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Rivada Space Network Expands Outernet Constellation Access to 33 Countries
Rivada Space Networks announced it has secured market access to its Outernet constellation in 33 countries and every continent, with Belgium, the Czech Republic, Sweden, and Costa Rica among the latest nations to soon offer next-generation communications capabilities. This goes hand in hand with communications service agreements signed with nations, governments, and corporations worth more…
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Slingshot Aerospace Offering Sovereign Space Domain Awareness Capabilities
Space Domain Awareness provider Slingshot Aerospace on Tuesday debuted what it says is the “world’s first” package to provide sovereign nations with their own space tracking capabilities, decreasing their reliance on outside help in gaining insights into the space above their skies. Slingshot’s offering gives potential customers options to choose their sensors, which include the company’s Horus…
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A rocket launch Monday night may finally jump-start Amazon’s answer to Starlink
The first 27 operational satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper broadband network lifted off from Florida’s Space Coast on Monday evening, the opening salvo in a challenge to SpaceX’s dominant Starlink global Internet service. Amazon’s Project Kuiper, costing up to $20 billion, will beam high-speed, low-latency broadband signals to consumers around the world. Monday’s milestone launch kicks…
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Boeing Space Missions VP Michelle Parker on the Outlook for Government, Commercial Satellite Manufacturing
There are a number of evolutions underway in satellite manufacturing: software-defined satellites, more satellites in Low-Earth Orbit and Medium-Earth Orbit, fewer orders in Geostationary Orbit, and increasing demand from both U.S. and international governments. Michelle Parker, vice president Boeing Space Mission Systems, shared her outlook on demand for satellite manufacturing in a recent conversation with…
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China to launch Chang’e-8 lunar mission around 2029, collaborating with int’l partners
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) revealed Thursday that the Chang’e-8 lunar probe is scheduled for launch around 2029, and will carry payloads from 11 countries and regions and one international organization as part of international cooperation. The announcement was made at the opening ceremony for 2025 Space Day of China, which is celebrated annually…
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China invites int’l partners on Tianwen-3 Mars sample-return mission
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Thursday announced opportunities for international cooperation on the Tianwen-3 Mars sample-return mission, inviting global partners to jointly advance Mars exploration and research, thereby expanding humanity’s understanding of the red planet. The Tianwen-3 mission, a significant part of China’s planetary exploration program, is scheduled for launch around 2028, according…
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Scientists from multiple countries granted access to China’s Chang’e-5 lunar samples for research
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Thursday that scientists from institutions in France, Germany, Japan, Pakistan, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (U.S.) have been granted the opportunity to borrow lunar samples collected by the Chang’e-5 mission for scientific research. At a ceremony for China’s Space Day in Shanghai, the agency…
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China launches new data relay satellite
China successfully sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Sunday. The Tianlian II-05 satellite was launched at 11:54 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered its planned orbit. Tianlian II-05 is China’s second-generation geosynchronous orbit data-relay satellite. It…
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Spire Pays Off its Debt With Maritime Business Sale
Spire Global completed the sale of its maritime business to Belgian data and analytics company Kpler, using the proceeds to retire all outstanding debt, Spire announced April 25. Spire sold the business for $233.5 million, before adjustments, plus a $7.5 million agreement for services over a 12-month period. The sale includes Spire’s maritime AIS data…
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GOP’s $150B Defense Bill for Reconciliation Funds Golden Dome, ‘Historic’ Tech Investments
The Republicans leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee have rolled out their $150 billion defense spending plan for the forthcoming reconciliation bill, which includes $25 billion for the Golden Dome missile defense system. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and Sen. Roger Wicker, the HASC and SASC chairs, respectively, both cited the bill’s “historic investments”…