Coastal Carolina University receives $50K grant to help send small satellite to space
Coastal Carolina University recently received funding to help send a satellite made in Conway into orbit. A $50,000 grant was awarded to the school by the University Nanosatellite Program, and is the ...
OTD In Space – April 1: NASA Launches TIROS-1, First US Weather Satellite
On April 1, 1960, the U.S. launched its first weather satellite into orbit. The satellite was named TIROS-1, which is short ...
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China launches internet technology test satellites with Long March 2D
A Long March 2D rocket lifted off at 12:00 a.m. (0400 UTC) April 1 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. Insulation tiles fell away from the payload fairing as the rocket climbed ...
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China launches classified TJS-16 spacecraft, companion object emerges alongside earlier TJS-15 satellite
HELSINKI — China launched the new TJS-16 classified satellite on Saturday aboard a Long March 7A rocket, continuing the ...
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Mini-Satellite Sends Encrypted Quantum Message a Record-Breaking Distance
Scientists in China have transmitted encrypted images a record 12,900 kilometers, paving the way for quantum messaging ...