelerate LEO GPS Alternative

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Xona Secures Investment from First Spark Ventures and Lockheed Martin to Accelerate LEO GPS Alternative

Payload August 4, 2022

Xona Engineer Nick Manglaviti setting up hardware-in-the-loop testing at Xona’s R&D lab in San Mateo, California. (Image...

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MasterClass Announces Richard Branson to Teach Disruptive Entrepreneurship

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MasterClass Announces Richard Branson to Teach Disruptive Entrepreneurship

Payload August 4, 2022

The business mogul and founder of the Virgin Group teaches members how to transform their wild ideas into...

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ISS Performs First Material Combustion Experiment Under High-Concentration Oxygen Conditions Aboard Kibo Module to Ensure Spaceflight Safety

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ISS Performs First Material Combustion Experiment Under High-Concentration Oxygen Conditions Aboard Kibo Module to Ensure Spaceflight Safety

Payload August 3, 2022

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency National University Corporation Hokkaido University JAXA Program Update The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency...

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Astrobio: A Challenge at High Orbit

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Astrobio: A Challenge at High Orbit

Payload August 3, 2022

Illustration of Astrobio satellite in orbit. (Credit: INAF) Its operational life should have been a few hours...

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SpaceX Rockets U.S. Launches to New Heights in 2022

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SpaceX Rockets U.S. Launches to New Heights in 2022

Payload August 2, 2022

Falcon 9 launches 53 Starlink satellites on June 17, 2022. (Credit: SpaceX) by Douglas MessierManaging Editor Powered...

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Have Canadians Lost Touch With Space Industry – or Has the Industry Lost Touch With Them?

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Have Canadians Lost Touch With Space Industry – or Has the Industry Lost Touch With Them?

Payload August 2, 2022

Three times as many Canadians associate space with aliens (23%) than communications & connectivity (7%) Less than...

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A Busy Launch Year on the Korean Peninsula

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A Busy Launch Year on the Korean Peninsula

Payload July 31, 2022

Nuri rocket lifts off from the Naro Space Center on June 21, 2022. (Credit: KARI) by Douglas...

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