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Intuitive Machines targets launch to the Moon in mid-January
The completed Nova-C lander for the IM-1 mission is photographed in mid-October at Intuitive Machines’ facilities in Houston, Texas, ahead of it being shipped to Cape Canaveral, Florida. Image: Intuitive Machines The first lunar lander aiming for a touchdown at the Moon’s south pole has a new launch date. Intuitive Machines said Friday it is…
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Jeff Bezos and NASA’s administrator share a sneak peek at Blue Origin’s moon lander
Jeff Bezos, left, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson chat in front of a mockup of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar lander at the company’s Alabama production facility. (Blue Origin via Bill Nelson / X / Twitter) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson today provided a look at coming attractions in…
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ReQuTech and Scanfil Ramp Up Production of RESA Satellite Terminals
ReQuTech has chosen Scanfil as its manufacturing partner for its RESA satellite terminals. The companies announced this week they are ramping up production of the RESA Ku- and Ka-band terminals during the fourth quarter of this year and early 2024. RESA, which stands for the ReQuTech Electronically Scanned Antenna, is a satcom terminal for multi-orbit…
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L3Harris Posts 16% Growth in Q3 With TDL and Aerojet Rocketdyne Acquisitions
The Space & Airborne Systems and Communication Systems segments at L3Harris delivered growth in the third quarter of 2023. Company-wide revenue at L3Harris was up 16% in Q3 compared to the same period last year, due to acquisitions including Aerojet Rocketdyne (AR) and the Tactical Data Links business L3Harris acquired from Viasat. Organically, excluding the…
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Lockheed Martin Selects Tesat Optical Terminals for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Satellites
Lockheed Martin selected Tesat’s optical communications terminals for its Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites, Tesat announced Oct. 26. Tesat also announced it completed ground interoperability tests for the SDA program. As part of the test, Tesat optical communications terminals demonstrated consistent data communication links with a reference modem and an optical…
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CEO of rocket-maker ULA makes a sales pitch—for the whole company
It sure sounds like United Launch Alliance is up for sale. Tory Bruno, the rocket builder’s CEO, said this week that anyone who purchased ULA would reap the rewards of the company’s “transformation” over the last few years, a course change primarily driven by geopolitics and the competitive threat of SpaceX. While Bruno did not…
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SpaceX Completes Full Stack Testing ahead of Flight as Starbase Continues to Change
SpaceX has completed a successful Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) of Ship 25 and Booster 9 and other systems tests ahead of an upcoming test flight. Now destacked and awaiting regulatory approval for flight, SpaceX continues to expand and improve the production site for future vehicle cadence. See Also SpaceX Starship Section L2 SpaceX/Starship Section Click…
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Russia renamed its ambitious satellite program after Putin misspoke its name
It was always abundantly clear that the leader of the Russian space corporation Roscosmos from 2018 to 2022, Dmitry Rogozin, sought to kowtow to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Now we have an anecdote from Putin himself that highlights how much. The story concerns a satellite constellation now known as Sfera (or Sphere, in English), a…
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Mayo Clinic Looks to Use Teleheath Solution With Kymeta Antenna
The Mayo Clinic is exploring using a hybrid LTE and satcom telehealth technology in ambulances. Telehealth network integrator Optac-X announced this week that it has a “know how agreement” with the Mayo Clinic for the use of this telehealth technology, which uses a Kymeta antenna. Kymeta is an LTE and satcom partner for Optac-X and…
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Shenzhou-17 astronauts enter space station, complete handover in four days
The three astronauts aboard China’s Shenzhou-17 spaceship have entered the country’s space station and met with another astronaut trio on Thursday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. The Shenzhou-16 crew opened the hatch at 7:34 p.m. (Beijing Time). The three space station occupants greeted the new arrivals, and they took group pictures. Tang…