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The US Space Force (USSF) has awarded a $29.9m task order to Northrop Grumman Systems for the Space Test Programme (STP)-S29A launch service.

Vandenberg provides range support for successful Pegasus XL rocket launch Sunday KSBY and last updated 2021-06-14 00:17:26-04 Space Launch Delta 30 provided range support for the successful launch of the Tactically Responsive Launch-2 mission for the U.S. Space Force. Space Launch Delta 30 provided launch permission, range safety, area clearing and weather support for the launch that happened at 1:11 a.m from Vandenberg. “Our mission partners and Delta 30 team demonstrated the Space Force...

Space Force launches experimental research payload March 4 A Terrier-Terrier-Oriole sounding rocket, carrying an experimental research payload for the Air Force Research Laboratory, launches March 3 from NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. (NASA Wallops) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force launched an experimental research payload for the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Space and Missile Systems Center announced. The AFRL payload for undisclosed research was placed onto...

Pictures from space! Our image of the day Space 16/02/2021 Space.com Staff © Provided by Space Valentine Island in northern Western Australia is a swirling mix of blues and reddish browns, as seen from space by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. The mission, which is made up of two satellites, imaged the tiny island for Valentines Day. Valentine Island is just about 1 mile (1.60 kilometers) long and 0.15 miles (250 meters) wide and can be found in the King Sound, a large gu...

Pictures from space! Our image of the day Space 2/5/2021 Space.com Staff © Provided by Space The European Space Agencys Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission snapped this chilly photo of New York City on Feb. 4, 2021 showing the city blanketed in snow. This recent snow storm was classified as "major" and affected a majority of the Northeast United States, with New York declaring a state of emergency for both the immense snowfall and blistering winds. Copernicus Sentinel-2 is an Ear...

In this photo, a scientist at the European Space Agency's Materials and Electrical Components Laboratory at the ESTEC technical center in the Netherlands works on essential mission work.

NGC 613, a barred spiral galaxy 67 million light-years away in the southern constellation of Sculptor, shows its stunning stellar markings in this image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.