SeyTec News

• Today in history: Petro-Canada becomes a gas station giant August 12, 2022 6:47 pm Calgary Herald Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Author of the article: In 1985, Petro-Canada became the country's largest service station owner when it paid Gulf Canada $886 million for 1,800 stations and four refineries in Ontario and Western Canada. The move gave …
• SpaceX will launch top secret US spy satellites with the reusable Falcon Heavy rocket now that it's received Space Force approval, report says August 12, 2022 11:48 am Business Insider The US Space Force approved SpaceX to launch spy satellites on the Falcon Heavy rocket, per Bloomberg. Falcon Heavy is the world's most powerful rocket and has three reusable boosters. The Space Force told Bloomberg the first launch will be between …
• Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 8.12.22 August 12, 2022 10:09 am Florida Politics Good Friday morning. Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings has pulled even with incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio according to a new poll conducted by Change Research. The poll, conducted Aug. 2-5, found both candidates with 46% support among likely …
• SpaceX's reusable Falcon Heavy rocket can now carry US spy satellites into orbit August 11, 2022 8:30 pm Engadget SpaceX may soon handle some of the US government's highest-priority satellite missions. Bloomberg reports the Space Force has certified SpaceX to launch top secret spy satellites using Falcon Heavy rockets equipped with reusable boosters. The move …
• SpaceX cleared to loft US spy satellites using reusable boosters August 11, 2022 4:06 pm Stars and Stripes A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, carrying non-professional astronauts, launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center launchpad 39A during the Inspiration4 mission in Merritt Island, Fla., on Sept. 15, 2021. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg …
• Northrup Grumman announces partnership with Firefly Aerospace to provide Antares launch vehicles August 11, 2022 11:57 am Shore Daily News - Virginia According to an article in Wednesday’s Richmond Times Dispatch, with war shrouding suppliers in Ukraine and Russia, Northrop Grumman has found a new partner to supply the engines and first-stage assemblies for a new version of the Antares rocket to launch …
• Lockheed Martin's next gen interceptor achieves communications testing milestone August 10, 2022 11:46 am Space War Lockheed Martin recently validated prototype communications radio technology for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) during a recent test milestone. The NGI's mission is to protect the U.S. homeland from increasing and evolving intercontinental …
• Max Q: Refresh August 9, 2022 12:52 am TechCrunch Hello and welcome back to Max Q. Happy belated 10th birthday to the Mars Curiosity rover! We <3 you. In this issue: Astra changes strategy in the wake of launch failures SpaceX launches South Korean lunar mission News from Zenno Astronautics, Blue …
• Northrop Grumman teams with Firefly to solve Russian rocket engine problem for Antares August 8, 2022 9:59 pm Orlando Sentinel - Florida The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the uncertain supply of rocket parts from both countries put the future of Northrop Grumman resupply missions to the International Space Station in question. A future solution was announced Monday as Northrop Grumman …
• Week in Space 7/31 – 8/6: Cygnus, Crosstalk, and Cartwheels August 8, 2022 4:26 pm ExtremeTech This week in space, we learn that Russia isn’t quite as ready to be done with the ISS as it might have indicated a few weeks ago. We’ll also hear that NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is in much better shape after successfully hauling its dodgy solar panel into …