Author: starpathwp-production
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We’re effectively alone in the Universe, and that’s OK
Silence. Complete, unnerving silence. Despite decades of searches for any form of life, intelligent or otherwise, out there in the cosmos, the Universe has but one message for us: No one is answering. But that solitude is not a curse. The great expanse of the empty heavens above us does not carry with it an…
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Kathy Lueders joins SpaceX Starbase team after NASA retirement
Lueders and SpaceX are very much not strangers During her time at NASA, Lueders helped manage many of NASA’s recent commercial ventures in some capacity. That relationship started as the Commercial Resupply Services contract manager with SpaceX and Orbital Sciences (now Northrop Grumman). That program was so successful that NASA moved on and created the…
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IAI Introduces New Flux-Gate Based Magnetometer for LEO Satellites
IAI a company whose technology expertise features systems and solutions from reconnaissance satellites and radars to all aspects of command, control, and communications, computing and cyber, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems has introduced a new magnetometer for satellite applications. The Tamam Magnetometer (P/N 2425) from IAI is a unit used in LEO satellites to provide…
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Bayanat, Yahsat and ICEYE Announce Space Program to Build Commercial Opportunities in UAE’s Space-Ecosystem
Bayanat, a leading provider of AI-powered geospatial solutions, and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat), the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider, announced a comprehensive Space Program aimed at building national satellite remote sensing and Earth Observation (EO) capabilities within the UAE to commercially address business opportunities in the local and global EO market. The…
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Spire’s CFO to Resign in September
Spire Global’s CFO Thomas Krywe plans to step down from the company in September, Spire disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing on Wednesday. The announcement comes as Spire is at risk of being delisted over its share price, and pursuing a reverse stock split to increase the price. “Mr. Krywe indicated a…
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Why the Former CEO of Volkswagen America is Working With CesiumAstro on the Connected Car
CesiumAstro has tapped a former CEO of Volkswagen Group of America for an advisory role that the company says will accelerate its vision of the satellite-connected car and a new constellation dedicated to the automotive industry. CesiumAstro announced this week that Hinrich Woebcken, former president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, is working with…
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Oman’s Azyan Telecom Signs Deal for Kymeta u8 Terminals
Oman-based telecom service provider Azyan Telecom has signed a deal for Kymeta u8 terminals, which it will use to access OneWeb’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity. The terminals will be delivered to the Omani market in the first quarter of 2024. The companies announced the deal on Wednesday at Cabsat. Azyan Telecom said the deal will…
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Astra Space Secures New Launch Contract Add-On From US Department of Defense
Astra Space, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a launch contract add-on for Rocket 4’s first test flight with the U.S. Department of Defense, facilitated by the Defense Innovation Unit. This award is an add-on to Astra’s existing contract with the DIU. Rocket 4 is designed for a nominal payload capacity of approximately 600…
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Viasat Logs Record Orders in Fiscal Year 2023
Viasat reported record revenue in its 2023 fiscal year of $2.8 billion and $2.6 billion from continuing operations, an increase of 6% year-over-year, with a boost in aircraft in service for in-flight connectivity (IFC). The company sold its Link-16 Tactical Data Links (TDL) business line to L3Harris at the start of calendar year 2023, which…
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CesiumAstro Welcomes Hinrich Woebcken as Senior Executive Advisor
CesiumAstro has teamed up with Hinrich J. Woebcken, general partner at Trousdale Ventures and former president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America. Woebcken will serve a dual role, working with CesiumAstro to refine its vision for connected mobility and supporting the company’s adoption of automotive mass-manufacturing best practices. Mr. Woebcken’s 30 years of industry…