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  2. ‘First light’: NASA receives laser-beamed message from 10 ...

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    The first test of two-way laser communication occurred in December 2021 when NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration launched and went into orbit about 22,000 miles (35,406 kilometers ...

  3. NASA Made a World-Shaking Discovery: Compelling ... - AOL

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    Now, a new discovery by NASA’s Perseverance rover shows a trifecta of compelling evidence—including the presence of water, organic compounds, and a chemical energy source—all on one rock ...

  4. NASA wants these private companies to help it get to the moon

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    Both private companies built their own space systems under NASA's guidance after the end of the space shuttle program in 2011. The agency hopes that this new program will help bring the U.S. back ...

  5. NASA spin-off technologies - Wikipedia

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    NASA spin-off technologies are commercial products and services which have been developed with the help of NASA, through research and development contracts, such as Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or STTR awards, licensing of NASA patents, use of NASA facilities, technical assistance from NASA personnel, or data from NASA research.

  6. List of spacecraft manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    INVAP is developing new satellites ARSAT-3 SAOCOM SABIA-Mar: JSC Information Satellite Systems: Russia 1200 [2] formerly NPO PM Lockheed Martin Space: United States Northrop Grumman: United States formerly Orbital ATK: Raytheon: United States One of worlds largest space sensor providers. Maxar Space: United States 285 [3] [4]

  7. 2024 in spaceflight - Wikipedia

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    On New Year's Day at 3:40 UTC marking the first launch of the new year, ISRO launched their XPoSat for studying X-ray polarization. It will serve as a complement to the present IXPE probe of NASA . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Later the ISRO 's Aditya-L1 spacecraft launched 5 months previously was inserted into a halo orbit around the Earth-Sun L1 point ...

  8. NASA funneled $4.2 billion into Starliner's development. The contract is part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program , an effort to give NASA multiple US-based options for human spaceflight ...

  9. Discovery Program - Wikipedia

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    The Discovery Program is a series of Solar System exploration missions funded by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through its Planetary Missions Program Office. The cost of each mission is capped at a lower level than missions from NASA's New Frontiers or Flagship Programs. As a result, Discovery missions tend to be ...