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Infostellar Reveals Details of Panasonic Collaboration
Infostellar will support Panasonic’s ‘CURTIS’ satellite by providing multiple ground stations through the company’s StellarStation platform, the two Japanese companies announced Thursday. This includes providing a ground station in Gifu, Japan owned by Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI); a ground station in Azerbaijan owned by Azercosmos; and ground stations in South Africa and Bahrain owned by…
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on national security mission for the NRO
A Falcon 9 lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Station in California on the NROL-113 mission. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with an undisclosed number of satellites on behalf of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). The spacecraft, which are believed to be Starshield satellites, make up the third batch of what the…
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Satixfy Boosts Sales and Cuts Losses in First-Half 2024 Results
Strong product sales fueled 7% year-over-year revenue growth for satellite technology developer SatixFy Communications in the first half of 2024. According to the company’s latest results issued Friday, Satixfy brought in $6.1 million in revenue, yielding a $4.5 million gross profit – a 96% increase from its first half 2023 tally of $2.3 million. The…
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General Dynamics Wins $491.6M Contract from SDA for Tranche 2 Ground System Development
General Dynamics Missions Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced it was awarded a $491.6 million contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to perform design, analysis, engineering studies, and technical augmentation for their Ground Management and Integration (GMI) program’s integrated ground system. General Dynamics and teammate Iridium build upon the Tranche 1 (T1)…
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After another Boeing letdown, NASA isn’t ready to buy more Starliner missions
NASA is ready for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, stricken with thruster problems and helium leaks, to leave the International Space Station as soon as Friday, wrapping up a disappointing test flight that has clouded the long-term future of the Starliner program. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who launched aboard Starliner on June 5, closed the…
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Iceye Expands Satellite Data Licensing Agreement with Insurance Firm Aon
Iceye is making further inroads into the lucrative insurance market. Aon, a global professional services firm, has expanded its data licensing agreement to include Iceye’s Flood Insights data globally and Wildfire Insights data for the US. The two companies announced the deal, Sept. 4. Aon will incorporate Iceye’s near real-time flood and wildfire data into…
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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft wraps up its crewless journey home from space station
Boeing’s Starliner space capsule sits in the New Mexico desert after touchdown. (Boeing Photo) It wasn’t perfect, but the propulsion system that NASA worried about did its job today as Boeing’s Starliner space capsule made an uncrewed descent from the International Space Station back down to Earth. The gumdrop-shaped spacecraft, christened Calypso, floated down to…
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Aerospacelab Opens New U.S. Facility in California
Aerospacelab’s U.S. ambitions have taken the next step with the opening of its satellite manufacturing facility in Torrance, California. A year ago, Aerospacelab opened its U.S. presence in Palo Alto, and now opens the doors to its first factory designed to address its growing U.S. customer base. The company announced the major milestone, Sept. 5.…
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CGWIC and Sasol Sign Memorandum of Understanding in Beijing
On September 4, during the 2024 South Africa-China Presidential Business Forum, China Great Wall Industry Corporation, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sasol Limited, a South African international chemical and energy company. The partnership aims to jointly advance technological cooperation to assist Sasol in achieving its…