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Sidus Space Signs Technology Hosting Payload Contract with ASPINA for LizzieSat Mission
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service company announced it has secured an agreement with ASPINA, a Japanese technology company, for technology hosting onboard the Company’s upcoming LizzieSat mission, currently scheduled for launch with SpaceX in the second quarter of 2025. As per the agreement’s terms, Sidus will host a payload mission in collaboration with…
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Axiom and SpaceX are disrupting Europe’s traditional pathway to space
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) has a deal with Axiom Space to get more Europeans in orbit. But does the partnership benefit European taxpayers who fund the agency’s operations? On Wednesday, January 17, the third privately funded mission by US commercial spaceflight company Axiom Space is set to lift off from Kennedy Space Center in…
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NASA and ISRO’s Radar Satellite to Monitor Earth’s Changing Frozen Regions
NISAR, the soon-to-launch radar satellite from NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation, will measure some key Earth vital signs, from the health of wetlands to ground deformation by volcanoes to the dynamics of land and sea ice. This last capability will help researchers decipher how small-scale processes can cause monumental changes in the ice…
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No, the James Webb Space Telescope hasn’t found life out there—at least not yet
The rumors have been out there for a while now, percolating through respectable corners of the astronomy and astrobiological community, that the James Webb Space Telescope has found a planet with strong evidence of life. Some of this sentiment recently bubbled into the public view when the British news magazine The Spectator published an item…
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Orbit Communication Systems Reports $36.7M in Defense Orders
Orbit Communication Systems recently received $36.7 million in orders for its satellite communication technology for defense use cases. The company, based in Israel, recently finalized an agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Defense to supply advanced communication systems valued at approximately $16.6 million. The U.S. Air Force also awarded Orbit a $16.5 contract for the…
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Daily Telescope: The Cygnus Wall lights up the night sky
Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light, a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we’re going to take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a…
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Mynaric Selected for Phase 2 of DARPA Space-BACN Program
Mynaric will participate in Phase 2 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Space-BACN program, the company announced Tuesday. Mynaric previously participated in Phase 0 and Phase 1 of the program. Space-BACN is a U.S. Department of Defense program to foster interoperable technologies that can enable seamless communication between government and commercial Low-Earth Orbit…
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John Deere Selects Starlink for Agriculture Connectivity Solution
John Deere selected SpaceX’s Starlink for its agricultural connectivity solution, the company announced Tuesday, after a long RFP process with the satellite industry. The satcom solution will connect both new and existing machines through satellite internet service and terminals. The company said Jan. 16 that John Deere dealers will install a ruggedized Starlink terminal on…
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Sateliot Secures €6M Funding from Banco Santander for NanoSat Constellation Expansion
Sateliot, the company launching the first constellation of low-earth orbit (LEO) nanosatellites providing 5G coverage for IoT (Internet of Things), has secured €6 million in funding from Banco Santander. This financial backing from Banco Santander will enable Sateliot to accelerate the development of its technology and the deployment of its satellite constellation. In 2024, the…
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Elon Musk’s recent all-hands meeting at SpaceX was full of interesting news
Last year was unquestionably the best year in SpaceX’s history, CEO Elon Musk told his employees during an all-hands meeting in South Texas last week. There were 96 flights of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, plus the first two test flights of the enormous new Starship rocket. In 2024, SpaceX said it aims…