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Report: Steve Squyres to Join Blue Origin as Chief Scientist
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has hired Steve Squyres, a professor of physical sciences at Cornell University, to serve as chief scientist of the aerospace company, GeekWire reported Wednesday.
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NASA, Northrop Reschedule ICON Spacecraft Launch to October
NASA and Northrop Grumman have rescheduled the launch date of a new scientific satellite into low Earth orbit for Oct. 10 after both parties completed a joint review into technical issues concerning a rocket sensor.
Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Eileen Drake on Potential Impact of Political Changes on Space, Military Programs
Eileen Drake, president and CEO of Aerojet Rocketdyne, said the company thinks some civilian space and defense programs could be in jeopardy if a new president is elected in 2020, SpaceNews reported Thursday.
NASA Launches Autonomous Robot Competition
NASA has launched the second phase of its robotics competition, which seeks autonomous platforms that will help the agency carry out space exploration missions, Fedscoop reported Wednesday.
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ImmixGroup, iCONECT Partner to Offer ‘Heureka’ Data, Workflow Mgmt Tool to Gov’t Customers
Arrow Electronics’ immixGroup subsidiary has partnered with data management and document archiving platform developer iCONECT to make the Heureka analytics platform available on two of immixGroup’s contract vehicles.
Made In Space’s Andrew Rush, NASA’s Jim Bridenstine Discuss Vision for 3D Printing in Orbit
Made In Space CEO Andrew Rush and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine discussed their vision for manufacturing satellites, antennas, solar arrays and other space systems in orbit using 3D printers during a tour of the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., SpaceNews reported Wednesday.
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SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Completes ISS Cargo Delivery Mission
The SpaceX-built Dragon spacecraft has returned to Earth following a delivery mission at the International Space Station, Space.com reported Wednesday.
NASA Commissions Atomic Clock Payload on General Atomics Satellite
NASA has started commissioning efforts for an atomic clock device aboard the General Atomics-built Orbital Test Bed satellite.
Boeing, SpaceX Working Towards NASA Spacecraft Test Flights
Boeing plans to conduct the first unpiloted flight of its Starliner spacecraft this October, and SpaceX is working towards the end of an investigation on a ground test mishap with the Crew Dragon spacecraft, Spaceflight Now reported Monday.