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Shipping Company “K” Line to Trial Inmarsat Maritime’s NexusWave
Japanese transport company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., known as “K’’ Line, will trial the new Inmarsat Maritime network service NexusWave on its fleet of ships. Implementation of the trails will start this month, Inmarsat, a Viasat company, said in an Oct. 24 release. Inmarsat debuted NexusWave in May as a managed service for maritime customers…
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Muon Space Selected by Space Development Agency for HALO Program
Muon Space, an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates mission-tailored low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, announced its selection by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (HALO) program. This selection recognizes Muon Space’s proven satellite technology stack and innovative approach to missions, positioning the company to…
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Capella Space Selected for Space Development Agency’s HALO Procurement Vehicle
Capella Space Corp., an American space tech company that offers data and satellite solutions for government and commercial applications, announced its selection to participate in the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) another transaction authority (OTA) procurement vehicle. This acquisition approach will enable Capella Space to bid on prototype orders to build satellite systems for…
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Rocket Report: Sneak peek at the business end of New Glenn; France to fly FROG
Welcome to Edition 7.17 of the Rocket Report! Next week marks 10 years since one of the more spectacular launch failures of this century. On October 28, 2014, an Antares rocket, then operated by Orbital Sciences, suffered an engine failure six seconds after liftoff from Virginia and crashed back onto the pad in a fiery…
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SpaceX success with Flight 5, Flight 6 already tested
SpaceX completed a significant milestone in the Starship program with Flight 5 and is set to try to repeat it for Flight 6. Both vehicles are now Static-Fired and ready for integrated testing ahead of a potential November launch. Flight 5 Ship 30 and Booster 12 lifted off at 7:25 am Central Time on October…
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Boeing is still bleeding money on the Starliner commercial crew program
Sometimes, it’s worth noting when something goes unsaid. On Wednesday, Boeing’s new CEO, Kelly Ortberg, participated in his first quarterly conference call with investment analysts. Under fire from labor groups and regulators, Boeing logged a nearly $6.2 billion loss for the last three months, while the new boss pledged a turnaround for the troubled aerospace…
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One astronaut hospitalized in Pensacola after splashdown; crewmates flown back to Houston
The four members of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission wave after the side hatch opens following their return to Earth on Oct. 25, 2024. Left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, pilot Michael Barratt, commander Matthew Dominick, astronaut Jeanette Epps. Image: SpaceX Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut returned to Earth early Friday, splashing down…
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AST SpaceMobile Selected for SDA’s HALO Program to Demonstrate Space-Based Cellular Network
AST SpaceMobile, Inc., the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, announced its selection by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for an Other Transaction (OT) agreement to compete for upcoming prototype demonstration projects under the Hybrid Acquisition for proliferated Low-earth…
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NROL-167 Launch Another Step in NRO Proliferated Constellation
The NROL-167 mission launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., is a step toward what the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is calling “the U.S. government’s largest satellite constellation in history.” “This mission is the fourth launch of the NRO’s proliferated architecture and signifies the NRO’s increased launch frequency and…
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