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BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has won the next phase of a competitive U.S. Navy research contract to further develop optical inter-satellite link (OISL) terminal apps for its Gen-3 constellation. […]
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The Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) has awarded a contract to SFL Missions Inc. to develop the AISSat-4 maritime ship tracking microsatellite for launch in less than one year. AISSat-4 is […]
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Eycore, an emerging developer of compact synthetic-aperture-radar (SAR) payloads, and small-satellite manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) now have an agreement that will place Eycore’s inaugural SAR demonstrator into orbit. The flight […]
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Australia is budgeting a spend of A$664 million (€373.4m) on its own low Earth orbiting systems, according to forecasts from analysts at Gartner. LEO satellites orbit closer to Earth than […]
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BAE Systems has delivered two spacecraft in support of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) missions from the company’s Boulder, Colorado, campus to […]
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MISSION: Gilmour Space’s Eris TestFlight1 will be the first Australian-made rocket to attempt orbit, and the nation’s first orbital launch in over 50 years. The launch will be from Bowen Orbital […]
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MOSCOW — A Russian rocket successfully put an Iranian communications satellite into orbit Friday, a launch that highlighted strong ties between the two countries. The Soyuz rocket lifted off as […]
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After several delays Gilmour Space Technologies is planning up for their first Eris Test flight on Saturday, July 26, at 2:30 PM – 12:30 AM PDT. The forecast calls for […]
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A study from The Space Foundation says that the global space economy is now worth more than $600 billion (€510bn) with the study saying there is — and has been […]
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Delayed from Thursday, July 24, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch on Saturday, July 26, Group 10-26 a batch of 28 smallsats for the Starlink mega-constellation into low Earth orbit at […]
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