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Maxar Intelligence has unveiled the first images from its next generation WorldView Legion satellites, marking a significant milestone in the field of geospatial intelligence and Earth observation services.
Astroscale's ADRAS-J spacecraft continues its meticulous inspection of a Japanese upper stage left in low Earth orbit, demonstrating its ability to safely conduct close proximity operations.
SpaceX has experienced its first in-flight failure of a Falcon 9 rocket since 2015, potentially resulting in the loss of a batch of Starlink satellites and raising concerns across the space industry.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its 20th close approach to the Sun, reaching a distance of approximately 4.51 million miles (7.26 million kilometers) from the solar surface.
NASA has announced that it has postponed the return of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft from the International Space Station (ISS) until at least early July.
Initially scheduled to return on June 22, the spacecraft is now set to undock at 10:10 p.m. Eastern on June 25 and land in White Sands, New Mexico, at 4:51 a.m. Eastern on June 26.
Swedish broadband operator Ovzon has successfully deployed its first fully owned satellite, Ovzon 3, into a geostationary position.
China's experimental reusable spaceplane has taken another significant step in advancing its capabilities by conducting a series of proximity operations with a smaller spacecraft, potentially even capturing the object.
Originally scheduled to undock as soon as June 18, the Starliner will now depart no earlier than June 22 with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on board.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has confirmed that four scientific instruments aboard the Voyager 1 spacecraft are once again transmitting data.
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