Tag: national aeronautics and space administration
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Blue Canyon Technologies’ new satellite might have a role in Golden Dome and other space applications
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A small satellite company is going (just a little) big. Blue Canyon Technologies, a Lafayette-based small satellite manufacturer, unveiled its Saturn-400 last week. The craft can fill a variety of roles and may be part…
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Blue Canyon Technologies’ new satellite might have a role in Golden Dome and other space applications
A small satellite company is going (just a little) big. Blue Canyon Technologies, a Lafayette-based small satellite manufacturer, unveiled its Saturn-400 last week. The craft can fill a variety of roles and may be part of the ongoing Golden Dome effort, a new missile defense shield planned for the nation. Golden Dome, which lacks an…
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Parker Solar Probe, with CU experiment onboard, survives closest encounter with sun
The Parker Solar Probe, partly designed by students and researchers in Colorado, survived its closest encounter with our sun late last week, passing a mere 3.8 million miles from its surface. The probe is helping scientists understand specifics of the solar wind and how it impacts earth. Researchers at the University of Colorado’s Laboratory for…
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Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado to offer free astronomy festival
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The night skies are a canvas of mystery and ours to explore every night. Rocky Mountain National Park will host a free Astronomy Festival with speakers, telescope viewing and more Friday and Saturday. “It’s a great opportunity for anyone who wants to learn more about…
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Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado to offer free astronomy festival
The night skies are a canvas of mystery and ours to explore every night. Rocky Mountain National Park will host a free Astronomy Festival with speakers, telescope viewing and more Friday and Saturday. “It’s a great opportunity for anyone who wants to learn more about the sun, the moon and our solar system to ask…
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U.S. Space Command: Questions remain over Trump’s pick; let’s compare Huntsville vs. Colorado Springs
A White House decision moving U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Ala., issued Wednesday sent shockwaves through Colorado. It prompted calls to investigate the role President Donald Trump played in pulling the command from Peterson Air Force Base in favor of a base in a state that’s home to some of his most vocal supporters. Sources…
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2 Coloradans could be headed to the moon with NASA
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Coloradans are on the short list to travel to the moon. NASA Astronauts Matthew Dominick of Wheat Ridge and Jessica Watkins of Lafayette were among 18 astronauts named Wednesday to the Artemis Program, the next lunar mission. (Video by David Mullen & Skyler Ballard)…
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2 Coloradans could be headed to the moon with NASA
Two Coloradans are on the short list to travel to the moon. NASA Astronauts Matthew Dominick of Wheat Ridge and Jessica Watkins of Lafayette were among 18 astronauts named on Dec. 9 to the Artemis Program, the next lunar mission. NASA plans to have the next man and first woman on the moon by 2024.…
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Colorado astronaut Matthew Dominick: Always curious, always exploring
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has always been an explorer. Whether the Wheat Ridge native was exploring a new hiking trail in the Rocky Mountains or test flying a new naval aircraft, he’s always been curious about everything around him. But in the near future, Dominick…
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Colorado astronaut Matthew Dominick: Always curious, always exploring
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has always been an explorer. Whether the Wheat Ridge native was exploring a new hiking trail in the Rocky Mountains or test flying a new naval aircraft, he’s always been curious about everything around him. But in the near future, Dominick could have the chance to explore an even more remote…