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ESA to fly dedicated Crew Dragon mission to ISS

The European Space Agency plans to charter a SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station to give more flight opportunities for its astronauts. The post ESA to fly dedicated Crew Dragon mission to ISS appeared first on SpaceNews..

Rocket Report: Canada makes a major move, US Space Force says actually, let's be hasty

"Our security, our prosperity, and our sovereignty will increasingly extend beyond our atmosphere.".

Kayhan targets investors, insurers with expanded orbital intelligence platform

TAMPA, Fla. — Kayhan Space is branching out from providing orbital intelligence used to coordinate satellite fleets with a new software platform that turns that data into business insights for investors and insurers. The Colorado-based venture unveiled its Satcat Terminal March 20, akin to the Bloomberg Terminal widely used by finance professionals for real-time market […] The post Kayhan targets investors, insurers with expanded orbital intelligence platform appeared first on SpaceNews..

Earth from Space: Jostedalsbreen, Norway

From the ESA Blogs..

Restless Kīlauea Launches Lava and Ash

Episode 43 of the Hawaiian volcano’s current eruption was marked by high lava fountains and widespread ash dispersal..

NASA Convening Artemis International Partners Next Week

NASA is bringing together the international partners in the Artemis program next week to discuss the program’s new architecture. NASA differentiates Artemis from the Apollo program by emphasizing that this […].

Blue Origin joins the orbital data center race

Blue Origin is the latest company to propose an orbital data center system, filing plans for a constellation of up to 51,600 satellites. The post Blue Origin joins the orbital data center race appeared first on SpaceNews..

Live coverage: NASA to roll its SLS rocket back to the launch pad ahead of planned April flight of Artemis 2

The rollout of the 322-foot-tall rocket is anticipated to take about 12 hours after first motion. NASA hopes to launch the crewed test flight to the Moon no earlier than April 1..

Register now: The energy imperative driving the push toward orbital data centers

Join us on March 31 for a virtual event, sponsored by Star Catcher and in partnership with the Commercial Space Federation The post Register now: The energy imperative driving the push toward orbital data centers appeared first on SpaceNews..

Kratos wins $446 million Space Force contract for missile-tracking ground systems

The agreement is for ground management and integration for the Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking satellite program The post Kratos wins $446 million Space Force contract for missile-tracking ground systems appeared first on SpaceNews..