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Blue Update: New Glenn testing hardware at the Cape as New Shepard closes in on return to flight
Recently, Blue Origin has completed several milestones in its programs, as it inches closer to a debut flight of its New Glenn rocket. The successful BE-4 firings below the Vulcan rocket, modifications on pad and infrastructure, and winning the contract for the Artemis V lander have put Blue Origin in a better position than their…
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NASA chief to visit Blue Origin for summit recognizing Seattle’s place in space
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announces Blue Origin’s selection on May 19 to build a human landing system for future Artemis missions to the moon. (NASA Photo / Aubrey Gemignani) NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will visit Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture in Kent, Wash., to get a firsthand look at the Seattle area’s growing space…
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Rohde & Schwarz Collaborates with Qualcomm to Test GSO and GEO Satellite Chipsets for IoT-NTN
Rohde & Schwarz, in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, will conduct a broad range of NB-IoT over NTN tests that address the many challenges inherent to satellite-based non-terrestrial networks that use geosynchronous orbit (GSO) and geostationary orbit (GEO) constellations. The test set covers time and frequency synchronization from prolonged delays and the Doppler effect, low signal-to-interference-plus-noise…
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Spire Global Signs Agreement with OroraTech to Provide Eight Satellites for Wildfire Monitoring Constellation
Spire Global has entered into a partnership with OroraTech, a leading global provider of space-based thermal intelligence. The collaboration aims to construct, deploy, and manage an array of eight satellites solely focused on monitoring global temperatures. This groundbreaking initiative will establish the world’s foremost and most extensive satellite constellation dedicated to tracking and observing wildfires.…
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Redwire Awarded Follow-On Contract from Boeing to Develop Additional Roll-Out Solar Arrays for the ISS
Redwire Corporation one of the leaders in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy, announced that it has been awarded a follow-on contract from Boeing to develop two additional Roll-Out Solar Arrays (IROSA) for the International Space Station. The IROSAs augment the space station’s power supply to support critical research and space operations. This award…
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Viasat and Space Norway Announce Completion of Key Milestone for Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission
Viasat, a global company in satellite communications, and Space Norway, announced that the first of the two satellites for the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing. The new satellites, which will carry Viasat’s GX10A and B payloads, aim to connect users in the Far North with high-speed broadband in 2024. The…
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Virgin Galactic completes first commercial flight and it finally looked like the future, in a way
The journey commenced at 10:30 A.M. ET from Spaceport America, New Mexico, with the Virgin Galactic mothership VMS Eve carrying VSS Unity beneath its wing. At 11:29 A.M. ET, Unity detached from the mothership, ignited its hybrid engine, and propelled itself toward space. Under the mission name Galactic 01, Unity attained an altitude of 85.1…
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Firefly Aerospace Signs Agreement with Lockheed Martin to Support Technology Demonstration Mission
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, announced that it has signed a launch agreement with Lockheed Martin to support a technology demonstration mission that will launch aboard Firefly’s Alpha vehicle. “Firefly’s flight-proven hardware and rapid launch capabilities are well-aligned with Lockheed Martin’s mission needs, and we’re proud to serve as one of their launch…
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Cailabs to Host Astrolight Laser Communications Terminal Demonstration
Cailabs will host Astrolight’s laser communications terminal on an upcoming satellite mission, the companies announced June 28. Astrolight’s lasercom terminal ATLAS-1 will demonstrate pointing, acquisition, and tracking capabilities at gigabit per second data rates between the spacecraft and and Cailabs optical ground station (OGS). Astrolight is developing a direct-to-Earth optical data downlink system for LEO…
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House Appropriators Want More Frequent Updates on ‘Troubled’ Space Programs
House GOP appropriators note that the U.S. Space Force fiscal year 2024 budget request is more than $30 billion — a $3.9 billion, 15% increase over last year’s enacted level, but the legislators warn that such double-digit growth for Space Force in the last several years to reduce funding shortfalls and acquisition risk may not…