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Starlink soars: SpaceX's satellite internet surprises ... - SpaceNews
2024年5月9日 · WASHINGTON — SpaceX’s ambitious Starlink satellite network is exceeding expectations at a blistering pace, according to a new report by Quilty Space, a market research and consulting firm ...
Pentagon embracing SpaceX’s Starshield for future military satcom
2024年6月11日 · DoD currently buys Starlink’s commercial internet service but in the future it also plans to acquire more than 100 ‘Starshield’ satellites that would be government-owned
NASA selects three companies to advance Artemis lunar rover …
2024年4月3日 · CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — NASA has selected three companies to work on lunar rover concepts that would be offered as a service for Artemis lunar landings and scientific activities.
NISAR launch slips to 2025 - SpaceNews
The launch of a joint U.S.-Indian radar imaging satellite will not take place before February 2025 because of work on the spacecraft’s antenna and orbital constraints, NASA said July 29.
X-37B to jettison payload module in orbital shift, Space Force ...
2024年10月10日 · In orbit for extended periods. The X-37B, capable of operating at altitudes between 150 to 500 miles above Earth, has previously demonstrated the ability to remain in orbit for extended periods ...
Musk outlines plans to increase Starship launch rate and …
2024年4月6日 · Updated April 8 with date of presentation. WASHINGTON — SpaceX could attempt to land a Starship booster as soon as the vehicle’s fifth flight as Elon Musk outlined plans to increase both the ...
China to debut large reusable rockets in 2025 and 2026
2024年3月5日 · Company: Rocket Name: Rocket Type: Key Features or Notes: iSpace: Hyperbola-3: Methane-liquid oxygen reusable: Payload capacity of 8,500 kg to Low Earth Orbit (LEO); first flight planned for 2025.
NASA payload to fly on first Blue Origin lunar lander mission
2024年8月12日 · A NASA payload will hitch a ride to the moon on Blue Origin’s first lunar lander mission, scheduled to launch as soon as next March.
SpaceX making progress on Starship in-space refueling technologies
2024年4月27日 · NASA says SpaceX is on track to demonstrate in-space refueling of Starship next year, a critical technology for returning humans to the lunar surface using that vehicle.