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Blue Origin revealed plans for a new spacecraft platform with the potential to reshape in-space logistics, offering unprecedented maneuverability and a host of advanced capabilities. In an effort to expand its presence and capabilities in space, Blue ...
TAMPA, Fla. — Apogeo Space, an Italian venture with plans for nearly 100 tiny satellites for connecting remote monitoring devices, said June 5 it had signed a deal to deploy nine picosatellites next year with an orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) from Momentus.
Blue Origin has unveiled a bigger, better version of its Blue Ring space tug. The Jeff Bezos space company appears ready to take on everyone from Firefly to Rocket Lab to Northrop Grumman in a battle for this new space market. 10 stocks we like better than ...
Quantum Space has released new details about its Ranger space tug, an in-development orbital transfer vehicle designed to carry spacecraft to geostationary orbit and destinations deeper in space. The space tug is designed to carry more than 1.5 metric tons ...
Taking the aging International Space Station (ISS) out of orbit will require a potentially $1 billion space-tug – and NASA just recently kicked off its search for design proposals of such a spacecraft. The space-tug that NASA has started fielding ...
First there was Northop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), first out of the gate with a Mission Extension Vehicle capable of providing propulsion and guidance to satellites in Earth orbit that had run out of fuel. Next came Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB), with a "Photon ...
Momentus claims water is simpler, safer and more cost-efficient than other types of propellant. Credit: Momentus Momentus’ Vigoride-5 space tug has raised its orbit using its microwave electrothermal thruster, a propulsion system that uses distilled ...
NASA is asking U.S. industry for proposals to create a "space tug" for removing the International Space Station from orbit in the early 2030s. USDV proposals are due on Nov. 17, and more details about the requirements are available on this U.S. government ...