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Archives for December 2024
Rocket Lab to launch an owl for Synspective, Owl the Way Up mission ready to go on Friday
The “Owl The Way Up” mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand during a launch window that opens on December 21th Rocket […]
Forrester’s Digest: Astra 1P “fully operational”
On the heels of the news that that the latest pair of SES O3b/mPOWER satellites were successfully launched comes confirmation that its latest craft, Astra 1P, has been brought into […]
Analyst: Starlink at 5m users
According to analysts at Quilty Space the SpaceX/Starlink ‘broadband-by-satellite’ system has now hit 5 million subscribers/users. “From its debut announcement of 60,000 subscribers in 2021 to hitting 5 million this […]
UP Aerospace conducts latest research mission from Spaceport America
UP Aerospace launched its 21st suborbital space flight from the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport — Spaceport America. One of Spaceport America’s foundational tenants, UP Aerospace partnered with NASA’s Flight […]
Eutelsat selects Airbus Defence and Space to build OneWeb LEO constellation extension
Eutelsat Group (Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) has selected Airbus Defence and Space to build the extension of the company’s OneWeb LEO constellation. Under a contract signed between […]
FMV procures satellite launch capability at Esrange Space Center from Swedish Space Corporation
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for project establishment to create a basic capability for satellite launches from SSC’s Esrange Space […]
GPS World: Mysterious drone sightings surge across U.S. — military bases on alert
Unidentified UAVs over military installations have sparked security concerns across the United States — numerous sightings of suspected drones have been reported over residential areas, restricted sites and critical infrastructure, […]
Firefly awarded million$$$ NASA contract for Moon delivery to Gruithuisen Domes
Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has been awarded an approximately $179.6 million NASA contract to deliver and operate six NASA instruments in the Gruithuisen Domes on the Moon’s near side in 2028. […]
Deutsche Bank reports AST SpaceMobile valued at $53 per share
Analysts at Deutsche Bank have re-examined prospects for would-be global telco ‘space tower’ business AST SpaceMobile (AST) as being worth $53 (€50.51) per share. They recommend clients ‘BUY’ AST. “We […]