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SpaceX plans two communications satellite cluster launches in a day
Feb 03, 2021 (UPI)
The first launch is planned at 1:19 a.m. EST from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, followed by another just over four hours later at 5:36 a.m. ...
New rocket company Astra plans Nasdaq listing
Feb 02, 2021 (UPI)
Astra is focused on building small rockets rapidly, in assembly-line fashion. The company launched a demonstration rocket into space for the first time from Ala...
Swedish Space Corporation opens Thailand branch
Jan 29, 2021 (SPX)
The announcement marks further investment in the Asian-Pacific region, adding to SSC's already strong presence in Australia and Thailand, including ground stati...
MDA appoints new VP of Satellite Systems
Jan 28, 2021 (SPX)
Mr. Khouri has an extensive 25-year career in general management, corporate and business development, strategy, product management and marketing. He is a proven...
Sirius XM says its newest satellite has malfunctioned
Jan 27, 2021 (UPI)
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched the SXM-7 communications satellite Dec. 13, and testing of its systems began Jan. 4. But "events occurred which have caused failures...
UN and UK sign agreement to promote space sustainability
Jan 27, 2021 (SPX)
The increasing complexity of space missions, the emergence of large constellations of satellites and the increased risks of collision all affect the long-term s...
Barbs fly over satellite projects from Musk, Bezos
Jan 26, 2021 (AFP)
Amazon, founded and led by Bezos, put out a statement claiming Musk's rival SpaceX project Starlink was seeking design changes that could "create a more dangero...
SpaceX launches 56 more Starlink satellites in heaviest payload yet
Jan 26, 2021 (UPI)
The launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 4:32 a.m. following a 10-minute delay. The 56 satellites weighed a...
Kepler Communications announces successful launch of 8 new GEN1 satellites
Jan 26, 2021 (SPX)
Kepler's GEN 1 satellites were assembled at Kepler's facility in Toronto. The GEN1 platform represents an evolution beyond Kepler's pathfinder satellites, with ...
China launches new mobile telecommunication satellite
Jan 21, 2021 (XNA)
The Tiantong 1-03 satellite was launched at 00:25 a.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Tiantong-1 i...
Astronauts to boost European connectivity
Jan 20, 2021 (ESA)
The system will enable astronauts to connect at home broadband internet speeds - delivering a whole family's worth of video streaming for communications and a d...
Statement on Satellite Constellations by German Astronomical Society
Jan 19, 2021 (SPX)
Astronomical research institutes, observatories and planetariums have received a large number of concerned inquiries in recent months. The reason for this is th...
OneWeb secures investment from Softbank and Hughes Network Systems
Jan 18, 2021 (SPX)
OneWeb's mission is to deliver broadband connectivity worldwide to bridge the global Digital Divide by offering everyone, everywhere access including to the Int...
Private investment in space infrastructure hit record $14.5B in 2021
Jan 18, 2021 (UPI)
The new report from the venture capital company shows space infrastructure investment in 2021 was more than 50% greater than the prior record set in 2020. The r...
France to Invest $121.5Mln in Space Projects Over Next 2 Years, Macron Says
Jan 13, 2021 (Sputnik)
"In terms of [economic] recovery, we have decided to invest 100 million euros in space, which will cover innovations related to carrier rockets, speed up our pr...
NASA, FAA Partnership Bolsters American Commercial Space Activities
Jan 11, 2021 (SPX)
The NASA-FAA MOU follows the success of NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 launch - the first crewed mission from American soil to be licensed by the FAA. The new agreement w...
Orbit Logic Leverages Blockchain for Constellation Communication over Dynamic Networks
Jan 11, 2021 (SPX)
By leveraging recent advances in blockchain technology, SCRAMBL will ensure secure and robust communication in satellite constellations where the network topolo...
Airbus signs multi-satellite contract with Intelsat for OneSat flexible satellites
Jan 11, 2021 (SPX)
The satellites will be based on Airbus' OneSat product line, the latest generation of fully flexible, in orbit reconfigurable, Software Defined Satellites (SDS)...
New funding for innovative space tech to help solve problems on Earth
Jan 07, 2021 (SPX)
One of the projects, involving the University of Southampton, will use artificial intelligence to automatically detect buried archaeological remains on satellit...
Kleos builds global senior sales leadership team, prepares for commercialisation
Jan 07, 2021 (SPX)
His extensive industry expertise includes senior leadership roles at satellite imagery and geospatial services providers Maxar Corporation and Vricon Inc, netwo...
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