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Astroscale Signs Zero Debris Charter to Support Sustainable Space Operations
Astroscale, the UK subsidiary of Astroscale, a leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability, has announced that the company has signed the Zero Debris Charter, demonstrating its support for a zero debris future in space. Managing Director of Astroscale UK, Nick Shave, signed the Charter at a ceremony in Berlin, Germany, on June 6,…
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Kongsberg NanoAvionics Appoints Atle Wøllo as New CEO
Smallsat mission integrator and bus manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics has appointed Atle Wøllo as its new CEO. Wøllo is replacing Žilvinas Kvedaravicius, who became interim CEO last year, following the departure of co-founder and former CEO Vytenis J. Buzas in 2023. Wøllo, with educational background in business administration and electronic engineering, comes from Kongsberg Defence &…
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LeoLabs Wins AFWERX Contract for Radar Technology
LeoLabs has won an AFWERX contract for $1.2 million to build a radar to track objects in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), the company announced Thursday. LeoLabs will design, develop, build, and test a prototype S-band 2-D direct radiating array (DRA) that is capable of advanced object tracking in LEO. The award is a small business innovation…
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SpaceX experiences a rare mission scrub of its Falcon 9 rocket at the moment engine ignition
A rare abort of a Falcon 9 launch at the moment of engine ignition. The Starlink 10-2 mission was called off on its third launch attempt in as many days. Image: Spaceflight Now Update 5:40 p.m. EDT: SpaceX aborted the mission as the Falcon 9’s engines began to fire. SpaceX struck out for a third…
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Raytheon Selected by NASA to Build Landsat Next Instruments
NASA selects Raytheon Company to provide three instruments and related services, with an option for one additional instrument, in support of the Landsat Next mission based at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The contract includes a cost-plus-award-fee base period and a cost-plus-fixed-fee option period with a total value of $506.7 million. The…
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Inside SIA’s 2024 State of the Satellite Industry Report
The global satellite industry grew revenue by 2% in 2023, as most segments of the industry except satellite TV saw gains, according to the Satellite Industry Association’s (SIA) annual report. SIA released the 27th annual State of the Satellite Industry report on June 13, produced by BryceTech. The report takes stock of activity in segments…
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Inside SIA’s 2024 State of the Satellite Industry Report
The global satellite industry grew revenue by 2% in 2023, as most segments of the industry except satellite TV saw gains, according to the Satellite Industry Association’s (SIA) annual report. SIA released the 27th annual State of the Satellite Industry report on June 13, produced by BryceTech. The report takes stock of activity in segments…
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NASA Selects RTX’s Blue Canyon Technologies to Provide Spacecraft Buses for PolSIR Mission
RTX’s small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, Blue Canyon Technologies, was selected to build two 12U CubeSat buses for NASA’s PolSIR mission, which will study ice clouds that form at high altitudes throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions. In addition to designing and manufacturing the bus platforms, Blue Canyon will also provide mission operations services.…
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Blue Origin joins SpaceX and ULA on Pentagon list for $5.6B in launch contracts
An artist’s conception shows Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket on the rise. (Blue Origin Illustration) The Department of Defense has put Kent, Wash.-based Blue Origin in the running for a share of up to $5.6 billion in national security space launch contracts, marking a first for Jeff Bezos’ space venture. The decision means Blue Origin’s…
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Hughes Lands Jupiter Gateway and Terminal Deal in Saudi Arabia
Hughes Network Systems will build a Jupiter gateway and provide 1,200 Jupiter terminals to Saudi Arabia service provider Luna Space Telecommunications under a deal announced Thursday. Luna Space is part of the Skyband Holding company. Skyband has been a customer of Hughes for more than a decade. The company provides satellite network infrastructure to corporate…