SpaceX launches Starship’s sixth flight test including a banana as the payload
Satnews captured the launch of Starship from SpaceX's live video. SpaceX successfully launched Starship from Texas to complete the sixth flight test as Elon Musk continues his mission of sending memes to the moon. His Starship rocket will blast off ...
Impulse Space secures three SpaceX Falcon 9 missions
The launches are currently planned to begin in 2026 and will support the deployment of the Helios vehicle, among other payloads Impulse Space has signed a contract with SpaceX for three, Falcon 9 rocket launches that will support the ongoing ...
Boeing delivers advanced O3b mPOWER satellites to SES
Boeing [NYSE: BA] teams have successfully delivered the 7th and 8th O3b mPOWER satellites to SES. These satellites, featuring Boeing’s advanced software-defined communications payload, are being transported to Cape Canaveral for a planned launch in December. O3b mPOWER satellite at ...
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SpaceX Starlink Group 6-66 ready to launch 24 smallsats on Thursday
SpaceX's Falcon 9 will launch a batch of 24 satellites into low Earth orbit for the Starlink mega-constellation on Thursday, November 21 at 8:07 AM - 11:49 AM PST from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The cost ...
Ligado can sue U.S. Government for $39bn in claims that the government stole its L-band spectrum
Ligado Networks can proceed with their claim for $39 billion (€36.9bn) in damages and compensation from the U.S. government for what it claims – in essence – is the theft of its L-band spectrum. A U.S. federal judge on November ...
Bharti buys 24.5% stake in BT from Altice
Patrick Drahi Bharti Enterprises has completed acquisition of a 24.5 per cent stake in UK’s BT Group from Patrick Drahi. The transaction is worth 3.2 billion pounds ($4 billion). The stake was sold via Altice UK in two parts, the ...
NASA to assign missions for two future Artemis cargo landers
Early conceptual renderings of cargo variants of human lunar landing systems from NASA’s providers SpaceX, left, and Blue Origin, right. The large cargo landers will have the capability to land approximately 26,000 to 33,000 pounds (12-15 metric tons) of large, ...
Gray Eagle STOL makes historic first flight from ship to land
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) logged another aviation milestone on November 12, 2024, when its Gray Eagle STOL aircraft took off from a South Korean warship and landed at a ground base – the first-ever such mission for an ...
Red Cat announces sUAS selection for U.S. Army Short Range Reconnaissance program
Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT) (“Red Cat”) has been selected as the winner of the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Program of Record. The production selection was made after a test and evaluation process of Teal’s next generation sUAS, ...
21Software joins as a Space ISAC member
The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) has announced that 21Software has officially joined its community of space-focused, security leaders. This new membership underscores Space ISAC’s commitment to enhancing security resilience and collaboration across the space industry and ...
Lite Sat 2.2A certified to operate on SES O3B mPOWER managed network
Lite Coms LLC announced earlier this month that O3B mPOWER certification has been given in coalition with SES Space & Defense, on the company's Lite Sat 2.2A Auto Acquire Terminal. Lite Coms brings this first to market industry advancement to warfighters ...
IEC Telecom to unveil flexible Starlink solutions for yacht owners
IEC Telecom will showcase its cutting-edge maritime connectivity solutions at Metstrade 2024, highlighting the transformative impact that LEO services, such as Starlink will have on the sector. Maritime communication has been transformed, with Starlink disrupting traditional connectivity norms. In the ...
U.S. Navy awards Comtech million$$ SLM-5650B modem contract
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) has been awarded a sole source contract for Comtech’s U.S. sovereign software-defined SLM-5650B SATCOM modems, upgrade kits, firmware options and technical support by the U.S. Navy Information Warfare Systems Command. The contract has a four-year ...
