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Quectel’s Satellite Communication Module Achieves Certification on the Skylo Network
Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, announced the successful certification of Quectel’s NTN-enabled module, the CC660D-LS, for use on the network by Skylo, the leading non-terrestrial network (NTN) service provider. The module is the first to be certified by Skylo for use on its network and enables seamless and reliable IoT-NTN connectivity for…
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Space Systems Command Partners with Microsoft for U.S. Space Force Collaboration Platform
Space Systems Command (SSC) recently renewed its partnership with the Microsoft Corporation to apply the latest commercial innovations to Space Force missions. The Integrated, Immersive, Intelligent Environment (I3E) is a follow-on to the Immersive Digital Facility (IDF) prototype successfully developed earlier this year. The $19.8 million I3E contract, with a one-year period of performance starting…
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Citing “crew safety,” NASA delays upcoming Artemis missions by about a year
Citing “crew safety” as the agency’s chief priority, NASA officials outlined a new schedule for the Artemis lunar program on Tuesday. The roughly one-year delay for each of the next three missions came as little surprise, given the significant amount of work left to be done before astronauts can return to the Moon later this…
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First astronaut missions to the Moon since 1972 delayed due to heat shield questions, hardware readiness
The Artemis 2 crew, standing in from of their Artemis spacecraft, discusses their planned around-the-moon flight with reporters at the Kennedy Space Center. Left to right: commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. A quartet of astronauts will have to wait until next year before their…
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Iridium Previews Standards-Based, Direct-to-Device Service ‘Project Stardust’
Iridium is taking a new approach to the direct-to-device (D2D) market after its deal with Qualcomm ended, announcing “Project Stardust” on Wednesday — an upcoming 3GPP compliant D2D service for smartphones and IoT devices that operates on Iridium’s existing network. The project is in its early stages; Iridium expects testing to begin in 2025, with…
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SpaceX Sends its Text Messages Via Direct-to-Cell Starlink Satellites
SpaceX sent the first text messages via the recently launched direct-to-cell Starlink satellites, on Monday, the company announced Jan. 10. SpaceX announced on Jan. 10 that less than six days after launching the satellites, engineers sent and received our text messages to and from unmodified cell phones on the ground to the satellites, using T-Mobile…
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NASA Updates on Advancements for Early Artemis Moon Missions with Crew
NASA announced updates to its Artemis campaign that will establish the foundation for long-term scientific exploration on the Moon, land the first woman and first person of colour on the lunar surface, and prepare for human expeditions to Mars for the benefit of all. To safely carry out these missions, agency leaders are adjusting the…
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Daily Telescope: A galactic neighborhood that isn’t
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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New ESA Environmental Security Project Goes Live
A new European Space Agency (ESA) project to fight environmental crime and monitor illegal activities is now fully operational. The project, EO4Security, is dedicated to developing algorithms and application platforms designed to provide tools capable of delivering timely geoinformation on noncompliance with environmental regulations, such as illegal mining and irregular trafficking. e-GEOS, a joint venture…
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EchoStar Transfers Certain Dish Spectrum Licenses to New Subsidiary
EchoStar Corporation transferred some of Dish Network’s spectrum licenses to a newly formed subsidiary, the company said in a Jan. 10 announcement. According to EchoStar, Dish Network has transferred certain wireless spectrum licenses to a newly formed subsidiary, EchoStar Wireless Holding L.L.C. These licenses include AWS-4, H-Block, CBRS, C-Band – Cheyenne, 12 GHz, LMDS, 24…