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For the first time in 51 years, NASA is training astronauts to fly to the Moon
The four astronauts assigned to soar beyond the far side of the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission settled into their seats inside a drab classroom last month at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. It was one in a series of noteworthy moments for the four-person crew since NASA revealed the names of the…
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Rocket Lab Mission Launches Telesat LEO Demonstration Satellite
Rocket Lab’s latest mission launched Telesat’s new LEO 3 demonstration satellite to orbit, less than two months after the satellite was announced. Space Flight Laboratory, which built the satellite, confirmed post-launch that it acquired signals from the satellite and its solar arrays deployed and passed initial satellite health tests. SFL built the 30-kg LEO 3…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 2nd generation Starlinks from West Coast
Live commentary will begin at 8:10 p.m. PDT / 11:10 p.m. EDT / 0310 UTC in our Launch Pad Live Stream. Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 with 15 second generation Starlink satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Threads or Twitter. File photo: a SpaceX’s Falcon 9…
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Orbit to Integrate its Airborne Terminals with Viasat’s Ka-band Network
Orbit Communications Systems, a global provider of maritime and airborne SATCOM terminals, tracking ground station solutions, and mission-critical airborne audio management systems, announced it has signed a cooperation agreement with Viasat, under which Orbit’s airborne terminals will integrate with the extensive Viasat Ka-band network, which includes the Global Xpress (GX) network now operated by Viasat…
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Aspia Space Launches New Satellite Based AgriTech Solution
Aspia Space has developed a new tool harnessing AI and satellite data to enable grassland farmers to remotely measure the height of their grass from space. The company announced the new tool, July 18. Aspia Space is partnering with Origin Digital to launch the service with farmers in Ireland this summer. By accurately measuring the…
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Hughes to Connect Sites with Madagascar and Nigeria With Cellular Backhaul
Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) has selected the Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter System ground platform to backhaul 2G, 3G, and 4G cellular network traffic in Madagascar and Nigeria. AMN will use Hughes Jupiter gateways and remote terminals to connect several hundred cellular towers via satellite, the companies announced Tuesday. AMN works with mobile network operators (MNOs)…
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BAE Systems Successfully Completes First Flight of its Uncrewed Satellite Aerial System
British engineers have successfully completed a stratospheric flight trial of BAE Systems’ High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) – PHASA-35. Over a 24-hour period, PHASA-35 soared to more than 66,000 feet, reaching the stratosphere, before landing successfully. The trial, completed last month in New Mexico in the USA, allowed engineers to assess the…
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ETL Systems Hires Alex Baldock as New COO
ETL Systems has appointed Alex Baldock as its new COO, the company announced July 17. Before joining ETL Systems, Baldock held senior leadership positions with Magellan Aerospace, Cobham Group and, most recently, Abaco Systems as the vice president of operations and UK Managing Director. It has been a busy 12 months for ETL Systems. Last…
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Launch Roundup: Rocket Lab conducts Electron reuse attempt, SpaceX flies two Starlink v2 missions
The week of July 16 through July 23 saw four more launches take place around the world, potentially increasing the orbital launch count to 108 so far in 2023. This included Rocket Lab’s launch of the “Baby Come Back” mission (which featured a first stage recovery attempt), two more SpaceX Starlink v2 missions, and the…