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  Washington DC (UPI) Mar 16, 2021 Satellite launch provider Virgin Orbit said Thursday it was suspending operations with immediate effect. The company confirmed the "company-wide operational pause" to CNBC and the BBC while saying it would provide "an update on go-forward operations in the coming weeks." Virgin Orbit also reportedly told staff that 600 employees, nearly all of the company's workforce, would be furloughed at a meeting on Wednesday, with the company saying it would update them on the situation next week. / ... read more |
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Spirit AeroSystems, Astraius join forces to boost UK launch ambitionsPrestwick, Scotland (SPX) Mar 17, 2023 Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., and Astraius Ltd. announced today a collaboration to enhance future satellite launch capabilities from Prestwick Spaceport. During a visit to the Spaceport by Scottish Gove ... more  
Britain backs Rolls Royce effort to develop micro-reactor to power moon baseWashington DC (UPI) Mar 17, 2021 Britain is pinning its hopes on nuclear power becoming the energy source that will fuel the next phase of human exploration of the moon, the country's space agency said Friday. ... more 
Rocket Lab claims 'mission success' after deploying 2 commercial satellites into orbitWashington DC (UPI) Mar 16, 2021 Rocket Lab confirmed Thursday that it has successfully deployed its payload of two commercial satellites into orbit. ... more 
Arianespace inks deal to launch at least two Vega-C rocketsWashington (AFP) March 14, 2023 Arianespace said on Tuesday that it has signed a contract to launch two Vega-C rockets, forging ahead three months after the failure of the Italian-made vehicle's first commercial flight. ... more |
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NASA begins building its first robotic Lunar roverMoffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 16, 2023 NASA's first robotic lunar rover is officially coming together and the team building it is over the Moon. "I'm super excited...it makes me very proud of all the time and effort the team has in ... more 
Mix-and-match kit could enable astronauts to build a menagerie of lunar exploration botsBoston MA (SPX) Mar 15, 2023 When astronauts begin to build a permanent base on the moon, as NASA plans to do in the coming years, they'll need help. Robots could potentially do the heavy lifting by laying cables, deploying sol ... more  
Engineers keep an eye on fuel supply of NASA's oldest Mars orbiterPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 16, 2023 Since NASA launched the 2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiter to the Red Planet almost 22 years ago, the spacecraft has looped around Mars more than 94,000 times. That's about the equivalent of 1.37 billion mil ... more 
Remains of a modern glacier found near Martian equatorMountain View CA (SPX) Mar 16, 2023 In a groundbreaking announcement at the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference held in The Woodlands, Texas, scientists revealed the discovery of a relict glacier near Mars' equator. Located in ... more |
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New Horizons team adds AI to Kuiper Belt Object searchLaurel MD (SPX) Mar 16, 2023 By early 1930, Lowell Observatory junior astronomer Clyde Tombaugh had spent months poring over hundreds of telescopic photo plates in the search for a single moving object - which would turn out to ... more  
NASA's Magellan Data Reveals Volcanic Activity on VenusPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 16, 2023 Direct geological evidence of recent volcanic activity has been observed on the surface of Venus for the first time. Scientists made the discovery after poring over archival radar images of Venus ta ... more  
Space Systems Command demonstrates satellite anti-jam capabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2023 Space Systems Command (SSC) successfully demonstrated its ground-based antijamming satellite communications (SATCOM) capability using an on-orbit operational satellite. The event demonstrated over-t ... more  
China's space technology institute sees launches of 400 spacecraftBeijing (XNA) Mar 13, 2023 The China Academy of Space Technology has developed and successfully launched a total of 400 spacecraft with its Tianhui 6 twin satellites sent into space on Friday morning. The two satellites ... more |
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