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‘We nailed it!’ Webb clears major hurdle with full sunshade deployment
Read more →: ‘We nailed it!’ Webb clears major hurdle with full sunshade deploymentArtist’s illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope, as it appeared Jan. 4 after sunshield tensioning. Credit: NASA…
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Ligado and Nokia to Collaborate on Private Enterprise Networks
Read more →: Ligado and Nokia to Collaborate on Private Enterprise NetworksLigado Networks and Nokia have reached a commercial agreement to work together on private networks for enterprise customers.…
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Ovzon Receives Satcom as a Service Contracts in Italy and Columbia
Read more →: Ovzon Receives Satcom as a Service Contracts in Italy and ColumbiaSatellite hardware company Ovzon has secured a $9.8 million contract for 14 months of Satcom as a Service…
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Relativity hires Microsoft’s Scott Van Vliet to boost its Factory Operating System for 3D-printed rockets
Read more →: Relativity hires Microsoft’s Scott Van Vliet to boost its Factory Operating System for 3D-printed rocketsRelativity Space uses giant 3-D printers to produce components for its Terran rockets. (Relativity Space Photo) Relativity Space,…
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NASA resumes Webb deployments after pausing for weekend
Read more →: NASA resumes Webb deployments after pausing for weekendEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 4 p.m. EST after tensioning of the first sunshield layer. Updated at 8 p.m. EST…
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Satellogic Expands With Manufacturing Plant in Netherlands
Read more →: Satellogic Expands With Manufacturing Plant in NetherlandsEarth observation company Satellogic is building a satellite manufacturing facility in the Netherlands. The new 57,000 square foot…
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Spanish Smallsat Launcher PLD Space Closes $28M Funding Round
Read more →: Spanish Smallsat Launcher PLD Space Closes $28M Funding RoundSpanish smallsat launcher in development PLD Space has closed a $28 million oversubscribed Series B funding round, the…
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Relativity Space Taps Microsoft VP for New Software Engineering Role
Read more →: Relativity Space Taps Microsoft VP for New Software Engineering RoleRelativity Space has hired its first vice president of Software Engineering, bringing on Scott Van Vliet, former Microsoft…
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SpaceX’s first launch of 2022 will deploy more Starlink internet satellites
Read more →: SpaceX’s first launch of 2022 will deploy more Starlink internet satellitesFile photo of a stack of Starlink satellites before a previous mission.. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX plans to kick…
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After a year filled with new missions and discoveries, Mars and its robots look ahead to 2022
Read more →: After a year filled with new missions and discoveries, Mars and its robots look ahead to 2022After the successful launch of three new Mars missions in the summer of 2020, Mars exploration was looking…
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Engineers taking more time to assess Webb’s behavior in space before continuing deployments
Read more →: Engineers taking more time to assess Webb’s behavior in space before continuing deploymentsSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Northrop Grumman teams work with the sunshield on the James Webb…
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Webb telescope unfurls diamond-shaped sunshield
Read more →: Webb telescope unfurls diamond-shaped sunshieldEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated with one-day delay in sunshield tensioning. Artist’s concept of the James Webb Space Telescope, as it…