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Air Force Research Lab awards design contracts for nuclear powered spacecraft, Artemis Accords signatories seek to boost transparency and safety in lunar exploration, Scottish satellite builder moves into a new factory
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https://spacenews.com/air-force-research-lab-awards-design-contracts-for-nuclear-powered-spacecraft/
> WASHINGTON — Intuitive Machines, Lockheed Martin and Westinghouse Government Services won contracts from the Air Force Research Laboratory to advance technologies for nuclear powered space vehicles.
> The project is part of an AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate program called Joint Emergent Technology Supplying On-orbit Nuclear Power, or JETSON.
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https://spacenews.com/artemis-accords-signatories-seek-to-boost-transparency-and-safety-in-lunar-exploration/
> BAKU, Azerbaijan — A working group of nations signed up to the Artemis Accords aim to increase transparency and safety of civil lunar exploration missions.
> "As a result of careful considerations, signatories discussed an initial set of mission information items that should be disclosed to avoid interference on the surface.”
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https://europeanspaceflight.com/alba-orbital-move-into-new-pocketqube-manufacturing-facility/
> Alba Orbital Move into new PocketQube Manufacturing Facility
> Alba Orbital was founded in 2012 with two aims: to maximize the value of PocketQube satellites and to offer an Earth observation data service. To date, the company has launched 31 satellites and begun to offer an early access programme for its NightLight service, which offers “dependable high-resolution night-time imagery.” The company also offers ground station services, picosatellite deployers, and a launch broker service.