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L3Harris Electronic Warfare System Concludes Safety of Flight Testing
L3Harris Technologies has completed Safety of Flight (SOF) qualification on its Viper Shield all-digital electronic warfare (EW) suite for F-16 fighter jets. The company will provide the advanced capability to F-16 fleets for six international partners. The Viper Shield system passed a series of environmental and electrical tests across structural integrity, thermal and electrical safety,…
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Former Intelsat President Ramu Potarazu Joins Lynk Global as CEO
Lynk Global named former Intelsat President Ramu Potarazu as CEO on Thursday as the company goes through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. This comes two months after Lynk announced CCO Dan Dooley would become CEO. According to the Nov. 7 announcement, Dooley will resume the position of CCO. A Lynk representative confirmed to…
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Kongsberg to Build Satellite for Norwegian Maritime Surveillance
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) won a new contract in the maritime surveillance arena. It has been tapped by the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver space-based maritime surveillance services for the Norwegian government. Kongsberg will develop one satellite for the precursors mission of the Arctic Ocean Surveillance (AOS) project. The contract was announced Nov.…
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Nearly three years since launch, Webb is a hit among astronomers
From its halo-like orbit nearly a million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope is seeing farther than human eyes have ever seen. In May, astronomers announced that Webb detected the most distant galaxy found so far, a fuzzy blob of red light that we see as it existed just 290 million years after…
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Nearly three years since launch, Webb is a hit among astronomers
From its halo-like orbit nearly a million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope is seeing farther than human eyes have ever seen. In May, astronomers announced that Webb detected the most distant galaxy found so far, a fuzzy blob of red light that we see as it existed just 290 million years after…
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Redwire’s Space-Grown Drug Crystals Return to Earth for Eli Lilly’s Disease Research
Redwire Corporation, a company in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy, announced that its third batch of pharmaceutical drug crystals grown in space has successfully returned to Earth. The returned samples include crystals being studied by Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) using Redwire’s PIL-BOX platform. Lilly researchers are using this experiment to potentially accelerate…
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Boeing finishing expansion of NASA SLS Core Stage production facilities at KSC
NASA and Space Launch System core stage prime contractor Boeing are working to finish activating new production facilities at the Kennedy Space Center, to complete and deliver the next two units by the end of 2026. After summertime engine section hardware deliveries, the two SLS processing cells in the Space Systems Processing Facility are filled…
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from California with 20 Starlink satellites
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from California carrying 20 Starlink satellites. Image: SpaceX. A Falcon 9 rocket lofted another batch of satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink internet service from California on Friday. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base occurred at 10:14 p.m. PST (1:14 a.m. EST, 0614 UTC…
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Sierra Space Develops NASA-Funded Trash Compaction System for Sustainable Space Missions
Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth, announced a NASA contract to develop a Trash Compaction and Processing System (TCPS) and test it aboard the International Space Station in late-2026. The technology may be critical for the success of future…
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Viasat Logs Record Contract Wins in Q2 Despite Dip in Revenue
Viasat reported a slight dip in revenue in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 as revenue declines in fixed satellite services and maritime offset the company’s growth in aviation, government services, and tactical networking. The company also set a record for new contract awards with $1.3 billion in awards during the quarter, led by…