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Monday, 27 February 2023 05:09
Kayhan Space amps up executive team ahead of Advanced Collision Avoidance Suite rollout
Lafayette CO (SPX) Feb 27, 2023
Kayhan Space has named Matthew Shouppe as Chief Commercial Officer to lead sales, marketing and product strategy for the company. The announcement comes as Kayhan Space prepares to expand its product offerings in response to an increasingly congested space operating environment.
Shouppe brings more than 13 years of industry experience in the highly specialized area of sales and product dev
Kayhan Space has named Matthew Shouppe as Chief Commercial Officer to lead sales, marketing and product strategy for the company. The announcement comes as Kayhan Space prepares to expand its product offerings in response to an increasingly congested space operating environment.
Shouppe brings more than 13 years of industry experience in the highly specialized area of sales and product dev
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Monday, 27 February 2023 05:09
Mitsubishi Electric and Astroscale to Develop and Produce Satellite Buses
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 27, 2023
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, a leading defense and space company, and Astroscale Holdings Inc., the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term sustainability across all orbits, announced today that Mitsubishi Electric has invested U.S. $25 million in Astroscale's Series G funding round.
Separate from the investment, the companies have agreed to collaborate in the joint developm
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, a leading defense and space company, and Astroscale Holdings Inc., the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term sustainability across all orbits, announced today that Mitsubishi Electric has invested U.S. $25 million in Astroscale's Series G funding round.
Separate from the investment, the companies have agreed to collaborate in the joint developm
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Monday, 27 February 2023 05:09
OffWorld Europe makes its debut in Luxembourg developing space mining robots
Pasadena CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2023
OffWorld, a pioneer in AI-powered industrial Swarm Robotic Mining systems on Earth, has expanded to take on space with the establishment of OffWorld Europe. Kyle Acierno, former CEO of ispace U.S. and an international expert in commercial space and lunar exploration, will manage the new division.
OffWorld Europe will focus on developing and deploying modules for the extraction and storage
OffWorld, a pioneer in AI-powered industrial Swarm Robotic Mining systems on Earth, has expanded to take on space with the establishment of OffWorld Europe. Kyle Acierno, former CEO of ispace U.S. and an international expert in commercial space and lunar exploration, will manage the new division.
OffWorld Europe will focus on developing and deploying modules for the extraction and storage
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Monday, 27 February 2023 05:09
China to install new optical telescope on Pamirs
Urumqi, China (XNA) Feb 27, 2023
China will install a new optical telescope on the Pamirs, which will be the third largest in the country, according to Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The telescope will be placed at the Muztagh observatory in southern Xinjiang's Aketao County.
The observatory is at an altitude of 4,520 meters. Its best seeing, which means the sharpness of a t
China will install a new optical telescope on the Pamirs, which will be the third largest in the country, according to Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The telescope will be placed at the Muztagh observatory in southern Xinjiang's Aketao County.
The observatory is at an altitude of 4,520 meters. Its best seeing, which means the sharpness of a t
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Monday, 27 February 2023 05:09
China launches new communications satellite
Xichang, China (XNA) Feb 27, 2023
Feb. 23 (Xinhua) - China on Thursday sent a new communications satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The "ChinaSat 26" satellite was launched at 7:49 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket.
The satellite will mainly provide high-speed broadband access services for fixed terminals as well as vehicle-mounted,
Feb. 23 (Xinhua) - China on Thursday sent a new communications satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The "ChinaSat 26" satellite was launched at 7:49 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket.
The satellite will mainly provide high-speed broadband access services for fixed terminals as well as vehicle-mounted,
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Monday, 27 February 2023 05:09
Tennessee company gets multibillion-dollar NASA contract for Kennedy Space Center operations
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 27, 2023
NASA announced Thursday that it will award a new $3.2 billion contract to Jacobs Technologies to manage launch infrastructure and maintain ground systems at Kennedy Space Center.
The Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering and Test contract from NASA secures engineering, launch, landing and recovery services and more for the agency and commercial partners using the space center in
NASA announced Thursday that it will award a new $3.2 billion contract to Jacobs Technologies to manage launch infrastructure and maintain ground systems at Kennedy Space Center.
The Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering and Test contract from NASA secures engineering, launch, landing and recovery services and more for the agency and commercial partners using the space center in
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Monday, 27 February 2023 05:09
Crew-6 ready for launch and a program of scientific studies on ISS
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 27, 2023
NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station as soon as February 27 from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, head to the orbiting laboratory for a six-month mission to conduct scientifi
NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station as soon as February 27 from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg, along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, head to the orbiting laboratory for a six-month mission to conduct scientifi
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Monday, 27 February 2023 05:09
Unusual atom helps in search for Universe's building blocks
Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Feb 27, 2023
An unusual form of caesium atom is helping a University of Queensland-led research team unmask unknown particles that make up the Universe.
Dr Jacinda Ginges, from UQ's School of Mathematics and Physics, said the unusual atom - made up of an ordinary caesium atom and an elementary particle called a muon - may prove essential in better understanding the Universe's fundamental building block
An unusual form of caesium atom is helping a University of Queensland-led research team unmask unknown particles that make up the Universe.
Dr Jacinda Ginges, from UQ's School of Mathematics and Physics, said the unusual atom - made up of an ordinary caesium atom and an elementary particle called a muon - may prove essential in better understanding the Universe's fundamental building block
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Monday, 27 February 2023 05:09
Starliner crew performs cabin operations, checks out tools
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Feb 27, 2023
NASA astronauts assigned to the Starliner's upcoming Crew Flight Test (CFT) completed the first part of a two-part Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) this week. CEIT is a critical milestone for NASA, Boeing and the International Space Station program, typically conducted about two months prior to launch. It gives astronauts the opportunity for hands-on training with the actual tools, equipment
NASA astronauts assigned to the Starliner's upcoming Crew Flight Test (CFT) completed the first part of a two-part Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) this week. CEIT is a critical milestone for NASA, Boeing and the International Space Station program, typically conducted about two months prior to launch. It gives astronauts the opportunity for hands-on training with the actual tools, equipment
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Sunday, 26 February 2023 18:51
SpaceX Dragon crew to blast off for ISS
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is to blast off early Monday for the International Space Station carrying two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and the second Emirati to voyage to space.
The SpaceX Dragon Crew-6 mission is set to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:45 am (0645 GMT). Weather conditions are expected to be near perfect.
The Crew Dragon capsule, dubbed Endeavour, is scheduled to dock with the ISS at 2:38 am (0738 GMT) on Tuesday if all goes as planned.
NASA's Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, Russia's Andrey Fedyaev and Sultan al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates are to spend six months on the orbiting space station.
Neyadi, 41, will be the fourth astronaut from an Arab country and the second from the oil-rich United Arab Emirates to journey to space; his countryman Hazzaa al-Mansoori flew an eight-day mission in 2019.
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