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FAA to Approve More Starship Launches from Texas After Test Flight
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is on the path to modify SpaceX’s license to authorize more Starship launches from SpaceX’s launch base in Texas. The FAA released a revised draft of its environmental assessment for Starship launches on Wednesday, just after SpaceX completed a Starship test flight on Nov. 19. The agency said its federal…
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Orion Space Solutions Expands U.S. Space Force Contract to Advance In-Space Refueling
Orion Space Solutions (Orion), a wholly owned subsidiary of Arcfield, announced that it has been awarded additional work from the United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) to support the Tetra-6 mission. The additional four-year award extends Orion’s Tetra-5 prime contract, and work on both missions will address the challenge of refueling in…
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Iceye to Lead Industry Consortium for Finnish MoD F-35 Program
Iceye has been tapped to lead an industry consortium for the Finnish Ministry of Defense (MoD) F-35 fighter jet program. The consortium will develop advanced space and joint intelligence technologies, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities for Finnish military users. Iceye, based in Finland, operates a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. Lockheed…
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Forsway Secures €2.3 Million from ESA to Advance its Innovative Hybrid Satellite Connectivity System
Forsway, a company in affordable hybrid satellite and terrestrial connectivity solutions, has secured €2.3 million in development funding from the European Space Agency (ESA), with additional support from the Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA). This funding backs Forsway’s ambitious Xtend 5G project, a new 5G NTN (non-terrestrial network) satellite connectivity system designed to deliver high-speed,…
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Eutelsat and Q-KON Partner to Expand LEO Satellite Connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Eutelsat Group, announces a new multi-year agreement with Q-KON, a leading satellite solutions and services provider, to expand Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services across Sub-Saharan Africa. The agreement will further accelerate the delivery of high-speed, low-latency connectivity to specialized and underserved businesses and communities, particularly in Southern Africa. The expanded agreement with Q-KON builds…
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Speedcast Has Sold More than 10K Starlink Kits, Previews Starlink SLA
Speedcast has sold more than 10,000 Starlink kits as an authorized integrator of SpaceX’s satellite internet service. Speedcast announced the milestone on Wednesday and previewed that Starlink plans to introduce service level agreements (SLAs) in 2025. Speedcast said it has deployed Starlink for more than a third of its customers. This includes maritime and enterprise…
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Impulse Space Awarded BALISTA Contract by NRO to Advance Agile Space Technologies
Impulse Space, a company in the development of in-space transportation services, has been selected by the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) Office of Space Launch (OSL) as a recipient of a BALISTA (Broad Agency Announcements for Agile Launch Innovation and Strategic Technology Advancement) contract. This award is part of a strategic initiative to assess and evaluate…
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The key moment came 38 minutes after Starship roared off the launch pad
SpaceX launched its sixth Starship rocket Tuesday, proving for the first time that the stainless steel ship can maneuver in space and paving the way for an even larger, upgraded vehicle slated to debut on the next test flight. The only hiccup was an abortive attempt to catch the rocket’s Super Heavy booster back at…
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Tournear: ‘Majority’ of DoD Systems Could Use SDA Acquisition Approach
The commercial sector’s employment of firm, fixed price contracts — notably the approach of SpaceX founder and Trump insider Elon Musk — looks to upset the apple cart of DoD acquisition come January. Space Development Agency (SDA) Director Derek Tournear suggested on Tuesday that most Pentagon systems could employ the firm, fixed price contracts approach…