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Hanwha Aerospace Exhibits KF-21’s Engine at Farnborough
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Hanwha Aerospace Exhibits KF-21’s Engine at Farnborough

Republic of Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace will exhibit its KF-21’s Engine based on General Aerospace’s GE F414 at the Farnborough Airshow 2024.

Germany’s New Spy Satellites Fail in Orbit
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Germany’s New Spy Satellites Fail in Orbit

Germany’s LEO spy satellites fitted with SAR payload lost function in orbit only months after launch due to antenna malfunction.

Turkiye’s Indigenous Satellite Türksat 6A is in Orbit
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Turkiye’s Indigenous Satellite Türksat 6A is in Orbit

Turkiye launched its first domestically produced telecommunications satellite, Türksat 6A. A move that secures Turkiye’s rights in space.

China Tests VTVL Space Craft
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China Tests VTVL Space Craft

Chinese State-owned space company demonstrated a 10-km level VTVL test with a 3.8m diameter test vehicle.

Chinese Spacecraft Drops Unidentified Object Into Space
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Chinese Spacecraft Drops Unidentified Object Into Space

The United States claims that a Chinese spacecraft in orbit has dropped a secret object into space. China remains silent.

Astronaut Atasever Performs Suborbital Research Flight
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Astronaut Atasever Performs Suborbital Research Flight

Turkiye's second astronaut, Tuva Cihangir Atasever's suborbital research flight, has been completed.

Kosmos 2576: U.S. Suspects Russian ‘Inspector Satellite’
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Kosmos 2576: U.S. Suspects Russian ‘Inspector Satellite’

U.S. officials are concerned about Russia’s Kosmos 2576 being an Inspector Satellite and having anti-satellite capabilities.

Turkish Air Force Attends NATO’s Space Symposium
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Turkish Air Force Attends NATO’s Space Symposium

Turkish Air Force attended the first NATO Space Symposium, which was held under the NATO Allied Command Transformation in Toulouse, France.

Turkiye to Join the Lunar Research Station Programme ILRS
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Turkiye to Join the Lunar Research Station Programme ILRS

Russia revealed that Turkiye had registered to participate in the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), which China and Russia are launching jointly.

SDT Receives Order Worth Approximately € 2 Million
Space Communication

SDT Receives Order Worth Approximately € 2 Million

SDT Space and Defence Technologies received an order worth € 1 million 666 thousand 179 for satellite ground station systems.

Japan’s Space One Rocket Explodes Seconds After Take-Off
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Japan’s Space One Rocket Explodes Seconds After Take-Off

Japan’s Space One’s privately built solid-fuel rocket, Kairos, exploded seconds after take-off.

Turkish Experiment for Microalges In Space Gives Results
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Turkish Experiment for Microalges In Space Gives Results

The results of the UzMAn experiment covering the behaviour of microalgae in zero-gravity conditions have been gathered.

Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus Spacecraft Lands on the Moon
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Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus Spacecraft Lands on the Moon

NASA has landed a spacecraft on the Moon for the first time since 1972; the spacecraft contains scientific payloads.

The Russian Threat is an Anti-Satellite Capacity
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The Russian Threat is an Anti-Satellite Capacity

U.S. politicians state that the “national security threat” concerns Russian anti-satellite capacity that may cut U.S. communication lines.