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Boeing gets OK for satellite grid to provide internet from space
Nov 03, 2021 (AFP)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in a statement it had approved a license for the aerospace giant "to construct, deploy, and operate a satellite...
Geraldine Naja, Director of Commercialisation, Industry and Procurement
Nov 02, 2021 (ESA)
From France, Ms Naja has 30-year experience in the European space sector in managerial and strategy development positions. She graduated from the French Ecole P...
Amazon to launch two Project Kuiper satellites next fall
Nov 01, 2021 (UPI)
The company plans to send up to 3,236 satellites as part of Project Kuiper, a satellite-internet service that will serve rural communities that lack terrestrial...
SpaceX California launch sends 53 more Starlink satellites into orbit
Oct 28, 2021 (UPI)
The flight lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base northwest of Los Angeles and headed southeast over the Pacific Ocean in its first minutes. It was the 49t...
NEOM Tech and Digital Holding Company and OneWeb sign $200m JV for satellite network
Oct 28, 2021 (SPX)
The partnership will see the deployment of OneWeb's Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, which will not only provide the rapid and reliable connectivi...
Verizon to use Amazon satellites for broadband Internet in rural areas
Oct 27, 2021 (UPI)
In announcing the partnership, the companies said the plan is intended to bring access to unserved and underserved U.S. communities. Amazon is planning to send ...
From Polar Bears to Polar Orbits
Oct 21, 2021 (SPX)
In fact, the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska ("PSCA") operated by Alaska Aerospace Corporation has been launching rockets from Kodiak Island since 1998. Establ...
SpaceX deploys 3,500th Starlink satellite
Oct 20, 2021 (UPI)
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 10:50 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The rocket was carrying a batch of 54 satellites in...
Over half OneWeb constellation now deployed
Oct 19, 2021 (SPX)
Performed on Thursday, October 14 at precisely 6:40 pm. local time at Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome (9:40 a.m. UTC), Soyuz Flight ST36 lifted-off with 36 OneWeb...
SpaceX announces Starlink Internet service on airplanes
Oct 19, 2021 (UPI)
Starlink Aviation will offer Internet speeds of up to 350 Mbps to each plane that is equipped with its Aero Terminal, which it says is fast enough for video cal...
Conclusions from Satellite Constellations 2 Released
Oct 19, 2021 (SPX)
The primary goal of SATCON2 was to develop specific, implementable paths to carrying out the ten recommendations agreed on at SATCON1. SATCON2's two additional ...
Russian Soyuz rocket launches 36 new UK satellites
Oct 14, 2021 (AFP)
The rocket, operated by Europe's Arianespace, took off at 0940 GMT from the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia's Far East, broadcast live by the country's Roscosmos...
Amazon's Project Kuiper will now launch with ULA rockets
Oct 13, 2021 (UPI)
The goal of Project Kuiper is to launch a series of 3,236 satellites into low earth orbit to provide broadband access to areas of the globe that lack high-speed...
Macron announces 30-billion-euro plan to re-industrialise France
Oct 12, 2021 (AFP)
Six months before a presidential election and one month ahead of a UN climate summit, Macron said France had taken key decisions "15-20 years later than some of...
Japan becomes first in Asia to get Starlink connection
Oct 11, 2021 (UPI)
Starlink is led by SpaceX, which envisions the system as part of a constellation of satellites that would deliver broadband Internet across the globe. A service...
SpaceX launches two Intelsat Galaxy satellites after aborted mission
Oct 08, 2021 (UPI)
The Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 communication satellites were launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 7:05 p.m. EDT by SpaceX on behalf of the company Intelsat from...
Eutelsat raises its shareholding in OneWeb
Oct 07, 2021 (SPX)
The transaction was undertaken on identical financial terms to Eutelsat's initial investment of $550 million announced in April and completed on 8 September. Th...
Satellite launch marks SpaceX's third liftoff in 2 days
Oct 06, 2021 (UPI)
The 7 p.m. blastoff is slated to deliver the Galaxy 33 and 34 satellites into geosynchronous orbit, where they will help the telecommunications company Intelsat...
Spire Global and SpaceChain announce new partnership
Oct 05, 2021 (SPX)
Many in the blockchain industry have been working to reduce points of risk whereby a centralized administrator or authority can tamper with, or in the worst cas...
GomSpace signs a contract with SpaceAble to enhance the sustainability of Low Earth Orbit
Oct 05, 2021 (SPX)
GomSpace enters into an agreement with SpaceAble, to enhance the sustainability of Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The contract is worth 21MSEK (US$2.4M) and the project...
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