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Space Investment and Orbital Debris: Space Research Round-Up for Feb. 5
Read more →: Space Investment and Orbital Debris: Space Research Round-Up for Feb. 5In this new round-up, Via Satellite looks at recent research reports in the space and telecommunications arena. This…
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NASA Awards SpaceX, Firefly Aerospace Launch Contracts
Read more →: NASA Awards SpaceX, Firefly Aerospace Launch ContractsSpaceX will launch NASA’s SPHEREx astrophysics mission, the agency announced Feb. 4. The launch contract is worth $98.9…
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NASA, Boeing adjusting SLS Core Stage parameter limits for second Green Run firing
Read more →: NASA, Boeing adjusting SLS Core Stage parameter limits for second Green Run firingIn parallel with vehicle and test stand preparations for a second Green Run Hot-Fire test later in February,…
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ST Engineering iDirect Wins India Telecoms Contract
Read more →: ST Engineering iDirect Wins India Telecoms ContractST Engineering iDirect has won a new telecoms contract in India, the company announced Feb. 4. Shaf Broadcast,…
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Tianwen 1 makes orbital correction as Mars arrival draws near
Read more →: Tianwen 1 makes orbital correction as Mars arrival draws nearA black-and-white picture of Mars taken by Tianwen 1, the first snapshot from the Chinese craft. [Photo provided…
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New communications technology experiment satellite launched in Xichang
Read more →: New communications technology experiment satellite launched in XichangA new communications technology experiment satellite was launched at 11:36 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier…
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South Korean Telco to Test Satellite for 5G Backhaul in Demonstration
Read more →: South Korean Telco to Test Satellite for 5G Backhaul in DemonstrationThales Alenia Space is going to be taking part in a 5G demonstration in Asia, the company announced…
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After success in 2019, Chinese startup fails on second orbital launch attempt
Read more →: After success in 2019, Chinese startup fails on second orbital launch attemptThis image of the Hyperbola 1 launch was shared on Chinese social media. The second orbital launch attempt…
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ULA rolls out new launch mount for Vulcan rocket
Read more →: ULA rolls out new launch mount for Vulcan rocketULA plans to unveil its newest launcher later this year from the same launchpad that it launches its…
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Viasat Pushes ViaSat-3 Satellite Launch to 2022
Read more →: Viasat Pushes ViaSat-3 Satellite Launch to 2022Viasat has pushed back the launch of its first ViaSat-3 satellite, and does not expect to launch the…
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Virgin Orbit Hires Former ILS President Kirk Pysher and Bryce Space’s Janice Starzyk
Read more →: Virgin Orbit Hires Former ILS President Kirk Pysher and Bryce Space’s Janice StarzykRichard Branson’s California-based satellite launch company, Virgin Orbit, has added two highly respected space industry veterans to its…
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SpaceX fires 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit, with more set to launch Friday
Read more →: SpaceX fires 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit, with more set to launch FridayA Falcon 9 rocket climbs into a moonlit sky over Cape Canaveral after liftoff at 1:19 a.m. EST…