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NASA moves Starliner landing to June 26 to collect more test flight data

Boeing’s leak-prone Starliner capsule will remain docked to the International Space Station an additional four days, NASA announced Tuesday, returning to Earth with a...

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Spain’s Ienai Space gets funds to demo electrospray thrusters

TAMPA, Fla. — Spanish small satellite propulsion developer Ienai Space has raised 3.9 million euros ($4.2 million) to start demonstrating electrospray thrusters in low Earth...

Ovzon’s first broadband satellite reaches geostationary slot

TAMPA, Fla. — Ovzon’s first fully owned satellite has reached its geostationary position after a five-month journey in space and passed initial health checks,...

Missile Defense Agency satellites track first hypersonic launch

The Defense Department’s advanced missile tracking satellites logged their first views of a hypersonic flight test this week, according to the Missile Defense Agency.MDA...

The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Massive Rounds By Cruise And AlphaSense Lead Way

Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2024 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based companies?...

NASA, Boeing set new undocking, landing date for Starliner spacecraft

NASA and Boeing teams pushed back the target undocking and landing date for the Starliner spacecraft from the International Space Station by four days....

Voyager 1 returning science data again

WASHINGTON — The four instruments on NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft are returning science data for the first time since a computer malfunction last November,...

Extreme impacts make metals stronger when heated – Physics World

Heating metals usually makes them softer, but new micro-ballistic impact testing experiments show that if they are deformed extremely quickly during heating, they actually...

ESA-China moon cooperation could end with Chang’e-6

HELSINKI — European-Chinese cooperation in lunar exploration could come to an end despite successful collaboration in the ongoing Chang’e-6 mission. ESA provided a payload for...

Space Force’s Resilient GPS program draws skepticism from lawmakers

A congressional appropriations panel cast some doubt on whether a U.S. Space Force effort to protect its GPS system from signal jamming will be...

Space Tech Startup Lands $95M For Satellite Buses

Space manufacturing company Apex locked up a $95 million Series B led by XYZ Venture Capital and CRV to ramp up its production of...

Kongsberg NanoAvionics strengthens government focus with new CEO

TAMPA, Fla. — Kongsberg NanoAvionics hopes to significantly expand its government business after appointing national security specialist Atle Wøllo to lead the Lithuanian small satellite builder. The...

Mars has frost-covered mountains at its equator but no lakes at its poles – Physics World

Climbers on Mars’ equatorial volcanoes would wake up to frost-covered peaks, but aspiring Martian scuba divers would find no liquid water beneath the planet’s...

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