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Press Releases
ABL Space Systems performs integrated stage test of the RS1 launch vehicle
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — ABL Space Systems has completed integrated stage testing of the RS1 small satellite launch vehicle. Testing was performed on the RS1 second stage with the in-house designed E2 liquid rocket engine at the Area 1-56 test site on Edwards Air Force Base. Critical aspects the campaign included handling of the propellant tanks, operating pressurant management…
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OWC Blasts User Content to Space with Blue Origin
OWC®, a leading technology and new frontiers innovator bringing new capabilities to Earth for Mac & PC users since 1988, and one of the world’s most respected providers of Memory, External Drives, SSDs, Mac & PC docking solutions and performance upgrade kits, today announced that its Envoy Pro FX external SSD has successfully traveled to space and back onboard a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket. The Envoy…
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Most Powerful Rocket Ever Built
Our fascination with space spans generations. For more than 100 years, humans have dreamed of going to the Moon and exploring the farthest reaches of our galaxy.Technological advancements have made deep space exploration more possible than ever. There’s no better example than NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the largest, most powerful rocket ever built. SLS is designed for deep space,…
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SLS core stage is ready for its next milestone
The first Space Launch System (SLS) core stage is on the test stand at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and is going through tests before its first flight. The SLS is America’s 212-foot-tall, deep-space rocket that will take astronauts to the moon and beyond. With testing underway, the SLS is approaching its final milestone, the “green run.” The term “green”…
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NASA
NASA to Broadcast Launch of Mission to Study the Frontier of Space
NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) is scheduled to be air-launched over the Atlantic Ocean at 9:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 9, by Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket. Coverage of the prelaunch briefing and launch will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. ICON and Pegasus will take off aboard the company’s L-1011 Stargazer aircraft from Cape Canaveral Air Force…
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NASA
Demo-1 Underway: Crew Dragon Launches on Debut Flight
The Demo-1 uncrewed flight test to the International Space Station, SpaceX’s inaugural flight with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, is underway following the successful launch Saturday morning of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft. The first-of-its-kind mission, planned to be a full demonstration of the spacecraft and its systems, launched on time at 2:49 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A…
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Launch Success, ICEYE-X2 SAR Satellite Communications Established
HELSINKI, Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — ICEYE, an Earth observation company creating the world’s largest Synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation, today confirmed that the launch of its satellite mission ICEYE-X2 has been successful. Communications with the satellite were successfully established at 19:58 CET, after the satellite was delivered into orbit via Spaceflight’s SSO-A: SmallSat Express mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9…
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OUTFRONT Studios Launches Campaign with Florida’s Space Coast Featuring 30 Foot Rocket
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) today announced a campaign designed by its in-house creative studio OUTFRONT Studios for the Florida’s Space Coast Office of Tourism, featuring one of the largest three-dimensional displays in an out-of-home campaign. Orlando commuters traveling East on Interstate 4 can see three creatives on OUTFRONT’s trivision billboards boasting Florida’s Space Coast’s diverse assets as a destination. The out-of-this-world…
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NASA
NASA to Host Briefings, Events for ICON Launch to Study Space Weather
NASA will host a series of media briefings leading up to the Friday, Oct. 26, launch of its Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) mission to study the dynamic zone high in the atmosphere where terrestrial weather from below meets space weather above. The launch and briefings, which begin Wednesday, Oct. 24, will air on NASA Television and the agency’s website. The spacecraft,…
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Podcasts
Flood Our Inbox!
Welcome to Season 02 Episode 05! You are once again joined by your hosts Ty and Andrew. On today’s episode the dynamic duo discuss Ben’s titties being gross, an amazing town that is flooded with clear water, Nest cameras’ new deal going on, an electric car that is insanely fast, a motorized old person cart that goes 62mph, Mattel announcing…
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