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Rocket Report: Ariane 6 beats Vulcan to third launch; China’s first drone ship
Welcome to Edition 8.06 of the Rocket Report! Two of the world’s most storied rocket builders not named SpaceX achieved major successes this week. Arianespace’s Ariane 6 rocket launched from French Guiana on its third flight Tuesday night with a European weather satellite. Less than 20 minutes later, United Launch Alliance’s third Vulcan rocket lifted…
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Spire Targets New Growth With Debt-Free Balance Sheet After Maritime Sale
Spire Global is on a firmer financial foundation after closing the sale of its maritime business, with leadership giving an update on Aug. 14 on an uptick in demand from defense customers, and growth in its Space Services business. In April, Spire closed the sale of its maritime business to Belgian data and analytics company…
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Viasat to Unify Space and Terrestrial Connectivity for Mission-Critical Communications
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, today unveiled its HaloNet portfolio, a modular set of capabilities with a next-generation connectivity architecture that unifies space and terrestrial connectivity into a cohesive service offering. Developed across global teams within Viasat Government and the Defense and Advanced Technologies segment, HaloNet is designed to transform near-Earth communications with…
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Aegis Aerospace Selects Cambrian Works’s GigRouter Flight Unit for its Platform
Cambrian Works, an innovator in technological connections between Earth and space, is proud to announce that its GigRouter flight unit is ready for launch aboard Aegis Aerospace’s MISSE-21 carrier. With this launch to kick off their 2025 mission schedule, Cambrian Works is slated to achieve extended space heritage for the first time, expanding the possibilities…
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Arabsat Appoints Dr Badr Alsuwaidan as President and CEO
Arabsat has new leadership, appointing Dr. Badr Alsuwaidan as president and CEO. Alsuwaidan has more than 25 years of experience in the space industry and has served as Arabsat’s senior vice president and CTO since 2020. Alsuwaidan is credited with elevating Arabsat’s capabilities and its position in the satellite communications sector. He previously served as…
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Rogue Space System Leads In-Space Sustainability with Cutting-Edge Solutions
Rogue Space Systems is a pioneering company at the forefront of the rapidly expanding Space Economy. They specialize in providing cutting-edge and sustainable in-space servicing capabilities, revolutionizing the way they operate in this vast domain. Establishing an enduring legacy in space through cooperative and purpose-driven innovation, Rogue provides in-space infrastructure and services through our autonomous…
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Get SAT and Rangsons to Supply Micro SATCOM Terminals for a Major Defense Program in South Asia
Get SAT, a leading provider of satellite communication terminals, together with its local partner Rangsons, has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to supply over 100 Micro SAT terminals for a Major Defense Program in South Asia. The program includes the delivery of Get SAT’s Micro SAT- a compact, ruggedized SATCOM-on-the-move terminal engineered for mobile platforms.…
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China’s Long March-10 carrier rocket succeeds in first static fire test
China’s Long March-10 carrier rocket, the country’s new-generation manned launch vehicle, has successfully completed the first static fire test on Friday at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, the China Manned Space Agency has announced.
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Trump orders cull of regulations governing commercial rocket launches
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing government agencies to “eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for commercial launch and reentry licenses. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), part of the Department of Transportation (DOT), grants licenses for commercial launch and reentry operations. The FAA is charged with ensuring launch and reentries comply with environmental…
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After first operational launch, here’s the next big test for ULA’s Vulcan rocket
United Launch Alliance delivered multiple US military satellites into a high-altitude orbit after a prime-time launch Tuesday night, marking an important transition from development to operations for the company’s new Vulcan rocket. This mission, officially designated USSF-106 by the US Space Force, was the first flight of ULA’s Vulcan rocket to carry national security payloads.…