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AmpliTech to Showcase ORAN 5G Solutions at MWC Barcelona & Industry Day 6G Event
AmpliTech Group, is a designer, developer, and manufacturer of state-of-the-art signal-processing components for satellite, 5G, and other communications networks, including the design of complete 5G/6G systems, and a global distributor of packages and lids for integrated circuit assembly, announced its participation in the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) Show in Barcelona, Booth 2C78, where it…
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Viasat Secures Contract to Deliver LEO Services for U.S Space Force
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, announced that Inmarsat Government received a Task Order award to provide satellite communications (SATCOM) services under the Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services (SBS) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, which was awarded in 2023 to multiple vendors by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) on…
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Boeing has now lost $2B on Starliner, but still silent on future plans
Boeing announced Monday it lost $523 million on the Starliner crew capsule program last year, putting the aerospace company $2 billion in the red on its NASA commercial crew contract since late 2019. The updated numbers are included in a quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “Risk remains that we may record additional…
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Boeing to Consider Space-Based Missile Defense as Part of U.S. Military’s Expanded Capabilities
Boeing has expressed interest in advancing space-based missile defense systems as part of a broader military strategy to address increasing missile threats. Following President Donald Trump’s executive order on the creation of a U.S. missile defense shield, which includes space-based boost-phase interceptors, critics of the initiative have revived concerns reminiscent of the 1980s. These concerns…
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ArkEdge Space Raises $52M in Series B Funding Round
ArkEdge Space office. Photo: ArkEdge ArkEdge Space, a Japanese space start-up, raised 8 billion yen ($51.58 million) in a Series B funding round. ArkEdge Space has been developing a standard multiple-purpose bus system for 6U satellites that can support various missions including IoT data collection, remote sensing, maritime satellite communications, and optical communications. ArkEdge Space…
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Starlink profit growing rapidly as it faces a moment of promise and peril
Two new independent estimates of revenue from SpaceX’s Starlink Internet service suggest it is rapidly growing, having nearly tripled in just two years. An updated projection from the analysts at Quilty Space estimates that the service produced $7.8 billion in revenue in 2024, with about 60 percent of that coming from consumers who subscribe to…
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Teledyne Completes $710M Acquisition of Excelitas’ Aerospace and Defense Businesses
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced the successful completion of the acquisition of select aerospace and defense electronics businesses from Excelitas Technologies Corp. (Excelitas) for approximately $710 million. The acquisition includes the optical systems business known under the Qioptiq brand based in Northern Wales, UK and the U.S.-based advanced electronic systems business. The UK-based optical systems business provides…
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Blue Origin puts a lunar spin on suborbital research flight of New Shepard rocket ship
Blue Origin’s reusable New Shepard booster descends to a landing in Texas. (Blue Origin via YouTube) For the first time, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has put its New Shepard suborbital rocket ship through a couple of minutes’ worth of moon-level gravity. The uncrewed mission, known as NS-29, sent 30 research payloads on a…
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NASA Seeks Commercial Partner to Deliver VIPER Rover to the Moon
NASA has announced plans to move forward with the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) mission after canceling its previous delivery agreement last year. The agency released an Announcement for Partnership Proposal (APP) on February 3, seeking U.S. companies to partner with NASA to transport and operate the rover on the Moon. Under the partnership,…
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Exotrail France Collaborates with CNES for Advanced In-Orbit Services
Exotrail is conducting a phase A study for the French space agency (CNES) to develop spacevan advanced in-orbit services offering, with an optional demonstration mission. Exotrail is actively building key partnerships to address use cases associated with Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) as well as Docking (RPO-D). CNES has awarded Exotrail France a contract to…