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Rocket Lab, Stoke Space Join US Military Space Launch Program

Summary: The NSSL program's inclusion of Rocket Lab and Stoke Space represents a crucial shift in military space operations. As the U.S. Space Force diversifies its launch providers, the ramifications for national security, innovation, and competition are significant, fostering a more dynamic aerospace industry landscape.

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https://blog.joshuniverse.com/rocket-lab-stoke-space-join-us-military-space-launch-program

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Josh Universe · Rocket Lab, Stoke Space Join US Military Space Launch ProgramNSSL expands with Rocket Lab, Stoke Space to boost national security, innovation, and competition in military space operations.

Can such technology be used on Mars from now on? #InSight would still be alive had it been equipped with such a dust shield.

"NASA’s Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) successfully demonstrated its ability to remove regolith, or lunar dust and dirt, from its various surfaces on the Moon during Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1, which concluded on March 16."

Before/after animation in the article:

nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-d

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NASANASA’s Dust Shield Successfully Repels Lunar Regolith on Moon - NASANASA’s Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) successfully demonstrated its ability to remove regolith, or lunar dust and dirt, from its various surfaces on the

NEO Surveyor Tested in Historic Apollo Chamber

Summary: NASA's NEO Surveyor underwent environmental testing in Chamber A at the Johnson Space Center to simulate space conditions. The enclosure protects the spacecraft's infrared telescope, aiding in asteroid and comet detection to assess threats to Earth through infrared emissions.

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Josh Universe · NEO Surveyor Tested in Historic Apollo ChamberNASA's NEO Surveyor undergoes critical environmental testing in historic Chamber A, aiming for planetary defense by detecting hazardous near-Earth objects.