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payloadspace. com > spacex-won-a-mars-mission-that-might-get-cancelled

Space X Won A Mars Mission That Might Get Cancelled

1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (391+ words) NASA may have selected Space X Falcon Heavy on Thursday to launch a rover to Mars, but the launch is far from a sure thing." Space X is tasked to fly the ESA Rosalind Franklin rover as soon as late…...

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payloadspace. com > rocket-lab-enters-the-thruster-market-with-gauss

Rocket Lab Enters the Thruster Market with Gauss

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (444+ words) Rocket Lab continued this week to expand its business offerings beyond launch, with the introduction of a new spacecraft thruster'Gauss. The electric thruster is intended to both support Rocket Lab's own spacecraft programs, and to fill a gap in the…...

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payloadspace. com > axiom-spaces-suit-set-to-fly-in-2027

Axiom Space's Suit Set to Fly in 2027

3+ day, 2+ min ago  (496+ words) Axiom Space's suit is getting ready for its orbital date." The company announced this week that its space suit'which will be worn on spacewalks and the lunar surface'will get an in-space test next year. The only question for NASA to…...

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payloadspace. com > orbx-etf-launches-amid-wave-of-space-tech-ipos

ORBX ETF Launches Amid Wave of Space Tech IPOs

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (488+ words) Global X is betting investors want more space joy in their portfolios. The thematic fund provider today announced the Global X Space Tech ETF, a passively managed fund trading under the symbol $ORBX." The goal is to track companies that…...

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payloadspace. com > cld-companies-say-nasa-is-wrong-nasa-says-prove-it

CLD Companies Say NASA Is Wrong. NASA Says Prove It.

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (606+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, CO'Commercial space station builders say NASA's wrong about the lack of commercial business case in LEO. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says, prove it." "I'm not surprised that CLD providers didn't like what we had to say," Isaacman told…...

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payloadspace. com > icon-prime-launches-led-by-former-tx-rep

ICON Prime Launches, Led By Former TX Rep

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (474+ words) Robotic construction company ICON today announced the establishment of ICON Prime, a new business unit that will work with the Pentagon and NASA. ICON Prime will be led by former Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX), a former CIA officer who represented…...

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payloadspace. com > sophia-space-and-kepler-sign-agreement-to-demo-odc-tech

Sophia Space and Kepler Sign Agreement to Demo ODC Tech

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (481+ words) The agreement, announced today, is Sophia's first opportunity to validate its orbital-data-center software in space. If the partnership is successful, Kepler has the opportunity to expand Sophia's presence in its network, and to offer in-orbit compute services to a broader…...

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payloadspace. com > hawkeye-360-files-for-ipo

Hawkeye 360 Files For IPO

1+ week, 36+ min ago  (391+ words) Hawkeye 360 has filed paperwork to go public on the NYSE, operating under the ticker symbol "HAWK." The space-based RF data and analytics firm is the latest in a string of defense-focused space companies seeking to go public, opening access to…...

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payloadspace. com > moogs-tip-to-tail-contributions-to-the-artemis-ii-flight

Moog's "Tip to Tail" Contributions to the Artemis II Flight

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (459+ words) Artemis II is due to splash down in the Pacific Ocean today. After completing the longest journey in human history, and sharing a capsule roughly the size of a camper van for 10 days, the four-person crew is no doubt looking…...

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payloadspace. com > albedo-ratchets-up-the-power-for-its-second-vleo-flight

Albedo Ratchets Up the Power for its Second VLEO Flight

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (410+ words) Albedo announced a new VLEO capable satellite bus yesterday that's aiming to fly the company's second orbital mission in 2027. The new satellite bus, dubbed Vicinity, hopes to build on the success of the company's first mission'Clarity-1, which launched in March…...