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Archive for October 6th, 2020

A space fan’s guide to New York Comic Con 2020

October 6th, 2020 by

We’ve scanned the schedule and pulled out the essential panels that space lovers should make their top priority for the virtual New York Comic Con.

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Test a Starfleet rifle in this exclusive behind-the-scenes clip from the ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Blu-ray

October 6th, 2020 by

Property Master Jeffrey Lombardi shows off the new Federation Rifle in this exclusive clip from the new “Star Trek: Picard” home video release on Blu-ray, DVD and Steelbook.

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Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites after several delays

October 6th, 2020 by

Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: 60 Starlink satellites; Date: 6 October 2020, 1129 UTC; Launch site: Kennedy Space Center, USA. The Starlink satellites deployed approximately 1 hour and 1 minute after lift-off.

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L3Harris, SpaceX to build missile defence satellites

October 6th, 2020 by

The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) made two awards for another layer of its Tranche 0 National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA). SpaceX and L3Harris will build satellites for the tracking layer of the space-based portion of the missile defence system.

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Northrop Grumman, NASA complete environmental testing on JWST

October 6th, 2020 by

Northrop Grumman Corporation and NASA have completed environmental testing on the James Webb Space Telescope.

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GHGSat signs with ABB to deliver satellite payloads

October 6th, 2020 by

GHGSat has signed an agreement with ABB to deliver payloads for GHGSat’s next three methane detecting satellites.

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope passes crucial launch-simulation tests

October 6th, 2020 by

NASA’s $9.8 billion James Webb Space Telescope has passed “environmental testing,” a series of trials designed to simulate the considerable rigors of launch, agency officials announced today (Oct. 6).

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‘How We Got to the Moon’: Author John Rocco retells the true story of Apollo 11 with amazing art and science

October 6th, 2020 by

“How We Got to the Moon” (Random House Children’s Books, 2020), out today (Oct. 6) peels back the curtain to expose the true story of NASA’s Apollo program and how people from all walks of life worked together to accomplish the impossible.

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