Tag: Space Exploration
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NASA clears its Artemis moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts following repairs
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA cleared its moon rocket on Thursday for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs. The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket will roll out of the hangar and back to the pad next week at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, leading to a launch attempt as early…
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NASA’s Artemis set to blast off Saturday
NASA officials are more confident Saturday’s launch attempt of its Artemis I mission to the moon will succeed after poring over data that led to Monday’s scrub. The weather may cooperate, as well. In fact, Monday’s scrub at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center might have been unnecessary after NASA discovered the main reason for it was…
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Sierra Space cements partnership with Kansas aerospace company
Louisville-based Sierra Space inked a partnership with a Kansas aerospace company to accelerate production of space transport vehicles to allow for greater, more affordable access to Earth’s low orbit, according to a news release. Spirit AeroSystems Inc. (NYSE: SPR) will work with Sierra Space to create a “vibrant commercial space economy of the future” by…
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Denver-based CEO headed to space
Dylan Taylor, a Denver aerospace executive, is set to travel to space Thursday aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft. The multimillionaire, philanthropist and angel investor said visiting space has been his lifelong dream. “I’ve been fascinated with space pretty much my whole life,” Taylor said in an interview with The Denver Gazette. “I didn’t think I’d…
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Colorado-based Sierra Space nabs large NASA contract
NASA awarded Blue Origin and Louisville-based Sierra Space a $130 million contract to design, build and operate Orbital Reef, which is described as a business park in space. The news came Thursday, the same day NASA announced another $160 million grant from the Space Act Agreement to Nanoracks, which is owned by Denver-based Voyager Space,…
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NASA’s $160M space center contract has big implications for Colorado
NASA awarded Denver-based Voyager Space, Lockheed Martin and Nanoracks a $160 million contract to design Starlab, a new commercial space station to replace the International Space Station, the companies announced Thursday. Dylan Taylor, chief executive and chairman of Voyager Space, told The Denver Gazette on Wednesday that the contract means the aerospace company will need…
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NASA’s Lucy — with Colorado connections — ready to blast off
The first available date in the launch window to blast NASA’s “Lucy” spacecraft into the stars is Saturday, and it looks like she’s going to take full advantage. Weather and conditions forecasts from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida showed a 90% chance of favorable conditions, United Launch Alliance reported…
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ULA Atlas V launches new satellite with Colorado connections
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LOS ANGELES — The latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades was launched into orbit from California on Monday to ensure continued observations in the era of climate change. Landsat 9 was carried…
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Sierra Space lands another partnership
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Another week, another deal for Louisville-based Sierra Space. This time the company pushing to make space commerce as common as Wall Street announced a partnership with Space Tango, a Kentucky-based microgravity and automated systems firm.…
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Blue Canyon Technologies: Pumping out satellites from Lafayette
The mechanical technicians at Blue Canyon Technologies build satellites in a Lafayette laboratory that’s bathed in sunlight from floor-to-ceiling windows. “I think we have the best facility in the business,” said Josh Duncan, business development specialist. “The people who come over from defense or classified companies really appreciate those windows.” Blue Canyon seems on the…