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Third set of upgraded solar arrays ready for ride to International Space Station
Update at 6:30 a.m. EDT (1030 UTC): SpaceX has announced the launch has been delayed until Sunday “to allow more time for vehicle preparations and for weather conditions to improve”. Launch time on Sunday would be at 12:12 p.m. EDT (1612 UTC). Ground teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center prepare an upgraded roll-out solar array…
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VORAGO Introduces New Radiation-Hardened Arm Cortex-M4 Microcontroller for Space Applications
VORAGO Technologies, a high technology company that provides radiation-hardened and extreme-temperature solutions for the Hi-rel marketplace has introduced a new radiation-hardened Arm Cortex-M4 Microcontroller for space and defense applications. The VA41620 from VORAGO Technologies is a radiation-hardened microcontroller that gives the user the flexibility to use their own external RH NVM without sacrificing performance or…
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ID Quantique Joins European Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Initiative
ID Quantique (IDQ), one of the leaders in quantum-safe security solutions, has announced its participation in the EAGLE-1 initiative. EAGLE-1 is a QKD (Quantum Key Distribution) system integrating both space and ground segments that will deliver secure transmission of encryption keys across geographically dispersed areas and demonstrate the connection from space of EU’s national quantum…
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Webb spots vast plume of water vapor spewing from Saturn’s moon Enceladus
A plume of water vapor jetting from the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus stretches 20 times the size of the moon itself, feeding a vast torus around the ringed planet. Inset: Enceladus as imaged by the Cassini orbiter. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and G. Villanueva (NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center). Image Processing: A.…
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US State Department Releases its First Strategic Framework for Space Diplomacy
The U.S. Department of State released its first-ever Strategic Framework for Space Diplomacy this week, outlining how it will use diplomacy to advance U.S. space leadership and expand international cooperation. The framework, released May 30, is guided by the National Space Policy released in 2020, and the Space Priorities Framework released in 2021 outlining the…
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BlackSky Receives Multi-Million Contract From International Ministry of Defense Customer
BlackSky Technology won a multimillion dollar renewal contract from an unnamed international ministry of defense customer for a subscription to tactical imagery and analytics services. The imagery and analytics company supports a number of international ministries of defense with its satellite constellation and Spectra AI tasking and analytics platform. The company says it can deliver…
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Kontron and ThinKom Collaborate to Demonstrate Ka-band SATCOM Antenna Platform for the Avionics Market
Kontron, one of the leading global providers of IoT/Embedded Computer Technology (ECT) and Inflight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFE&C) solutions, announced its collaboration with ThinKom to demonstrate and make readily available a highly flexible Ka-band SATCOM solution to the avionics market. The multi-modem architecture consists of Kontron’s proven ACE Flight 4783 dual modem MODMAN server integrated…
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Hubble Network Targets Bluetooth-Enabled Satellite Network with $20M Series A
Satellite startup Hubble Network recently announced a $20 million Series A funding round, along with its plans to launch a satellite constellation for Bluetooth device connectivity. Describing the company as “Starlink for IoT devices,” Hubble said its future constellation will be able to capture data directly from existing Bluetooth devices by uploading the company’s firmware to…
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Pixxel Picks up Google as an Investor in $36 Million Series B Financing Round
Hyperspectral Earth-imaging technology startup Pixxel raised $36 million in its Series B funding round and added Google to its list of investors, the company announced Thursday. Some of Pixxel’s existing investors Radical Ventures, Lightspeed, Blume Ventures, growx, Sparta and Athera also participated in the Series B financing, boosting the company’s total financing haul to $71…
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Telesat Awards Contract to Space Flight Laboratory for the Manufacture of LEO 3 Demonstration Satellite
Telesat, one of the world’s largest and innovative satellite operators, announced a contract award to the Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) of Toronto, Ontario to manufacture a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) demonstration satellite for Telesat. The demonstration satellite, named LEO 3, will provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns following the decommissioning of Telesat’s…