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NASA wants new space station designs

NASA has awarded a total of $415 million to three businesses with a brief to come up with a design of a commercial space station. Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin is one of the chosen few ($130 million) along with Nanoracks ($160 million) and Northrop Grumman ($125.6 million). The agreements are part of NASA’s efforts to […]

December 7, 2021By Chris Forrester

Intelsat rescue mission underway

A Northrup Grumman ‘space tug’ rescue mission is closing in on its target satellite, Intelsat’s 10-02 craft. The Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2) has spent the past few days getting up close and personal to the Intelsat satellite while systems have been tested. The MEV-2 craft is having to be ultra-cautious because 10-02 is still a […]

March 12, 2021