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Kepler Communications reports successful Launch of two GEN1 satellites
Mar 23, 2021 (SPX)
Once fully operational within the constellation these will add additional capacity to Kepler's Global Data Services offering while also making Kepler Communicat...
Eutelsat selects Airbus for key orbital slot with EUTELSAT 36D satellite
Mar 23, 2021 (SPX)
The EUTELSAT 36D spacecraft will replace and enhance capacity at 36 East, a key orbital slot for Eutelsat for TV broadcasting (DTH) and government services over...
UK space sector gets funding boost to support international innovation
Mar 23, 2021 (SPX)
The funding will see UK companies and organisations working with partners such as NASA, and space agencies from Canada, Japan and Italy. NSIP is the first fund ...
Starlink reportedly courted by UK for rural broadband to get 'Gigafit'
Mar 19, 2021 (Sputnik)
The British Government has reportedly been in talks with Elon Musk's satellite network Starlink amid ambitious plans to push forward with accelerated rural broa...
Arianespace to hit its stride with next OneWeb launch
Mar 19, 2021 (SPX)
Flight ST30, the second commercial mission performed by Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, will put 36 of OneWeb's satellites ...
NASA to Host Virtual Symposium Exploring Rise of Commercial Space
Mar 16, 2021 (SPX)
NASA and the Rise of Commercial Space: A Symposium Examining the Definition(s) and Context(s) of Commercial Space will address such topics as legal and entrepre...
City under pressure to invest into UK space industry
Mar 14, 2021 (Sputnik)
The trade association UKSpace is calling on British businesses to take a more active part in launching a "new industrial revolution" and turning Britain into a ...
Umbra hits regulatory jackpot for its satellite constellation able to see a soda can from space
Mar 12, 2021 (SPX)
Umbra is the first commercial satellite provider in U.S. history to receive a license enabling this level of capability from Space. Umbra, which recently raised...
ESA defines elements of future European space transportation solutions
Mar 12, 2021 (ESA)
For this purpose, ESA has signed, within its New European Space Transportation Solutions (NESTS) initiative, study contracts each worth euro 500 000, with Arian...
Pioneering UK space technology gets government cash boost
Mar 12, 2021 (SPX)
Recipients include the University of Leeds, which will develop 3D printing methods and liquid-crystal technology, similar to that in our television screens at h...
SpaceX launches 21st Starlink communications satellite cluster
Mar 12, 2021 (UPI)
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket occurred as scheduled at 3:13 a.m. EST from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The launch was planned as SpaceX se...
Launch of Space provider beyond gravity
Mar 10, 2021 (SPX)
From a state-owned enterprise to a startup - CEO Andre Wall has set his sights on nothing less than this transformation, in the future RUAG International with s...
Satellite company Spire Global plans to expand with new funds
Mar 09, 2021 (UPI)
Spire Global is confident it can use its existing satellites to produce much more data and attract new customers with $475 million in cash it expects to raise b...
SpaceX plans another Starlink launch as Ukraine uses the service during conflict
Mar 08, 2021 (UPI)
The use of satellite communications by defenders in a conflict, where ground communications may be destroyed at any moment, can make a big difference in the out...
Josef Aschbacher is new ESA Director General
Mar 02, 2021 (ESA)
The ESA Council appointed Dr Aschbacher in December 2020 as the next Director General of ESA, for a period of four years. He succeeds Prof. Jan Worner, whose te...
Apply now to the ESA Teach with Space Online Conference
Mar 02, 2021 (ESA)
Applications are open until 15 June 2021 on a first-come, first-served basis, so apply now! What to expect The ESA Teach with Space Conference features a three-...
SpaceX scrubs 20th Starlink communications satellite launch
Feb 28, 2021 (UPI)
No immediate explanation was given for the scrubbed launch. Elon Musk's rocket company said its next opportunity to get the Falcon 9 rocket off the ground and s...
SpaceX plans 20th Starlink launch Sunday evening from Florida
Feb 26, 2021 (UPI)
Liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 spacecraft is scheduled at 8:37 p.m. EST from Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center. SpaceX has launched more than 1,000 S...
'Space Bridge' across the world will help UK and Australia get ahead in global space race
Feb 24, 2021 (SPX)
The arrangement enhances cooperation between the UK Space Agency, UK Department for International Trade, Australian Trade and Investment Commission, and the Aus...
French village says 'non' to Elon Musk's space-age internet
Feb 19, 2021 (AFP)
Saint-Senier-de-Beuvron, population 350, is none too thrilled to have been picked as a ground station for Musk's Starlink project for broadband from space. "Thi...
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