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Archive for May, 2019

Rocket Crafters signs agreement with RUAG Space

May 14th, 2019 by

Rocket Crafters, a Florida-based space startup, has signed an agreement with RUAG Space to use RUAG components.

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SLS begins insulation process for booster segments for 2nd flight

May 13th, 2019 by

NASA and Northrop Grumman technicians have applied insulation to the final booster motor segment for the second flight of NASA’s deep space rocket, the Space Launch System, and NASA’s Orion spacecraft.

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MDA to deliver search and rescue repeaters for GPS satellites

May 13th, 2019 by

MDA, a Maxar company, has been awarded an initial contract value of C$39 million with Public Services and Procurement Canada.

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RISAT launch set for 22 May

May 12th, 2019 by

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the PSLV-C46, on its 48th mission, would launch RISAT, a radar imaging Earth observation satellite, on 22 May.

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STP-2 launch aboard Falcon Heavy now scheduled for June

May 12th, 2019 by

The long-delayed U.S. Department of Defense’s Space Test Program-2 (STP-2) mission, carrying 24 payloads aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch vehicle, is now scheduled to lift-off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on 22 June 2019.

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ULA receives Delta IV launch contract from U.S. Air Force

May 12th, 2019 by

United Launch Services has been awarded a US$149.4 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract for National Security Space Launch Delta IV heavy launch services.

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Rocket Lab to launch rideshare mission for Spaceflight

May 12th, 2019 by

Rocket Lab announced that its next flight will launch multiple spacecraft on a mission procured by satellite rideshare and mission management provider, Spaceflight. The launch window will open in June, with launch taking place from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula.

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ESA, GomSpace to adapt and improve smallsat subsystems for deep space

May 12th, 2019 by

GomSpace and ESA have signed a contract to adapt and improve smallsat systems and subsystems for science missions in deep space.

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