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China Roundup: ZhuQue-3 moves left, Tianlong-3 gets engines, and Chang Zheng rockets launch
China’s upcoming and already operational startup aerospace companies are showing significant progress as of late. Both Tianlong-3 and ZhuQue-3 (ZQ-3) are getting closer to flight, while governmental rockets currently carry the payloads. Additionally, three more rockets of the Chang Zheng family have been launched in the last few weeks. LandSpace progresses ZhuQue-3 and moves maiden…
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Iridium Sees Drop in Equipment Revenue but Rise in Subscriber Growth in Q1 2024
Iridium saw its fiscal first quarter 2024 (Q1 2024) revenue total decrease 1% year-over-year, largely due to lower equipment revenue. Iridium reported its Q1 2024 results on April 18, reporting total revenue of $203.9 million. This consisted of $148.6 million of service revenue and $55.3 million of revenue in equipment sales and engineering and support…
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Iridium Sees Drop in Equipment Revenue but Rise in Subscriber Growth in Q1 2024
Iridium saw its fiscal first quarter 2024 (Q1 2024) revenue total decrease 1% year-over-year, largely due to lower equipment revenue. Iridium reported its Q1 2024 results on April 18, reporting total revenue of $203.9 million. This consisted of $148.6 million of service revenue and $55.3 million of revenue in equipment sales and engineering and support…
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The hidden story behind one of SpaceX’s wettest and wildest launches
Ten years ago today, when a Falcon 9 rocket took off from Florida, something strange happened. Dramatically, as the rocket lifted off, a fountain of dirty water splashed upward alongside the vehicle, coating the rocket in grime. Following the ultimately successful liftoff of this third cargo Dragon mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX founder…
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China prepares to launch Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship
The combination of the Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on Wednesday. According to the CMSA, the facilities and equipment at the launch site in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China are in good condition, and various…
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China to hold first space cooperation forum with LatAm, Caribbean countries
BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) — China will hold the first space cooperation forum with Latin American and the Caribbean countries during the upcoming Space Day of China, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced Wednesday. The China-Latin America and the Caribbean Space Cooperation Forum, co-hosted by the CNSA, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the…
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ESA’s EarthCARE Satellite Set for Launch and Aims to Deliver Key Insights on Earth’s Climate
With the climate crisis increasingly tightening its grip, the Earth Cloud Aerosol, and Radiation Explorer, or EarthCARE for short, carries a set of four state-of-the-art instruments that will work together to provide a holistic view of the complex interplay between clouds, aerosols, incoming solar radiation, and outgoing radiation to yield new insight into Earth’s radiation…
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on Starlink mission from Kennedy Space Center
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the pad at Launch Complex 39A as captured in this streak shot on April 17, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now SpaceX completed its latest Falcon 9 launch from pad 39A NASA’s Kennedy Space Center early Wednesday evening. The Starlink 6-51 mission came about a week-and-a-half after the…
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Satellogic is Relocating to the US, Announces Crypto Investment in 2023 Results
Earth imagery provider Satellogic has begun the process of relocating the company to the U.S., and recently received a $30 million strategic investment from cryptocurrency company Tether Investments Limited. Satellogic gave a number of updates this week in its 2023 full year financial results. The company reported a 68% revenue increase compared to 2022, calling…
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5N Plus Secures $14.4 Million DoD Award to Enhance Space-Qualified Solar Cell Supply Chain
The Department of Defense announced an award of $14.4 million via the Defense Production Act Investment (DPAI) Program to 5N+ Semiconductors to sustain and expand the capability to produce germanium substrates used in solar cells for defense and commercial satellites. This effort supports the 2024 National Defense Industrial Strategy to continue and expand support for…