Update to ULA’s first human launch of NASA astronauts Wilmore and Williams to ISS
Launch Vehicle on Stand: Atlas V Starliner Crew Flight TestThe United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V booster arrives at the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) adjacent to Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket will launch Boeing's ...
SES acquiring Intelsat
SES S.A. (“SES”) and Intelsat S.A. (“Intelsat”) have agreed to the former acquiring the latter through the purchase of 100% of the equity of Intelsat Holdings S.a.r.l. for a cash consideration of $3.1 billion (2.8 billion euros) and certain contingent ...
Koonibba set to host one of the largest commercial rockets ever to launch from Australian soil
Australia will take another step forward as a space faring nation with a 11.5-metre-tall single stage rocket set to launch from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range on Thursday — this launch is for German rocket manufacturer HyImpulse who transported their ...
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Momentus + Ascent Solar Technologies partner to bring solar arrays to market
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) and Ascent Solar Technologies (Nasdaq: ASTI) recently engaged in a new partnership to jointly market solar arrays that use the low-cost, Tape Spring Solar Array (TASSA) being developed by Momentus with the high performance of Ascent’s ...
Beyond Gravity: Key products for new European navigation satellites
The past weekend witnessed two additional European Galileo navigation satellites launched into orbit. In parallel, work on the second generation of Galileo satellites is already underway on Earth. Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space) delivers key products such as thermal insulation, ...
Intelsat, CNH smart farming satellite connectivity coming to Brazil
Intelsat, about to be acquired by SES, and CNH (NYSE: CNHI), whose brands include Case IH, New Holland and Steyr, recently agreed to install, connect and operate ruggedized, multi-orbit, satellite terminals on CNH farm equipment operating in remote farmland throughout ...
Arianespace Vega C plans for an ESA SMILE in 2025
The Vega C will launch the SMILE (Solar-wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) mission for the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). SMILE is designed to study the Earth’s magnetic environment, specifically its interaction with solar ...
TESAT + MPB Communications demo 100 Gbps LEO to GEO optical data transmission @ 40 W optical power in lab venue
TESAT and MPB Communications took an important milestone to a new performance level of optical LEO to GEO data relays: The companies successfully demonstrated a 100 Gigabit per second (Gbps) data transmission at 40 W optical output power over a ...
IEC Telecom’s new Starlink antenna for the yachting sector makes debut
IEC Telecom recently expanded their connectivity solutions for the yachting sector with the addition of the new Starlink V4 antenna — this state-of-the-art antenna, never before seen at a European boat show, was displayed in the IEC Telecom booth during ...
Spirent announces PNT X – the next generation test solution for PNT
Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT) has unveiled PNT X, the company's next-generation positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) simulation system. Designed to deliver unprecedented performance and flexibility in PNT simulation and testing, PNT X offers the highest fidelity and most signal sources in a single test ...
AgEagle announces million$ UAV sale to the French Army
AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE American: UAVS) has secured the firm's largest single purchase order to date to deliver 40 eBee VISION systems, and nine other eBees, including drones, sensors, datalinks, and control stations — the order was placed by ...
Slingshot Aerospace report reveals increasing risks of operating in space
Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. has released their inaugural State of Satellite Deployments & Orbital Operations report that examines the evolution of the satellite market through the lens of the satellite lifecycles from launch to end of life. The report was compiled based on ...
Kuva Space awarded €1.8 million contract to join ESA’s Civil Security from Space Program
Kuva Space has been awarded a €1.8 million contract to participate in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Civil Security from Space (CSS) program to provide advanced hyperspectral situational awareness information for monitoring and mitigating civil security and crisis events. Within ...