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Star Catcher Secures $12.25 Million in Funding for its Space-Based Energy Grid
Star Catcher Industries, the pioneer in space-based energy generation, announced the closing of its $12.25M seed round. Initialized Capital and B Capital co-led the round, with meaningful participation from Rogue VC. With this funding, the Company is positioned to help eliminate power constraints on space operations through the construction of its Star Catcher Network, the…
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Rocket Lab Prepares for the Launch of Synspective’s Latest SAR Satellites
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, announced the launch window for its 51st Electron launch, a mission that will launch the latest satellite in a constellation being built by its long-standing customer Synspective. The “Owl for One, One for Owl” mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket…
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Viasat to Connect 15 Aircraft for LOT Polish Airlines
Poland’s flagship air carrier LOT Polish Airlines awarded Viasat a contract to provide in-flight connectivity for 15 Boeing aircraft in its fleet. This marks the first time LOT will offer in-flight Wi-Fi. Viasat will equip 15 aircraft in LOT’s wide-body Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 Dreamliner fleet with Ka-band IFC as part of a major upgrade…
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As it happened: NASA, Boeing provide update on the Starliner Crew Flight Test mission
The Starliner spacecraft on NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test is pictured docked to the Harmony module’s forward port as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above the Mediterranean Sea. Image: NASA. NASA and Boeing leadership are set to provide an update on the ongoing Crew Flight Test of the Starliner spacecraft as the mission…
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NASA Successfully Streams First 4K Video Footage from Aircraft to Space Station
A team at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using optical, or laser, communications. The feat was part of a series of tests on new technology that could provide live video coverage of astronauts on the Moon…
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SpaceX completes Falcon 9 static fire test amid return to flight campaign
SpaceX conducted a static fire test of its Falcon 9 rocket as it looks to resume launches in the near future. The launch provider was grounded following a July 11 anomaly that occurred with its upper stage during the Starlink 9-3 mission. Image: Spaceflight Now SpaceX took another important step on its road to resuming…
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Dr. Angel Smith to Lead SmallSat Alliance as Executive Director
SmallSat Alliance, an industry group of companies in the smallsat ecosystem, appointed Dr. Angel Smith as its new executive director. Smith is a general manager at Microsoft Corp. leading Strategic Global Enablement and is a combat veteran and retired Marine Corps C-130 pilot. Smith is also a former House Intelligence Committee staffer, where she oversaw…
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Northrop Grumman Space Systems Growth Slows, Leadership Projects Flat Space Growth in ’24
Northrop Grumman reported higher sales in Q2 in the Space segment due to the Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) programs Photo: Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems segment posted the lowest growth rate among the company’s four segments in the second quarter of 2024, while leadership set expectations for flat Space…
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Aalto Receives Regulatory Approval from the UK’s CAA
Aalto HAPS has received a key regulatory approval in the U.K. The company which designs, manufactures and operates the stratospheric, solar-powered Zephyr high altitude platform station (HAPS), has secured its Design Organisation Approval (DOA) from the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Aalto says this is the first DOA to be issued to a HAPS…
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ESA’s Sentinel-2C Satellite Arrives at European Spaceport for Liftoff on Final Vega Rocket
The Sentinel-2C satellite, the third Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, has arrived at the European spaceport in French Guiana for liftoff on the final Vega rocket in September. Sentinel-2C, like its predecessors, will continue to provide high-quality data for Copernicus – the Earth observation component of the EU Space Program. After road transportation from the Airbus facilities…