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Intellian Debuts New Lineup of Compact, Flat Panel Antennas
Intellian Technologies debuted three new compact flat panel antennas for satellite broadband service on Eutelsat Group’s OneWeb constellation. These active electronically scanned array (ESA) user terminals announced Tuesday are for fixed, land mobility, and maritime service. These terminals are exclusively for use on the OneWeb LEO network, and Intellian said they are the smallest terminals…
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ONERA, ThrustMe, and Airbus Launch IPISC Project to Explore Iodine Propulsion for Large Satellites
ONERA, ThrustMe, and Airbus Defence and Space have initiated the IPISC project (Iodine Propulsion Interaction with Satellites and Components), supported by ESA and CNES. This project aims to evaluate iodine’s potential as a new propellant for satellites weighing over 500 kg, focusing on the interaction between iodine propulsion systems and a range of satellite materials…
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Starship preparations as rollouts begin ahead of full stack testing
Work on the orbital launch mount and Pad B continues, the final Block 1 ship expected to fly is preparing for launch, and Booster 13 is expected to roll out for full-stack testing any day. Considerable changes have occurred in the short time since Starship flight 5, and those changes are beginning to head toward…
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Firefly Closes $175 Million Funding Round To Scale Production
Firefly Aerospace has raised $175 million in new venture capital that will help it boost production of a multi-mission orbital vehicle and its small lift rocket, and accelerate hardware qualification of a medium launch vehicle (MLV) the company is developing with Northrop Grumman. The Series D funding round was led by RPM Ventures, a new investor, and included…
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EchoStar Q3: Drops Going Concern, Hughes Subs Hit by End of ACP
EchoStar posted a 5% drop in revenue in the third quarter of 2024 as the company lost subscribers in satellite TV and broadband. EchoStar reported its third quarter financials on November 12 and closed a number of transactions to improve its capital and debt maturity profile, removing the “going concern” disclaimer the company posted earlier…
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There are some things the Crew-8 astronauts aren’t ready to talk about
The astronauts who came home from the International Space Station last month experienced some drama on the high frontier, and some of it accompanied them back to Earth. In orbit, the astronauts aborted two spacewalks, both under unusual circumstances. Then, on October 25, one of the astronauts was hospitalized due to what NASA called an…
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There are some things the Crew-8 astronauts aren’t ready to talk about
The astronauts who came home from the International Space Station last month experienced some drama on the high frontier, and some of it accompanied them back to Earth. In orbit, the astronauts aborted two spacewalks, both under unusual circumstances. Then, on October 25, one of the astronauts was hospitalized due to what NASA called an…
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Quectel Introduces GNSS Module and RTK Bundle for Fast-Track IoT Solutions
Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, has announced a new GNSS module, antenna, and real-time kinematic (RTK) correction service bundle to enable fast-time-to-market and simplify procurement and integration of components and services. The combined bundle will help developers bring together these discrete components into a pre-integrated and pre-tested package for a variety of…
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Russia: Fine, I guess we should have a Grasshopper rocket project, too
Like a lot of competitors in the global launch industry, Russia for a long time dismissed the prospects of a reusable first stage for a rocket. As late as 2016, an official with the Russian agency that develops strategy for the country’s main space corporation, Roscosmos, concluded, “The economic feasibility of reusable launch systems is…
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Russia: Fine, I guess we should have a Grasshopper rocket project, too
Like a lot of competitors in the global launch industry, Russia for a long time dismissed the prospects of a reusable first stage for a rocket. As late as 2016, an official with the Russian agency that develops strategy for the country’s main space corporation, Roscosmos, concluded, “The economic feasibility of reusable launch systems is…