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Archive for August 17th, 2021

Phantom Space acquires Micro Aerospace Solutions

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Phantom Space Corporation, a space transportation technology development and manufacturing company, announced the successful acquisition of Micro Aerospace Solutions, a provider of space communications systems, space propulsion systems, and electrical hardware design for spacecraft and rockets.

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Spire Global announces completion of merger with NavSight holdings

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Spire Global, Inc., a provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, announced it has completed its previously announced business combination with NavSight Holdings, Inc. to take Spire public.

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NASA announces date for SpaceX’s 23rd cargo resupply mission

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NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting Saturday, 28 August, to launch its 23rd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station.

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Rocket Lab to Launch AuroraSat-1

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Rocket Lab has announced it will launch a satellite to test space junk removal technologies for Aurora Propulsion Technologies, a Finnish company dedicated to the sustainable use of space.

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Vega launches EO satellite, four cubesats

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Rocket: Vega; Payload: Pléiades Neo 4, four auxiliary payloads; Date: 17 August 2021, 0147 UTC; Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana. The mission lasted one hour, 44 minutes and 59 seconds during which Pléiades Neo 4 separated on a Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 625 km while the four auxiliary payloads separated at 551 kilometers.

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