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Astroscale and Momentus Collaborate to Offer NASA a Sustainable Solution to Reboost Hubble
Astroscale U.S., one of the market leaders in securing long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, and Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers orbital transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, are collaborating to offer NASA a sustainable solution for its Hubble Reboost efforts. The two companies recently responded to NASA’s Hubble Reboost RFI in…
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Hughes Broadband Subscribers Continue to Decline Ahead of Jupiter 3 Launch
Hughes Network Systems says the Jupiter 3 satellite is set to ship to the launch site in June, and will launch in the first available window. The company gave the update on its long-awaited satellite in parent company EchoStar’s first quarter results on Tuesday. Hughes is capacity constrained with its current satellite over North America…
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SpaceX’s Falcon rocket family reaches 200 straight successful missions
SpaceX’s launch of 51 more Starlink internet satellites Wednesday from California marked the 200th consecutive successful mission for the company’s Falcon rocket family, a record unmatched by any other space launch vehicle. The string of successes dates back to September 2016, when a Falcon 9 rocket exploded on a launch pad during pre-flight testing at…
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Space Force Gearing Up for Future EW, Orbital Warfare, and Cyber Warfare Exercises
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) held the second Black Skies electronic warfare (EW) exercise recently and is preparing to hold another this fall, as the command also gears up for a Red Skies orbital warfare exercise this summer and a Blue Skies cyber warfare exercise next year. Space Force held…
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Starlink Group 2-9 mission to mark SpaceX’s 31st launch of 2023
SpaceX launched 51 Starlink internet communication satellites into low Earth orbit on its Starlink Group 2-9 mission. Lifting off on May 10, 2023, at 13:09 PDT (20:09 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, this mission marked 2023’s 68th orbital launch attempt and SpaceX’s 31st (30th…
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Chinese cargo ship launches to resupply space station
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated after docking of Tianzhou 6 with the Tiangong space station. Six kerosene-fueled engines on the Long March 7 rocket generated 1.6 million pounds of thrust at full power. Credit: CCTV China’s space station received delivery of fresh supplies, experiments, and fuel after the launch of the Tianzhou 6 cargo ship Wednesday aboard a…
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Airbus’ Eurostar Neo Arabsat BADR-8 Telecoms Satellite Shipped to Cape Canaveral for Launch
Airbus’ latest next-generation geostationary Eurostar Neo satellite Arabsat BADR-8 has been shipped to Cape Canaveral, ready for launch. The satellite will provide connectivity over Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia and also features the world’s first Airbus’ innovative space demonstrator TELEO to provide space-to-ground optical communications at gigabit speeds. Airbus’ relationship with Arabsat…
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Vaya Space Wins International Green Award for Sustainability and Environmental Impact
VayaSpace is a purpose-driven, sustainability-focused, and environmentally conscious enterprise dedicated to making a difference for humankind with its eco-friendly space technology. Vaya Space competes in the estimated $1 trillion small satellite launch sector. Vaya’s unique vortex-hybrid rockets utilize up to the equivalent of two million recycled bottles per launch and overcome the costs and other…
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SpaceX Signs First Rail Customer Agreement for Starlink With Florida’s Brightline
SpaceX has signed its first customer agreement for Starlink with a rail line, as Brightline announced Tuesday that it is offering free Starlink connectivity to passengers. Brightline is an inter-city rail company that serves part of Florida — Miami, Aventura, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach. It is the only privately owned and…
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Aalyria Partners With Anduril on National Security Capabilities
Google connectivity-focused spinoff Aalyria announced a software partnership on Tuesday with defense tech firm Anduril Industries geared toward national security use cases. The companies will integrate Aalyria’s networking orchestration platform, Spacetime, with Lattice, Anduril’s open operating system for national security capabilities. Spacetime, which Aalyria demonstrated at SATELLITE 2023, is designed to manage networks of ground stations,…