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In college, I learned of a concept both fearful and awesome — one that is a measure of chaos and reminds us of the importance of order: entropy. Put in a social science sense, humans fight against the effects of entropy; we organize societies, develop language and set rules, norms, and laws for ourselves. In…

Most fires don’t start as big explosions, but as small, smoldering hazes that look like yellowish pillows of smoke. It can take between one and several hours for a flame to spark into a crown fire. Once this happens, the strength of the fire escalates quickly. Within hours, a fire spreads rapidly — often taking…

SES has won a new contract worth almost $30 million from the U.S. military. SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, will provide satellite communications capabilities in support of the U.S. Army Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WINT-T) training activities. SES announced the five-year Commercial Satellite Communications Transponded Capacity (CTC) contract worth $27.54 million on…

Long before the first Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites began launching by the likes of SpaceX and OneWeb, a crop of innovative smallsat manufacturers began building a new type of factory. Balancing quality with cost, and embracing automation and AI, these innovators hoped to capitalize on future volume demand for the new LEO economy. Their thinking…

Gilat Satellite Networks has received “significant multimillion dollar orders” from Intelsat for its platforms and terminals, the company announced Monday. The orders mark an expansion of Intelsat and Gilat’s deals to support in-flight connectivity (IFC) and cellular backhaul.  Intelsat will use the technology to serve additional aircraft and expand managed services for mobile network operators…

Sidus Space has signed an MoU with SkyServe to deploy the company’s edge computing software on its LizzieSat satellite. The deal will provide on-orbit testing for SkyServe’s edge computing software. Sidus Space and SkyServe announced the deal on Monday after it was signed during Space Symposium.  SkyServe’s edge computing software is designed to process satellite imagery…

Slingshot Aerospace, a relative newcomer in the space situational awareness market, has quickly earned the trust of satellite operators. In just five years of operation, Slingshot has managed to include 90 percent of all satellites in Low-Earth Orbit on its Beacon space situational awareness platform, on which operators share the responsibility of space traffic management…