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Thousands gathered over several days in early November to experience MAX POWER – NASA’s first exhibition of America’s superiority in space, aeronautics, and technology on and around the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The multi-day, family-friendly event honored the nation’s 250th anniversary and served as a culmination of the agency’s Inspiration Tour. Among the […]
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The UK Government has secured a stake of more than 25% in SaxaVord Spaceport following the completion of a £60 million public-private investment agreement in late October. According to a filing submitted to Companies House on 6 November, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) became a “person” with significant control of Shetland Space […] The post UK Government Investment Secures More Than 25% Stake in SaxaVord appeared first on European Spaceflight.
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Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association today released Connecting the World: Unlocking the Potential of Satellite Connectivity, a new report examining how satellite technology can expand internet access, […] The post CCIA Report Highlights Satellite Connectivity’s Potential to Expand Internet Access and Drive Economic Growth appeared first on SpaceNews.
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After 378 days without windows, the sounds of the outside world, or real-time calls with family and friends, four research volunteers stepped out of NASA’s Mars Dune Alpha habitat on Oct. 31, completing the agency’s second yearlong Mars surface simulation. Ross Elder, Ellen Ellis, James Spicer, and Matthew Montgomery entered the roughly 1,700-square-foot, 3D-printed habitat at […]
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German launch company Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has confirmed that it is now targeting 2027 for the inaugural flight of its RFA ONE rocket from a Scottish launch facility. The revised target for the rocket’s inaugural flight was announced in a post published on the company’s LinkedIn page on 3 November. The post detailed a […] The post RFA Confirms Inaugural RFA ONE Launch Has Slipped to 2027 appeared first on European Spaceflight.
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Orbital Insertion
Orbital insertion around Mercury of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission.
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Solar Orbiter, a partnership between ESA and NASA, will perform a gravity assist maneuver with Venus on December 24, 2026. Throughout its mission it also makes repeated gravity assist flybys of Venus to get closer to the Sun, and to change its orbital inclination, boosting it out of the ecliptic plane, to get the best – and first – views of the Sun’s poles.
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NASA’s Europa Clipper will fly by Earth for a second and final gravity assist on its way to Jupiter.