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Space business: The final (profitable) frontier
Jan 05, 2022 (AFP)
The display of technology like the life-size model "Dream Chaser" ship at the CES tech show in Las Vegas is a sharp signal that the commercial space era is upon...
US Govt orders Polyakov to sell entire Firefly Aerospace stake
Jan 01, 2022 (Sputnik)
The US government demanded Ukrainian software mogul Max Polyakov to sell his entire stake in the space company Firefly Aerospace, which manufactures lunar lande...
Satellogic to build high-throughput manufacturing plant in Netherlands
Dec 30, 2021 (SPX)
This 57,000 square foot new location is expected to accelerate the company's assembly of satellites and accommodate its state-of-the-art manufacturing, integrat...
World's most sophisticated commercial communications satellite launched
Dec 27, 2021 (SPX)
The Inmarsat-6s (I-6) are Inmarsat's first ever hybrid L- and Ka-band satellites, incorporating increased capacity and new technological advances for ELERA's tr...
UK firm closer to offering global internet via satellites
Dec 27, 2021 (AFP)
The London-headquartered company is working to complete the construction of a constellation of low earth orbit satellites providing enhanced broadband and other...
NASA, private space industry may reach new heights in 2022
Dec 27, 2021 (UPI)
The New Year also may see SpaceX's deep space Starship rocket fly above the atmosphere, expansion of space tourism and new rocket launches from companies such a...
Dragon delivery - European science destined for space
Dec 21, 2021 (ESA)
The Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, at 11:06 CET (10:06 GMT) Tuesday 21 December. But before it does,...
Investing recovery and resilience funds in space projects
Dec 20, 2021 (ESA)
At the 303rd ESA Council meeting in Paris on 15 December 2021, ESA Member States took the decision to further the role of ESA as provider of expertise in suppor...
SpaceX launches 54 Starlink communication satellites
Dec 17, 2021 (UPI)
The Falcon 9 was launched from Kennedy Space Center and was making its 15th flight to space. The rocket's first stage returned to Earth just under nine minutes ...
Kepler Communications announces testing of Aether Network with Spire Global
Dec 17, 2021 (SPX)
Announced at Satellite 2021, Aether is the fulfilment of Kepler's mission to enable the space economy by delivering the infrastructure for always-on, real-time ...
SpaceX launches two broadband satellites for Luxembourg firm
Dec 16, 2021 (UPI)
The Falcon 9 rocket's second stage was to place the first two O3b mPOWER satellites into orbit to join Luxembourg-based SES's 20 first-generation O3b Internet s...
New space economy ready to lift off thanks to Finnish innovation
Dec 10, 2021 (SPX)
According to Morgan Stanley's Space Team the global space industry will surge to over $1 trillion by 2040, as companies use space technology and innovation to s...
Europe opens up a new space to commercial services
Dec 10, 2021 (ESA)
These commercial services would overlap with the end of lifetime of the International Space Station that is expected to stop operations most likely in the early...
Kleos' Patrol Mission Satellites Ready and Shipped to Launch Site
Dec 10, 2021 (SPX)
Transporter-3 SpaceX mission in January 2022, successfully passing the final technical milestone with satellite builder Innovative Solutions In Space (ISISPACE)...
Airbus and DLR intensify cooperation
Dec 09, 2021 (SPX)
"We at Airbus are extremely happy to cooperate with DLR as one of the world's leading research institutions when it comes to measuring and analysing emissions d...
Growing trend shows demand for maintenance students at commercial space firms
Dec 06, 2021 (SPX)
"The space industry has grown rapidly following the government's decision to open up contracts to private companies to provide transportation of supplies and pe...
Soon, 1 out of every 15 points of light in the sky will be a satellite
Dec 05, 2021 (SPX)
I glance up and notice a bright satellite moving across the sky, almost certainly a Starlink, since they now make up almost half of the nearly 4,000 operational...
Ben Griffin explains how Oneweb's LEO Constellation will change the IFC Market
Dec 03, 2021 (SPX)
"We're very well funded, and that's not just random amounts of money coming from strange places," Griffin explained. "It's from companies creating relevant tech...
ESA moves forward with your ideas for 11 pioneering missions
Dec 03, 2021 (ESA)
From meeting our energy needs on Earth with satellites that generate solar power in space, to developing a new method of entering orbit around the Moon, the 11 ...
Exploring the heart of space weather with the Geospace Dynamics Constellation
Dec 03, 2021 (SPX)
This mission will change our understanding of the structure and behavior of the I-T, specifically how it responds to energy input from the Sun and space environ...
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