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NASA Mars smallsat mission to be on first New Glenn launch
WASHINGTON — NASA expects that a Mars smallsat mission will be on the first launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicle within a year, although with some risk about whether the rocket will be ready in time.
NASA still studying Orion heat shield erosion from Artemis 1
BERLIN — A year after the launch of the Artemis 1 mission, NASA is continuing to study the performance of the heat shield on the Orion spacecraft, a review that may take several more months to complete.
Starliner “on track” for April crewed test flight
WASHINGTON — NASA says the first crewed launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner vehicle remains on schedule for the middle of April as the company completes work to resolve the latest technical problems with the vehicle.
Starship lunar lander missions to require nearly 20 launches, NASA says
BERLIN — As SpaceX prepares for its next Starship test flight, a NASA official said that the use of that vehicle for Artemis lunar landings will require “in the high teens” of launches, a much higher number than what the company’s leadership has previously claimed.
U.S. delegation stokes optimism on wireless and satellite goals at WRC-23
Jessica Rosenworcel, chair of the FCC, said a key goal of the U.S. delegation is to “foster continued growth and U.S. leadership in the space economy.”
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