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Sidus Space Introduces State-of-the-Art Multi-Material 3D Printed Space Hardware Division
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service company has achieved another milestone by introducing its innovative Multi-Material 3D Printing Division. The Company’s expertise expands beyond traditional hardware and satellite manufacturing, now offering innovative engineering and advanced 3D printing services. The Company utilized MarkForged X7 printers and OnyxFR-A material to manufacture structural support components in its…
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Eutelsat Signs GEO/LEO Deal in South Africa
Eutelsat continues to make progress as it looks to offer service providers a combination of Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) services. Paratus South Africa, a specialist connectivity provider, and Eutelsat OneWeb have partnered to enhance Paratus’ connectivity offering in South Africa. The two companies announced the new deal on Jan. 19. Paratus South…
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Japanese moon lander touches down, but crippled by mission-ending power glitch
SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) aims to demonstrate “landing where it is desire to land”, pin-point landing technique and obstacle detection technique. Graphic: JAXA A robotic Japanese moon lander touched down on the lunar surface Friday, but it immediately suffered a power glitch of some sort that prevented its solar cells from generating the…
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Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander ends mission in fiery reentry
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander captured by a camera mounted onboard the lander on its second day in space. Image: Astrobotic The first U.S. lander bound for the Moon since 1972 burned up in Earth’s atmosphere on Thursday. The unfortunate ending for Astrobotic’s spacecraft was deemed the most responsible choice given its hopes of reaching the…
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OHB System AG Awarded a Contract by ESA to Develop Next-Gen Sentinel-2 Satellites
The view from space is crucial for observing our blue planet even more closely to obtain more precise data for tackling climate change as well as for monitoring and mapping the Earth’s surface. Therefore, work is already underway to develop the next generation of Sentinel-2 satellites for the European Earth observation program Copernicus. The OHB…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 flies from California on 5th try with Starlink satellites
A Falcon 9 rocket launches 22 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink internet satellites from California on Tuesday after four earlier tries were scrubbed. Liftoff of the Starlink 7-11 mission occurred at 4:35 p.m. PST (7:35 p.m. EST, 0035 UTC). SpaceX’s…
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Lynk Launches Initial Satellite to Cell Service in Papua New Guinea With Telikom Limited
Lynk Global has started initial satellite-to-cell service in Papua New Guinea with the country’s state-owned telecoms company Telikom Limited. The initial service will begin with SMS and is expected to expand in the future to include voice and mobile broadband, and to provide life-saving emergency alerts and SMS warnings for natural disasters. Telikom Limited said…
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AT&T, Google, and Vodafone Make Strategic Investment in AST SpaceMobile
AT&T, Google, and Vodafone have made a strategic investment in AST SpaceMobile to support the commercial roll-out of AST SpaceMobile’s network. Both AT&T and Google are new investors for the company. The investment announced Jan. 19 is a mix of equity-linked capital and non-dilutive commercial payments. According to an announcement, the three companies jointly gave…
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Rocket Report: A new estimate of Starship costs; Japan launches spy satellite
Welcome to Edition 6.27 of the Rocket Report! This week, we discuss an intriguing new report looking at Starship. Most fascinating, the report covers SpaceX’s costs to build a Starship and how these costs will come down as the company ramps up its build and launch cadence. At the other end of the spectrum, former…
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LeoLabs, Slingshot Aerospace, and COMSPOC to Provide Pathfinder SSA Project for the Office of Space Commerce
The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) is kicking off a commercial pathfinder project to support space situational awareness (SSA) services, placing orders for commercial data with COMSPOC, LeoLabs, and Slingshot Aerospace. OSC announced Jan. 19 that the three companies will conduct a pathfinder of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). This is part of…