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Telesat Government Solutions Secures DARPA Space-BACN Phase 2 Contract
Telesat Government Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of leading satellite operator Telesat, announced that it was awarded the Phase 2 contract of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node (Space-BACN) program. The goal of Space-BACN is to create a reconfigurable, multi-protocol inter-satellite optical communications terminal that is low in size, weight,…
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Hubble placed in safe mode after continued gyro troubles [U: Back up]
Update: Hubble has returned to science operations while NASA still investigates what caused the issue. NASA investigating source of gyro troubles It appears that over the last week NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has run into some troubles with one of its gyros… again. The historic space telescope received five brand new gyroscopes (gyros), which it…
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China completes initial set-up of first high-orbit satellite internet
China has completed the initial set-up of its first high-orbit satellite internet, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). Following the launch of a group of high-throughput communication satellites, the high-orbit satellite internet fully covers the whole territory of China and key areas of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) participating countries.…
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Chang’e 5 lunar samples put on display in Macao
Lunar samples retrieved by China’s Chang’e 5 robotic mission went on display in Macao on Tuesday, marking the first time any lunar samples have been brought to the city for public exhibition. The samples, contained in a specially built glass case and closely guarded, can be viewed by members of the public at the Macao…
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1st Images of China’s Completed Space Station Released
China released the first images of its completed space station on Nov 28 at a press conference in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The images were shot by the Shenzhou-16 crew with a handheld camera. They show the entire configuration of the space station in orbit with Earth in the background. The space station…
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Arcfield Completes Acquisition of Orion Space Solutions
Arcfield, a leading government technology and mission support provider, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Orion Space Solutions, a Colorado-based developer of end-to-end space mission capabilities and solutions. The acquisition of Orion enhances Arcfield’s space exploration and hypersonic detection and tracking capabilities for agencies in the Department of Defense (DOD) and Intelligence…
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Africa’s Amini Raises Additional $4 Million to Launch Environmental Space Data Platform
Amini, an African environmental data collection and intelligence infrastructure company, has raised another raised $4 million in a seed funding round. Amini announced the successful funding round, Nov. 30. The round was led by Salesforce Ventures, Salesforce’s global investment arm, and Female Founders Fund, a seed stage venture fund that invests exclusively in female-founded companies.…
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With another record broken, the world’s spaceports are busier than ever
Led by SpaceX and China, the world’s launch providers have put more rockets and payloads into orbit so far in 2023 than in any prior year, continuing an upward trend in launch activity over the last five years. On Sunday, the Transportation Security Administration reported that it screened more than 2.9 million airline passengers making…
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Tata Advanced Systems and Satellogic Partner to Build LEO Satellites in India
Tata Advanced Systems Limited, one of India’s leading private sector players for aerospace and defense solutions, and Satellogic, a leading company in sub-meter resolution Earth Observation (EO) data collection, announced their collaboration for establishing and developing local space technology capabilities in India. This collaboration is a first step in TASL’s satellite strategy and a significant…
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Blue Origin nearing New Glenn milestones ahead of debut flight
As 2023 nears its close, there has been a large increase in publicly visible movement from Blue Origin around its Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral facilities. With sightings of New Glenn booster segments, upper-stage tank sections, payload fairings, and new support hardware arriving at Port Canaveral, it seems Blue Origin is pushing to hit…