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Avanti Opens New Office in Nigeria
Avanti Communications has made a move to expand its presence into Africa. The operator is opening a new flagship office in Ikoyi, Lagos. Nigeria is a huge market in Africa with a population of over 210 million people. The company announced the opening of the office April 26. Avanti has invested over $800 million in…
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SpaceX launches O3b mPOWER 3 & 4 mission from Florida
As SpaceX resumed Falcon launches after Starship’s exhilarating first orbital flight test last week, the company launched the O3b mPOWER 3 & 4 mission on Friday. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station came at 6:12 pm EDT (22:12 UTC). O3b mPOWER is…
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First Arab spacewalker heads outside International Space Station
Veteran NASA astronaut Steve Bowen and Emirati astronaut Sultan Alneyadi suited up and floated outside the International Space Station Friday for a spacewalk to prepare the outpost for new solar arrays. Alneyadi became the first Arab astronaut to perform a spacewalk. The astronauts switched their NASA spacesuits to internal battery power at 9:11 a.m.…
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with two O3b internet satellites
Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with two O3b mPOWER internet satellites Friday, April 28. SpaceX also attempted to launch a Falcon Heavy rocket later in the night, but the countdown aborted in the final minute before liftoff. Follow us on Twitter. A SpaceX…
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As JUICE struggles with antenna deployment, program manager highlights status of the mission
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) latest interplanetary mission that is set to explore Jupiter and its three largest Moons, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE), successfully launched on Friday, April 14, has been touted as a near-perfect feat. JUICE had little-to-no issues during the launch sequence, right from blasting off atop an Ariane 5 rocket…
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Satellogic Grows Revenue 42% in First Year as Public Company
Satellite imagery provider Satellogic grew revenue 42% in 2022 to $6 million in revenue, the company reported April 27 in its full year financial results. The increase was driven primarily by asset monitoring, with the company’s constellation-as-a-service offering gaining momentum with a multi-million-dollar agreement with the Republic of Albania. Satellogic has a three-year agreement with…
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Astra Space to Provide Propulsion Kits for Apex’s Satellite Bus Platform
Astra Space and Apex Technology announced a contract for Astra to initially provide 5 Spacecraft Propulsion Kits for Apex’s satellite bus platform. Astra is expected to begin delivering the Spacecraft Propulsion Kits in 2023. The Spacecraft Propulsion Kit disaggregates the four subsystems of the Astra Spacecraft Engine module: (1) thruster, (2) power processing unit, (3)…
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SpaceX clears Falcon Heavy for liftoff after launch pad lightning strike
Lightning strikes Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center on Thursday night, with a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket awaiting liftoff. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX says engineers completed checks of the Falcon Heavy rocket, its satellite payloads, and ground systems at the Kennedy Space Center after a lightning strike on the launch pad’s tower Thursday night, part…
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ThrustMe Showcases a New Miniaturized Electric Propulsion System for Small Satellites
ThrustMe, a company focused on creating breakthrough products for both space and Earth applications has showcased a new miniaturized electric propulsion system for small satellites. The NPT30-I2-1U from ThrustMe is a fully integrated propulsion system based on the gridded ion thruster technology. It has a modular design and includes the ion thruster, the PPU, the…
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L3Harris Posts Lower Income, Higher Sales in Q1; Kubasik Defends AJRD Bid
L3Harris Technologies on April 27 reported a sharp drop in first quarter earnings driven by higher interest and pension expenses and a combination of costs related to acquisitions and divestitures despite strong sales. Net income slid 29 percent to $339 million, $1.76 earnings per share (EPS), from $475 million ($2.44 EPS) a year ago. Excluding…