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Amazon CEO on Kuiper: There Will Be 2 Players in LEO
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told investors that Amazon is planning to bring Project Kuiper into commercial beta service later this year or early next year, highlighting interest from enterprise and government customers. “We’re working very hard to get the satellites into space,” Jassy said Thursday. “We have some delays with some of the rocket providers,…
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The military’s squad of satellite trackers is now routinely going on alert
This is Part 2 of our interview with Col. Raj Agrawal, the former commander of the Space Force’s Space Mission Delta 2. If it seems like there’s a satellite launch almost every day, the numbers will back you up. The US Space Force’s Mission Delta 2 is a unit that reports to Space Operations Command,…
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Space entrepreneurs see defense projects as next frontier for funding and innovation
The Golden Dome is envisioned as a network of satellite sensors and interceptors that could protect America from incoming missiles. (Lockheed Martin Illustration) Will the Golden Dome be a golden opportunity for commercial space ventures? That may be a bit of an exaggeration. But at a Seattle Tech Week presentation on the space industry, a…
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SFL Missions to Develop Maritime Monitoring Satellite for Norway
SFL Missions Inc. will develop a microsatellite for the Norwegian Space Agency for maritime ship tracking under a contract announced July 29. The AISSat-4 satellite, targeted for lunch in less than a year, will add capacity to Norway’s maritime situational awareness network. SFL said AISSat-4 is being developed on its Spartan 6U nanosatellite platform and…
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EchoStar Orders $1.3B D2D Constellation from MDA Space
EchoStar is moving forward with plans for a standards-based direct-to-device (D2D) constellation, placing an initial $1.3 billion order with Canadian manufacturer MDA Space for 100 Aurora satellites. The contract announced Aug. 1 is for 100 satellites, but EchoStar plans to expand it to 200 satellites to even thousands of satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). The…
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News Quiz: Week of July 28
Test your knowledge with five quick questions on the latest headlines, from increasing collaborations to year-over-year business growth. Ready to see how you stack up? 👇
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News Quiz: Week of July 28
Test your knowledge with five quick questions on the latest headlines, from increasing collaborations to year-over-year business growth. Ready to see how you stack up? 👇
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NASA-ISRO Satellite NISAR Lifts Off to Track Earth’s Changing Surfaces
NISAR (NASA–ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), a satellite carrying an advanced radar system that will produce a dynamic, three-dimensional view of Earth in unprecedented detail, has launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India. The first-of-its-kind satellite will provide actionable information in a range of areas, including disaster response, infrastructure monitoring, and agricultural…
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NASA, SpaceX ‘thread the clouds’ to launch Crew-11 to the International Space Station
Falcon 9 carrying Crew Dragon Endeavour, dodged storm clouds to launch a new crew to the International Space Station on Aug. 1, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. Weather threatened to delay the Crew-11 mission for a second time, but the launch team was able to “thread the clouds” and a four-person crew lifted off on…
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Kongsberg Satellite Services Collaborates with AWS to Enhance Space Capabilities
Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), the global leader in satellite communications and data services, announced an expanded collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to further enhance solutions for space mission applications. This collaboration builds upon the strengths of two industry leaders and results in seamless access to KSAT’s global satellite ground station network and operations services,…