Astron Systems focuses on reusuable two-stage rocket
30 Oct
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Astron Systems focuses on reusuable two-stage rocket

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Helen Goody, former European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre officer, pictured with Astron Systems co-founders Kieran Jones-Tett (left) and Rafal Sokolowski (right). Credit: Astron SystemsSAN FRANCISCO – U.K. startup Astron Systems intends to develop a fully reusable two-stage rocket to transport about 360 kilograms to low-Earth orbit.“The main driver of cost and time for putting stuff into space is production and assembly,” Eddie Brown, Astron Systems founder and CEO, told SpaceNews. “If you can spread out that cost over many flights, the per-flight cost can be a lot lower. And you can ramp up to a higher cadence and be much more responsive to customer schedules.”Astron Systems, founded in 2021 and located at the Harwell Science Campus in England, is one of 12 startups in the Fall 2024 class of the...
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Pentagon’s commercial satellite internet services program soars to $13 billion
30 Oct
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Pentagon’s commercial satellite internet services program soars to $13 billion

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Top Stories Tamfitronics A U.S. Air Force service member prepares a Starlink modem for a performance test at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Credit: U.S. Air ForceWASHINGTON — The Defense Department is increasing its projected spending on low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet services more than tenfold, responding to surging demand from across the military, SpaceNews has learned.The military’s Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services program, launched just last year with a $900 million ceiling, has been expanded to $13 billion by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the Space Systems Command, a spokesperson confirmed.The dramatic jump in funding underscores how vital high-speed satellite internet has become for military operations, as all branches clamor for the capabilities provided by services like SpaceX’s Starlink. The PLEO contract also is being expanded in anticipation of Amazon’s...
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Wayans Return For New “Scary Movie”
30 Oct
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Wayans Return For New “Scary Movie”

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Miramax The Wayans Brothers are coming back for a “Scary Movie” which will film next year for a theatrical release.The Wayans and Rick Alvarez are writing and producing the movie with Marlon Wayans confirming the news himself with a posting on Instagram.In an official statement to Deadline in the wake of this, Marlon, Shawn, and Keenen Wayans all indicated they are keen to get back to work:“We couldn’t be more excited to be a part of the new Scary Movie and work with each other again. This is a franchise we created more than 20 years ago.We remember people laughing in the aisles and hope to see that happen...
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NICER X-ray Telescope Discovers Fast-Spinning Neutron Star
30 Oct
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NICER X-ray Telescope Discovers Fast-Spinning Neutron Star

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Top Stories Tamfitronics A neutron star in the X-ray binary system 4U 1820-30 spins 716 times per second, making it one of the fastest-spinning objects ever observed, according to an analysis of data gathered by NASA’s Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) between 2017 and 2022.An artist’s depiction of the X-ray binary system 4U 1820-30 in the core of the globular cluster NGC 6624. Image credit: NASA.4U 1820-30 is located about 26,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Sagittarius.This X-ray binary system is part of a metal-rich globular cluster called NGC 6624.It consists of two stars — a neutron star and a white dwarf companion. The latter orbits the neutron star once every 11 minutes, making it the system with the shortest known orbital period.4U 1820-30 typically displays short X-ray bursts, only lasting...
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