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Joined August 2026
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Good deal for MDA. Less good news for European antenna makers who could have carried this workload. A secure constellation built partly on foreign components is a fragile kind of sovereignty.
MDA Space, a Canadian aerospace technology company, has signed an agreement with Thales Alenia Space to develop digital phased array antennas and digital antenna controllers for the first batch of 66 satellites in the EU's IRIS2 secure communication constellation.😀
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NASA's investigation suggests that the loss of contact with MAVEN may have been caused by a flight computer restart and a gyroscope malfunction. NASA lost contact with the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Explorer (MAVEN) in December 2025.😀
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NASA's investigation suggests that the loss of contact with MAVEN may have been caused by a flight computer restart and a gyroscope malfunction. NASA lost contact with the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Explorer (MAVEN) in December 2025.😀
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Amazon is waiting for the resumption of stable launches of a new generation of carrier rockets to accelerate the deployment of its broadband satellite internet system, Amazon Leo.😀
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Amazon is waiting for the resumption of stable launches of a new generation of carrier rockets to accelerate the deployment of its broadband satellite internet system, Amazon Leo.😀
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🔴🔵 Rentrée atmosphérique du Starship : Mars vs Terre ! Si le plasma incandescent enveloppe le vaisseau dans les deux cas, ses couleurs diffèrent selon la composition de l’atmosphère : 🔹Sur Mars (95 % CO₂) : sa dissociation libère principalement l’oxygène, dont la raie à 557,7 nm émet en vert/cyan. 🔹Sur Terre (78 % N₂, 21 % O₂) : l’azote excité émet du bleu et du rouge, créant des teintes violettes, roses et magenta. Les émissions thermiques et de l’oxygène ajoutent des nuances orangées.
🚀🔴 Rentrée atmosphérique du Starship sur Mars : voici une vidéo des essais réalisés par SpaceX sur les matériaux de son bouclier thermique, dans une atmosphère martienne simulée. Avec 95 % de CO₂, contre 78 % d’azote sur Terre, elle impose des contraintes spécifiques.
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It took over a decade to build the International Space Station, and almost everything went right. Sandy Magnus was there, carrying a piece of the truss to orbit on her first mission and spending long stretches in Russia to learn how different countries approach space. The new episode of Ascending Node is out now: youtu.be/iF7u2aZB74Q
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E-2 has achieved steady expander cycle mode.😘 In this test video, 30 seconds of expander cycle mode are demonstrated on the tail end of an 80-second test fire that began in Ox-Rich Staged Combustion (ORSC) mode.
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E-2 has achieved steady expander cycle mode.😘 In this test video, 30 seconds of expander cycle mode are demonstrated on the tail end of an 80-second test fire that began in Ox-Rich Staged Combustion (ORSC) mode.
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Sadly, there have been many appalling cases in Japan. However, I hope he can get better and better.🧐
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Replying to @yslcamila
This is simply too easy !😂 3×2=6 3×6=18 4×3=12 4×12=48 5×4=20 5×20=100 !!! So the answer is 100, right ?
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NASA will verify the docking technology of two types of lunar landers through Artemis III.🥰
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NASA will verify the docking technology of two types of lunar landers through Artemis III.🥰
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Starfall enables affordable, routine access to a microgravity environment, providing unique opportunities for manufacturing, scientific research, and testing in low-Earth orbit.😘 To support biomedical research, drug research, and materials science. This is its overview. ↓↓↓
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NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere around 16:30 on November 4, 2026. By then, it will have been nearly 22 years since the satellite was launched.😀
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NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere around 16:30 on November 4, 2026. By then, it will have been nearly 22 years since the satellite was launched.😀
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Starfall enables affordable, routine access to a microgravity environment, providing unique opportunities for manufacturing, scientific research, and testing in low-Earth orbit.😘 To support biomedical research, drug research, and materials science. This is its overview. ↓↓↓
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On November 3, 2026, the Kinetica-2 (Y2) mission delivers Qianfan polar group - 21, totalling 18 satellites, into orbit. Today marks the 18th Kinetica mission.CAS Space maintains a leading position among private launch providers in China.😀
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On November 3, 2026, the Kinetica-2 (Y2) mission delivers Qianfan polar group - 21, totalling 18 satellites, into orbit. Today marks the 18th Kinetica mission.CAS Space maintains a leading position among private launch providers in China.😀
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On October 28, NASA announced that the Lucy spacecraft, after five years in space and having traveled over 3.5 billion kilometers, has become the first spacecraft to enter the region of Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids.😀
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