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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
Rocket Lab pushes back Neutron debut to 2025 - SpaceNews
2024年5月7日 · ORLANDO, Fla. — As Rocket Lab prepares to begin tests of the first Archimedes engine for its Neutron launch vehicle, the company says that the rocket won’t be ready for its first flight before ...
China launches first satellites for Thousand Sails megaconstellation
2024年8月6日 · PRESTON, United Kingdom — China successfully launched the first batch of 18 satellites Tuesday for the Thousand Sails low Earth orbit communications megaconstellation.
China to begin constructing its own megaconstellation later this year
2023年3月28日 · HELSINKI — China is preparing to launch its first satellites for a national low Earth orbit broadband megaconstellation to challenge SpaceX’s Starlink.
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 ...
SpaceX launches sixth Starship but aborts booster landing
2024年11月19日 · SpaceX launched its Starship vehicle on its sixth test flight Nov. 19 but called off a planned landing of the Super Heavy booster back at the launch site.
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.
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.