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New launch vehicles set for test flights from China’s Jiuquan spaceport

HELSINKI — Newly-developed orbital and suborbital launch vehicles are being readied for test flights at the Jiuquan spaceport as China’s efforts to foster a...

Hubble captured an unusual multi-armed galaxy merger

NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope recently shared an observation of a gem from the Galaxy Zoo project. It captured an unusual multi-armed galaxy merger called...

CAPSTONE suffers communications problem

Updated 8:30 p.m. Eastern with Advanced Space statement. WASHINGTON — A NASA lunar cubesat mission has lost contact with Earth a day after its deployment,...

Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation

Airbus U.S. Space and Defense will produce 42 satellite buses for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 1 WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman announced July...

Kongsberg to acquire majority stake in NanoAvionics

WASHINGTON — Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace will acquire a majority stake in NanoAvionics in a deal that values the smallsat manufacturer at...

What Are Spring-Loaded Jack Locks?

Depending on your job, you may want to invest in a set of spring-loaded jack locks. They are used extensively in the workplace. As...

Bolts vs Rivets: What’s the Difference?

Fasteners are an essential part of all airplanes. Commercial jets, for instance, contain an average of 1.5 to 3 million fasteners. Fasteners are used...

CAPSTONE heads to the moon

WASHINGTON — A NASA-funded lunar cubesat is on its way to the moon July 4 after a series of burns by a Rocket Lab...

5 Facts About Leading Edge Cuffs on Airplanes

Leading edge cuffs are commonly found on airplanes. Also known as drooped leading edges (DLEs), it’s an adjustable surface on the leading edge of...

Hell’s chemistry set

In recent months, NASA has provided details about a mission to descend...

Thales Innovation Lab – Accelerating Change

Pre-pandemic, pressure was already mounting for the sector to embark into a green transition. In parallel, while unprecedented levels of air traffic growth had...

New Zealand joins ASAT testing ban

WASHINGTON — The government of New Zealand has formally joined a U.S.-led ban on testing of destructive direct-ascent antisatellite (ASAT) weapons in an effort...

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