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It’s Official: Planet Will Acquire Terra Bella, Signs Data Contract with Google
Read more →: It’s Official: Planet Will Acquire Terra Bella, Signs Data Contract with GooglePlanet officially announced it will acquire Google’s Terra Bella business including the SkySat constellation of satellites. As part…
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NASA gives its nod to NanoRacks for space station’s first commercial portal
Read more →: NASA gives its nod to NanoRacks for space station’s first commercial portalIn this artist’s conception, NanoRacks’ airlock module is the knobby-looking hardware attached to a port on the International…
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Japanese cargo ship ends mission after space debris experiment flounders
Read more →: Japanese cargo ship ends mission after space debris experiment floundersArtist’s concept of how the tether for Japan’s KITE experiment would have appeared when deployed from the HTV…
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York Space Systems Announces Space Segment Enterprise Program with Partners
Read more →: York Space Systems Announces Space Segment Enterprise Program with PartnersYork Space Systems announced the launch of its Space Segment Enterprise Program (SSEP) in collaboration with its network…
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Analysts’ Predict Difficult Year Ahead for Thaicom
Read more →: Analysts’ Predict Difficult Year Ahead for ThaicomThaicom is facing an uphill struggle in 2017 in its satellite business as it looks to rebound from…
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Thuraya Expands Presence in the US with New Office Near Washington, DC
Read more →: Thuraya Expands Presence in the US with New Office Near Washington, DCThuraya Telecommunications Company announced it has opened an office in the United States. Located between Washington, D.C. and…
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Boeing, NanoRacks to Enable More US SmallSats Deployed from ISS
Read more →: Boeing, NanoRacks to Enable More US SmallSats Deployed from ISSBoeing and NanoRacks will partner to develop the first privately funded commercial airlock, enabling the United States to…
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Iridium to share Falcon 9 launch with NASA-German gravity satellites
Read more →: Iridium to share Falcon 9 launch with NASA-German gravity satellitesThe first 10 Iridium Next satellites launched Jan. 14 on a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force…
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NASA okays commercial airlock for space station
Read more →: NASA okays commercial airlock for space stationArtist’s concept of the NanoRacks airlock attached to the space station’s Tranquility module. Credit: NanoRacks A commercial airlock…
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Jupiter snapshots show lots of spots
Read more →: Jupiter snapshots show lots of spotsA photo of Jupiter’s south polar region, captured by the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno orbiter on Feb.…
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HTV-6 completes death plunge swansong
Read more →: HTV-6 completes death plunge swansongJapan’s HTV-6 cargo vehicle has completed its destructive re-entry on Monday, February 6, following its departure the International…
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Planet acquires rival satellite company from Google
Read more →: Planet acquires rival satellite company from GoogleOne of Terra Bella’s SkySat satellites captured this image of downtown San Francisco on Dec. 27. Credit: Planet/Terra…