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ISRO, OPPO India work towards providing NavIC messaging services

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ISRO has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with OPPO India to exchange technical information of NavIC messaging services. This will enable integrating NavIC messaging service with the mobile handset platform keeping in mind the need of Indian users.

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NASA zeroing in on path forward for Lucy Solar Array

December 9th, 2021 by

NASA said it plans to conduct additional ground tests on an engineering model of the Lucy solar array motor and lanyard prior to potentially attempting full deployment of one of the probe’s solar arrays.

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NASA returns Hubble to full science operations

December 9th, 2021 by

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) team recovered the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on Monday, 6 December, and is now operating with all four active instruments collecting science. The team has still not detected any further synchronisation message issues since monitoring began 1 November.

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Russia launches trials of plasma thrusters for nanosatellite stationkeeping

December 9th, 2021 by

Russia has launched the trials of a plasma thruster for retaining the attitude of small space vehicles in orbit, the press office of Sitronics Group was quoted as saying.

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Redwire announces supplier agreement with Terran Orbital

December 9th, 2021 by

Redwire Corporation announced a three-year supplier agreement with Terran Orbital, through which Redwire will deliver a range of advanced components and solutions that will be used in Terran Orbital’s line of satellite manufacturing and service offerings.

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Recently launched Golden Bauhinia satellites operating normally

December 9th, 2021 by

On 7 December 2021, “Golden Bauhinia Satellite No. 5” and “Golden Bauhinia Satellite No. 1 (03) were successfully launched by the Galactic Energy Ceres-1 (Y2) rocket, and they had entered their predetermined orbits and are currently operating normally in orbits.

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Orbex begins construction of new rocket launchpad in the UK

December 9th, 2021 by

Orbex announced it has started construction of its first launch platform, the first orbital space launchpad to be built in the UK for more than half a century.

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Spire Global, Inc. selects Virgin Orbit for late-load addition

December 9th, 2021 by

Virgin Orbit has announced alongside space-based data and analytics provider Spire Global that they have received waiver approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority to include Spire on Virgin Orbit’s upcoming launch.

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