SpaceX to launch Axiom Mission 4 with four astronauts to ISS on Wednesday
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, June 11 for Falcon 9’s launch of Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch is targeted for 8:00 a.m ...
Rocket Lab launches BlackSky’s “Full Stream Ahead” Earth observing Gen-3 satellite mission
Rocket Lab's "Full Stream Ahead" mission lifted off at 7:57 p.m. ET (June 2) launching to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) an Earth-observing "Gen-3" satellite for Virginia-based BlackSky. Photo by Satnews. The goal for "Full Stream Ahead," is to deliver the ...
SpaceX launches U.S. Space Force’s secret GPS III-7 to stand against increasing threats
On Friday, May 30 at 1:37 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the GPS III-7 mission to medium-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos by Satnews. This was an accelerated mission ...
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SpaceX sends off 23 Starlink smallsats from Group 12-24 including 13 Direct to Cell from sunny Florida
On a beautiful sunny Tuesday, June 10 at 9:05 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink smallsats, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities for the Starlink mega-constellation, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral ...
Leidos using quantum technology to thwart GPS jamming
Susceptibility to jamming is a significant military vulnerability of the Global Positioning System (GPS) signal—through a Defense Innovation Unit contract, Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) is developing an alternative navigation technology that measures variations in the Earth’s magnetic field and harnesses the ...
Hanwha Systems Exits Eutelsat OneWeb Stake, Focusing on Military Satellite Business
Image of Eutelsat OneWeb’s first-generation low Earth orbit satellite. (Photo courtesy of Eutelsat OneWeb) Hanwha Systems has sold its entire 5.4% stake in Eutelsat OneWeb, Europe’s leading satellite communications company. With the company’s value shrinking to about one-third of its ...
SpaceX plans Thursday launch of Starlink Group 15-6 smallsats
Internet from Space for Nomadic GamersUS SpaceX plans a Falcon 9 launch on Thursday of Starlink Group 15-6 smallsats to low Earth orbit for the Starlink mega-constellation for space-based internet communication system. The launch is scheduled for 6:46 PM - ...
wedotv FAST channels on Eutelsat’s Hotbird satellites
wedotv, the ad-supported streaming TV network, has agrred a deal with Eutelsat to have three of its free-to-air streaming channels available via its Hotbird satellites at 13° East. German-language channels wedotv movies, wedotv BIG stories, and wedotv sports are now ...
Auria awarded USSF JAM prototype in support of U.S. + Allied Warfighters
Auria has received an $8.1 million award of the Joint Antenna Marketplace (JAM) prototype by U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC). Auria is one of two companies that will each develop and deploy a secure, cloud-based application to ...
Forrester’s Digest: EchoStar contemplates bankruptcy?
The Charlie Ergen-backed payTV operation, EchoStar, which includes DISH as well as Hughes Network Systems, is reportedly contemplating the option of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy—EchoStar firmly denies the report, which originated in The Wall Street Journal. This move is ...
Innovative startups developing next generation cancer treatments for space-based research
Startups RedPoint Oncology and Fourier are the newest recipients of the Technology in Space Prize, funded by Boeing and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space® (CASIS®), manager of the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory. Selected through ...
Italy’s SITAEL unveils smallsat platform
At SmallSat Europe in Amsterdam late last month, SITAEL unveiled Empyreum, the next-generation small satellite platform that is equipped with the company’s proprietary SPARK electric propulsion system. During the past 20 years, Italy's SITAEL made several developments in the field ...
Embraer to offer Gogo Galileo connectivity as an aftermarket solution for Phenom 300 jets
Embraer will offer the Gogo Galileo HDX connectivity solution for its Phenom 300 aftermarket customers through a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) generated in partnership with Gogo. Gogo's fuselage-mounted antenna on top of an aircraft The installation of the compact, half-duplex ...
