Galaxy Aerospace Ghana https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/ accelerating future space Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:56:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-cropped-galaxy_aerospace-removebg-preview-32x32.png Galaxy Aerospace Ghana https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/ 32 32 Rocket Startup ABL Space Systems Ends Orbital Launch Plans, Pivots To Missile Defense. https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/rocket-startup-abl-space-systems-ends-orbital-launch-plans-pivots-to-missile-defense/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rocket-startup-abl-space-systems-ends-orbital-launch-plans-pivots-to-missile-defense https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/rocket-startup-abl-space-systems-ends-orbital-launch-plans-pivots-to-missile-defense/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:56:50 +0000 https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/?p=8521 ABL Space Systems is dropping plans to compete in the launch market and is switching its focus to missile programs for U.S. national defense. ABL, founded in 2017, had attempted to reach orbit with its RS1 rocket, but suffered setbacks when the first attempt saw the rocket fall back to the launch pad and explode …

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]]> https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/rocket-startup-abl-space-systems-ends-orbital-launch-plans-pivots-to-missile-defense/feed/ 0 SpaceX launches Heavy Satellite In 1st Mission For India’s Space Agency. https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/spacex-launches-heavy-satellite-in-1st-mission-for-indias-space-agency/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spacex-launches-heavy-satellite-in-1st-mission-for-indias-space-agency https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/spacex-launches-heavy-satellite-in-1st-mission-for-indias-space-agency/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:27:51 +0000 https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/?p=8516 SpaceX launched its first-ever mission for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) (Nov. 18). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying ISRO’s GSAT-N2 communications satellite lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:31 p.m. EST (1831 GMT). It was the third launch in less than 24 hours for Elon Musk‘s company. The Falcon 9’s first …

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]]> https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/spacex-launches-heavy-satellite-in-1st-mission-for-indias-space-agency/feed/ 0 India Plans To Build A Moon-Orbiting Space Station By 2040. https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/india-plans-to-build-a-moon-orbiting-space-station-by-2040/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=india-plans-to-build-a-moon-orbiting-space-station-by-2040 https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/india-plans-to-build-a-moon-orbiting-space-station-by-2040/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:11:41 +0000 https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/?p=8512 India plans to build a moon-orbiting space station by 2040 as part of its ambitious roadmap to establish a long-term presence beyond Earth orbit. The outpost will support crewed missions to the surface of the moon and serve as a hub for scientific research, according to local media reports. If all goes according to plan, …

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]]> https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/india-plans-to-build-a-moon-orbiting-space-station-by-2040/feed/ 0 SpaceX Launches 20 Starlink Satellites From California. https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/spacex-launches-20-starlink-satellites-from-california-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spacex-launches-20-starlink-satellites-from-california-3 https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/spacex-launches-20-starlink-satellites-from-california-3/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 08:58:10 +0000 https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/?p=8509 SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California early Monday morning (Nov. 18). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink spacecraft, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 12:53 a.m. EST (0553 GMT; 9:53 p.m. local California time on Nov. 17). The Falcon 9’s first stage …

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]]> https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/spacex-launches-20-starlink-satellites-from-california-3/feed/ 0 SpaceX Launches Telecom Satellite From Florida In Gorgeous Sunset Liftoff. https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/spacex-launches-telecom-satellite-from-florida-in-gorgeous-sunset-liftoff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spacex-launches-telecom-satellite-from-florida-in-gorgeous-sunset-liftoff https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/spacex-launches-telecom-satellite-from-florida-in-gorgeous-sunset-liftoff/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 08:49:25 +0000 https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/?p=8506 SpaceX launched a satellite for the Australian telecom company Optus on Sunday evening (Nov. 17) from Florida’s Space Coast. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Optus-X satellite lifted off from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Sunday at 5:28 p.m. EST (2128 GMT) — right around sunset. The Falcon 9’s first stage returned …

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]]> https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/spacex-launches-telecom-satellite-from-florida-in-gorgeous-sunset-liftoff/feed/ 0 Starlink Applies for Licenses to Operate in Tanzania. https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/starlink-applies-for-licenses-to-operate-in-tanzania/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=starlink-applies-for-licenses-to-operate-in-tanzania https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/starlink-applies-for-licenses-to-operate-in-tanzania/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 08:43:20 +0000 https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/?p=8502 Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, is one step closer to launching operations in Tanzania. The company’s local entity, Starlink Satellite Tanzania Limited, has submitted applications for the necessary licenses to the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA). The November 15, 2024, public notice confirms that Starlink has applied for national network facilities and application services licenses. …

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]]> https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/starlink-applies-for-licenses-to-operate-in-tanzania/feed/ 0 USC Students Set World Record With High-Flying Rocket Launch. https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/usc-students-set-world-record-with-high-flying-rocket-launch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usc-students-set-world-record-with-high-flying-rocket-launch https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/usc-students-set-world-record-with-high-flying-rocket-launch/#respond Sat, 16 Nov 2024 14:50:20 +0000 https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/?p=8454 The University of Southern California’s student rocketeers have done it again. The USC Rocket Propulsion Lab (USCRPL) — which in 2019 became the first student organization ever to launch a rocket to space — sent its Aftershock II vehicle 470,400 feet (89.09 miles, or 143.38 kilometers) above Earth last month. That smashed the amateur altitude …

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]]> https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/usc-students-set-world-record-with-high-flying-rocket-launch/feed/ 0 China Launches Tianzhou 8 Cargo Mission To Tiangong Space Station. https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/china-launches-tianzhou-8-cargo-mission-to-tiangong-space-station/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=china-launches-tianzhou-8-cargo-mission-to-tiangong-space-station https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/china-launches-tianzhou-8-cargo-mission-to-tiangong-space-station/#respond Sat, 16 Nov 2024 12:59:13 +0000 https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/?p=8447 China sent fresh fuel and supplies to its space station today. A Long March 7 rocket topped with the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft launched from its pad at Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan island on Friday (Nov. 15) around 10:13 a.m. EST (1513 GMT; 11:13 p.m. Beijing time). Tianzhou 8 will dock with the …

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]]> https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/china-launches-tianzhou-8-cargo-mission-to-tiangong-space-station/feed/ 0 Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket to Launch AST SpaceMobile’s Huge BlueBird Smartphone Satellites. https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-to-launch-ast-spacemobiles-huge-bluebird-smartphone-satellites/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-to-launch-ast-spacemobiles-huge-bluebird-smartphone-satellites https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-to-launch-ast-spacemobiles-huge-bluebird-smartphone-satellites/#respond Sat, 16 Nov 2024 11:16:47 +0000 https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/?p=8444 AST SpaceMobile, a startup with plans for a direct-to-cellphone satellite service constellation, has chosen Blue Origin to launch some of its next-gen satellites. Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket — which is currently undergoing preparations in Florida for its first-ever liftoff — and “existing launch vehicles” will together loft up to around 60 Block 2 BlueBird …

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]]> https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-to-launch-ast-spacemobiles-huge-bluebird-smartphone-satellites/feed/ 0 Nigeria Begins Construction Of Its First-Ever Geodetic VLBI Project. https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/nigeria-begins-construction-of-its-first-ever-geodetic-vlbi-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nigeria-begins-construction-of-its-first-ever-geodetic-vlbi-project https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/nigeria-begins-construction-of-its-first-ever-geodetic-vlbi-project/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:05:10 +0000 https://galaxyaerospaceghana.com/?p=8437 The Director General of the Nigeria Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) flagged off a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Geodetic Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) project at the Center for Geodesy and Geodynamics (CGG) in Toro, Bauchi State. This project, the first of its kind in the country, is a collaboration between …

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