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Understanding the impact of satellite constellations on astronomy
Feb 13, 2020 (SPX)
Following the statement of June 2019, IAU's Commission B7 Protection of Existing and Potential Observatory Sites and the Executive Committee Working Group Dark ...
RUAG Space dispenses another batch of Airbus OneWeb satellites
Feb 07, 2020 (SPX)
As a key OneWeb supplier, RUAG Space built the satellite dispenser, which functions as an interface between the Soyuz rocket and satellites. The dispenser is ta...
Arianespace and Starsem launch 34 OneWeb satellites to help bridge the digital divide
Feb 07, 2020 (SPX)
Arianespace will carry out 19 more Soyuz launches - along with the Ariane 62 version's first flight - at the service of OneWeb, with these flights performed fro...
Azercosmos and Infostellar to enter into Ground Station Partnership
Feb 06, 2020 (SPX)
Being a universal ground station, AGS provides satellite operators with secure, highly reliable services, enabling a real-time transmission environment for sate...
Maxar Technologies will build Intelsat Epic geostationary communications satellite with NASA hosted payload
Feb 05, 2020 (SPX)
"When it's launched, Intelsat 40e will be the newest addition to our next-generation Intelsat Epic platform, which is already providing our global customers wit...
Australia's first space incubator seeks global applicants for 2020 program
Feb 05, 2020 (SPX)
As Australia's first space incubator, the program forms part of the state government's $4 million Space Innovation Fund which is delivered by global partners in...
OneWeb lifts off: Next batch ready to launch
Feb 04, 2020 (SPX)
"This launch will be a massive step forward for OneWeb - one step closer to the ambition of improving global connectivity. These 34 satellites will join the six...
Space science investment generates income and creates jobs
Feb 03, 2020 (SPX)
The study found that 523 million pounds of UK Space Agency funding put into the European Space Agency's Space Science Programme (SSP) has generated 1.4 billion ...
Northrop Grumman breaks ground for expanded satellite manufacturing facilities in Gilbert, Arizona
Feb 03, 2020 (SPX)
"Today's groundbreaking event marks an expansion that is expected to create full-time, high-wage jobs locally with potential for additional job growth," said Fr...
Xplore and Nanoracks partner to commercialize deep space
Jan 30, 2020 (SPX)
Nanoracks has dramatically expanded the commercialization of space in low-Earth orbit by launching cubesats and microsatellites from the International Space Sta...
US sees record year for private space sector in 2020
Jan 30, 2020 (AFP)
The government is expecting to issue between 40 to 50 licenses in the 2020 budget year which began in October, said Wayne Monteith, the official in charge of sp...
Fury over 'space junk' mounts as Musk set to launch 60 satellites for Starlink
Jan 29, 2020 (Sputnik)
Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing to launch 60 Starlink "internet satellites" into space on 29 January amid critics' fury over the resulting "wall of space junk" ...
SpaceX launches fourth batch of Starlink satellites
Jan 29, 2020 (UPI)
The Falcon 9 rocket carried 60 more Starlink spacecraft into orbit, the fourth time for such a feat. The mission lifted off from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canav...
SpaceX delays Starlink launch to Tuesday
Jan 26, 2020 (UPI)
The Falcon 9 rocket is still prepared for liftoff with another attempt planned at 9:28 a.m. Tuesday. The launch site is Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force S...
Second space data highway satellite set to beam
Jan 24, 2020 (ESA)
Dubbed the "SpaceDataHighway" by its commercial operator Airbus, EDRS uses innovative laser technology to enable Earth-observation satellites to deliver their i...
Europe backs space sector investment with EUR 200 million of financing
Jan 22, 2020 (SPX)
The deal is backed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments, the financial pillar of the Investment Plan for Europe, and InnovFin Risk Sharing for Corpora...
Budget battle hampers EU in space
Jan 21, 2020 (AFP)
"The rise in geopolitical tensions we see on Earth is being extended and projected into space," EU diplomatic chief Josep Borrell told the 12th European Space C...
Lockheed Martin Ships Mobile Communications Satellite To Launch Site
Jan 17, 2020 (SPX)
JCSAT-17 is the first Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) communications satellite built on the modernized LM 2100, which includes 26 innovations that make the satel...
Iridium is Now Formally Authorized to Provide GMDSS Service
Jan 15, 2020 (SPX)
The Letter of Compliance was formally presented to Iridium CEO Matt Desch by the Director General of IMSO, Captain Moin Ahmed, during a ceremony at Iridium's he...
Search is on for young space entrepreneurs across the UK
Jan 15, 2020 (SPX)
The SatelLife Competition, now in its fourth year, is looking for innovative proposals that could use data collected from space to benefit daily life, such as g...
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