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NASA Letter To FCC Regarding SpaceX Starlink Gen 2 System

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) submits this letter in response to the amendment (SAT-AMD-20210818-00105) filed by Space Exploration Holdings, LLC (SpaceX) for a ...
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Sierra Space Working with NASA on Crewed Dream Chaser

Dream Chaser shuttle during taxi tests at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Test Center in California. Image credit: Sierra Space. Sierra Space is working with NASA to develop a crewed version of its Dream ...
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China’s Answer To Starlink Gets A Call from the Central Government

If I may start with a tired, but extremely true pun: covering the Chinese space industry inevitably involves a lot of reading of tea leaves. Speeches and press releases are full of party jargon. The ...
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North American Properties Leads Development of New High-tech Aerospace & Defense Campus In Titusville, Florida

North American Properties (NAP) has announced that it will be serving as the development partner for Draper’s new, six acre high-tech aerospace and defense campus in Titusville, Florida. In this role, ...
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Like a G60 — What’s China Planning with its Other NGSO?

Rendering of “G60 Starlink” Industrial Base. Image credit: ChinaNews.com / Yangtse. For some time, we have been hearing public statements from Chinese decision-makers regarding the country’s LEO ...
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“China Satellite Networks Limited (CSCN)”

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Emposat’s Funding Round Highlights Growth Areas for Telemetry, Tracking, and Command

Emposat’s Global TT&C Network. Image credit: Emposat. Oftentimes when people think of the emerging commercial space sector, two things come to mind: rockets and satellites. This is not surprising, as ...
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Overview Of China’s Tiangong Space Station

As a manned spacecraft operating in orbit for a long time, a space station embodies a country’s scientific and technological strength comprehensively. China’s manned space project was approved in 1992 ...
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Common Interests vs. National Interests: Fractured Cooperation in Space

Rendering of an Artemis Moon landing. Image credit: NASA. Humans, as a species, have explored several aspects of space research for centuries. Yet now in the 21 st century, we observe one glaring ...
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National In-Space Servicing, Assembly, And Manufacturing Implementation Plan

The development of In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities represents the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to scientific and technological innovation, economic ...
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Ariane 5’s Final Flight – A Look Back as Ariane 6’s Costly Succession Looms

Update: unacceptable winds forced a launch delay on Tuesday, July 4. The launch occurred at 6:00 PM EDT on Wednesday July 5. Following a two-week delay caused by faulty pyrotechnical transmission ...
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NASA Fakery – How the Space Agency Responds to Misleading Space Images

An image of the Martian landscape captured by Perseverance stitched together with the night sky as seen from Earth. Image credit: NASA and Hugh Hou. The image is gorgeous. A 360-degree view panorama ...