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U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) on Feb. 16 released two National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 draft Requests for Proposals (RFP) based on a dual-lane acquisition approach to encourage new commercial entrants to bid on low-c…
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket sits atop a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center. (SpaceX) Space News: Defense giants are hungry for space companies TAMPA, Fla. — Large defense companies are itching to buy space assets as part of the market is…
The U.S. Air Force is searching for companies able to integrate the Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Force Element Terminals (FET) on the B-52 bomber. The FETs are radiation-hardened satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals that are to permit the …
Scientists predict asteroid strike for only seventh time as one-metre object enters Earth’s atmosphere An asteroid lit up the sky over the Channel in the early hours of Monday after scientists accurately predicted its strike – only the seventh time tha…
VEDCOMSPOC provides enterprise Space Situation Awareness solutions that are accurate, timely, and scalable. New Delhi, India – 09 February 2023, SamKalpa Systems, an India-based company, announces a joint venture with COMSPOC, a US-based enterprise software platform for Space Situational Awareness. The new partnership, named Vedcomspoc, aims to provide accurate, timely, and scalable solutions for identifying …
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A mini-planet orbiting in the frigid outer reaches of the solar system has a Saturn-like ring of dust and debris that defies the rules of physics, a new study has revealed. Space.com reports: The planet in question is called Quaoar and it’s the seventh…
#18SDS has confirmed the breakup of COSMOS 2499 (#39765, 2014-028E) – occurred Jan 4, 2023 at appx 0357 UTC. Tracking 85 associated pieces at est 1169 km altitude – analysis ongoing. #spacedebris #space @SpaceTrackOrg @US_SpaceCom @ussfspoc— 18th Space…
SpaceX on Thursday test fired 31 of the 33 engines in the towering rocket booster of its Starship prototype, as the company prepares to launch the rocket to orbit for the first time. CNBC reports: Called a “static fire,” the milestone test is the final…
Scientists have spotted 12 more moons around Jupiter, adding to an already-huge number that just seems to grow and grow. From a report: There’s so many moons around this gas giant planet that astronomer Scott Sheppard struggles to keep track. “With thi…
In 2014, the first documented meteorite from outside our solar system struck Earth with a spectacular splash.First detected by a satellite network designed to spot dangerous asteroids, the interstellar space rock exploded into a fireball above the Pac…