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Senate Passes Orbits Act to Reduce Space Debris
The Senate passed a bill this week to reduce space debris called the Orbits Act. The bill would establish a program to demonstrate debris removal and require orbital debris standard practices. A bipartisan group of Senators — Democrats Maria Cantwell and John Hickenlooper, Republicans Cynthia Lummis and Roger Wicker and Independent Kyrsten Sinema, introduced the…
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Daily Telescope: Lucy finds not one but two diamonds in the 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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Globalstar Increases 2023 Guidance Again With Q3 Revenue Boost
Globalstar increased its overall 2023 guidance on Thursday after reporting 53% year-over-year growth in the third quarter. Globalstar raised the low end of its guidance for the second time this year, after raising it in Q2. The company now expects 2023 total revenue to range between $215 and $230 million. Original guidance was between $185…
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SWISSto12 Collaborates with Thales to Develop Active Electronically Steerable Antennas
SWISSto12, one of Europe’s fastest-growing aerospace companies and a leading manufacturer of advanced satellite payloads and systems, announced it is developing Active Electronically Steerable Antennas (AESAs) for airborne, land, and maritime platforms in collaboration with world-leading critical electronics company, Thales. SWISSto12’s AESAs will use innovative 3D-printed miniature horn antennas instead of traditional patch antennas. These…
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Muon Space Awarded Hydrosat Contract to Integrate Multispectral and IR Imaging Instruments
Hydrosat, the climate tech company that specializes in delivering satellite imagery and data analytics to measure water stress and climate impact, announced a partnership with Muon Space, a climate satellite company revolutionizing the way Earth is monitored from space. Muon Space has been awarded a Hydrosat contract for its first Constellation-as-a-Service (CaaS) spacecraft that will…
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 booster from Cape Canaveral on recording-breaking 18th flight
A Falcon 9 rocket streaks across the sky, sending 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on their way to low Earth orbit. This was the 18th launch and landing of this booster, tail number 1058. Image: Michael Cain SpaceX broke another re-flight record on Friday evening with the launch of 23 more Starlink satellites on a…
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Rocket Report: ICBM test aborted after “anomaly”; FAA wraps Starship safety review
Welcome to Edition 6.18 of the Rocket Report! In this newsletter we have a double dose of news from China, where there are two separate efforts to duplicate SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. On the American side of the pond we also have two stories about United Launch Alliance and its effort to get Vulcan flying,…
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Virgin Galactic Successfully Completes Sixth Space Mission in Six Months
Virgin Galactic Holdings, announced the completion of its sixth space mission in six months and tenth to date. The ‘Galactic 05’ mission saw Virgin Galactic’s spaceship converted into a suborbital lab for space-based scientific research for the second time. Onboard ‘Galactic 05’: Astronaut 020 – Dr. Alan Stern, U.S. Planetary Scientist and Associate Vice President…
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Space Solar Partners with Thales Alenia Space to Deliver Space-Based Solar Power
One of the leading space-energy companies, Space Solar has announced an innovation partnership with Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), to continue their collaboration on the first commercial space-based solar power (SBSP) system. The agreement reflects the strategic alignment of the two companies toward SBSP and recognition of the…