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L3Harris Expands Satellite Plant in Florida to Focus on Golden Dome
L3Harris Technologies is opening a $100 million expansion of its satellite plant in Palm Bay, Florida — 94,000 square feet of space to focus on the future Golden Dome missile defense system. “L3Harris’ investments translate to more than 900,000 square feet of new and renovated advanced manufacturing space nationwide to support the production of space-based…
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Astroscale Holdings: Pioneering a Sustainable Future in Space
Astroscale Holdings, established in 2013 by Nobu Okada, has grown from a Tokyo-based startup into a global pioneer in orbital sustainability. With subsidiaries in the U.S., U.K., France, Israel, and Singapore, the company’s mission is to secure the safe and sustainable development of space for future generations. The rapid growth of satellites in orbit, combined…
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C-COM Secures US Patent for Ka-Band Phased Array Antenna-in-Package Technology
C-COM Satellite Systems, a leading global provider of commercial-grade mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, announced that it has been granted US patent No.:12,381,318 B2 for its invention of a Ka-band 2D Phased-Array Antenna in Package. This is the 12th patent C-COM has been granted and is the result of its ongoing research and development of…
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Gilat Satellite Networks Secures $60 Million to Supply Stellar Blu ESA Sidewinder Terminals
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced that its Commercial Division has been awarded more than $60 million in orders from a leading satellite operator for its Stellar Blu ESA Sidewinder in-flight connectivity terminals. Deliveries are expected in the next 12 months. These orders, for hundreds of…
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L3Harris Technologies Expands Florida Facility to Support America’s Golden Dome
L3Harris Technologies has completed a $100 million expansion at its satellite integration and test facility in Palm Bay to support the Department of Defense’s (DOD) urgent need for on-orbit technology for the Golden Dome for America. L3Harris’ new investment in Florida adds to the existing capability of the Space Coast and will enable key components…
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Astrobotic’s LunaGrid-Lite Completes Critical Design Review
Astrobotic announced that its planned lunar power demonstration mission, LunaGrid-Lite, has reached another major development milestone and is nearing flight readiness. LunaGrid-Lite (LGL) will deploy 500m of ultra-light cable across the lunar landscape and transmit 1 kilowatt of power for the first time on the Moon using an Astrobotic CubeRover. The project has now successfully…
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NASA’s SpaceX CRS-33 to Excel Tissue Engineering and Space Computing
SpaceX’s 33rd commercial resupply services (CRS) mission, funded by NASA, is slated to launch no earlier than 2:45 a.m. EDT on Sunday, August 24, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The mission will carry critical research and supplies, including a diverse array of investigations sponsored by the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory.…
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Skylo and Google Bring Satellite Connectivity to Pixel 10 and Launch Pixel Watch 4 with NTN Support
Skylo and Google announced the expansion of satellite connectivity to the Pixel 10 Series and introduced the Pixel Watch 4, the first smartwatch with integrated, standards-based satellite communications. Powered by Skylo’s commercial Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) and Qualcomm Technologies’ new Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 Wearable Platforms, the Pixel Watch 4 offers standalone emergency messaging – without…
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SpaceX has built the machine to build the machine. But what about the machine?
STARBASE, Texas—I first visited SpaceX’s launch site in South Texas a decade ago. Driving down the pocked and barren two-lane road to its sandy terminus, I found only rolling dunes, a large mound of dirt, and a few satellite dishes that talked to Dragon spacecraft as they flew overhead. A few years later, in mid-2019,…
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US Space Force Plans Sole-Source Award to General Dynamics for Ground Segment of Tracking Layer
While the U.S. Space Force explores future communications options and plans to halt fiscal 2026 funding for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 3, Transport Layer Low-Earth Orbit satellites, the service said it is to move ahead with developing Tranche 3 ground systems for the Tracking Layer to counter advanced missiles. Next February, Space Force…