Tag: Spaceflight
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The final frontiers’ space junk problem has a Denver-based solution
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The final frontier has a junk problem, and Astroscale is working to change that. Founded and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company celebrated the grand opening of its United States headquarters at 2201 S. Delaware St., Denver, Sunday afternoon. The location will house 50 of…
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NASA space station Orbital Reef moves to design phase
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Louisville-based Sierra Space and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin reached a key milestone with NASA in the development of the Orbital Reef space station, which will replace the International Space Station, according to a news release. Company officials completed the “System Definition Review” stage…
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Blue Canyon Technologies unveils expanded small satellite manufacturing factory
Lafayette-based aerospace company Blue Canyon Technologies on Wednesday unveiled its recently expanded “cubesat” factory in Boulder, which will eventually allow for the production of up to 85 small satellites per year. Blue Canyon, a Raytheon Intelligence & Space (NYSE: RTX) subsidiary, doubled the manufacturing space at the Boulder factory, off Airport Road, to 31,000 square…
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Sierra Space cements partnership with Kansas aerospace company
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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NASA tabs Lockheed Martin to return Mars samples
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NASA has awarded a $194 million contract to Lockheed Martin Space to design and build a Mars Ascent Vehicle to bring samples back to Earth, one of three contracts the company secured to support the future mission. The other two involve a lander ship to…
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Denver’s ispace unveils new lunar lander on Space Symposium’s opening day
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver-based ispace technologies USA, a subsidiary of ispace Inc., designed the company’s “Series 2” lunar lander to carry bigger payloads, have the ability to land or orbit the moon, and survive a lunar night, officials announced Monday. At a news conference on the opening day…
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2 of 3 Mars missions currently have Colorado connections
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two of the three missions from Earth arriving at Mars this past week and in the next few days have Colorado connections. While the higher profile of the two is NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover, (hopefully) landing on Mars on Thursday with the help of Lockheed…
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Matthew Dominick: Colorado man assigned to NASA’s Artemis Team and could potentially be sent to the moon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick has always been an explorer. Whether the Wheat Ridge native was exploring a new hiking trail in the Rocky Mountains or test flying a new naval aircraft, he’s always been curious about everything around him. But in the near future, Dominick…