Day: March 1, 2024

US Moon Lander Odysseus Goes Dark With Power Banks Depleted.

Odysseus, an American lunar lander that had a doomed, wonky descent on the moon, sent its final image on Thursday before its power banks depleted, said Intuitive Machines (IM), the private company behind the project that saw America reach the Moon after over 50 years. The final image The photograph “showcases the crescent Earth in …

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AAC Space Africa Wins its First Satellite Order.

In a press release by AAC Clyde Space, its subsidiary, AAC Space Africa, announced winning its first satellite order to assemble, integrate, and test two satellites. The order, valued at approximately USD 213,078 (ZAR 4.1 million), is slated for delivery by June 2024. “We are delighted that AAC Space Africa has received its first satellite …

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Viasat Links Up With Northrop Grumman For Air Force Communications Experiment.

Global communications company Viasat announced Feb. 29 it has signed an agreement with defense prime contractor Northrop Grumman to support an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) experiment using broadband satellite internet to connect military vehicles and aircraft. The experiment is part of AFRL’s Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program, which aims to demonstrate …

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Air Is Leaking From A Russian ISS Module, But ‘No Impact To Crew,’ NASA Says.

The International Space Station has sprung a leak. The space station has a leak at the aft end of the Russian module where the nation’s Progress spacecraft dock to the orbital lab, said NASA’s International Space Station (ISS) Program Manager Joel Mantalbano during a press briefing on Wednesday (Feb. 28) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center …

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