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Commercial industry gears up for ISS replacement around 2030 amid concerns
NASA and the commercial space industry are planning for the eventual replacement of the International Space Station (ISS), which is currently set for 2030. Companies like Axiom and VAST have already started construction on the first modules of their planned commercial stations, while others are also planning to offer commercial station capability in the future.…
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Intellian to Build 127 Gateway Antennas for Telesat Lightspeed
Telesat has contracted Intellian to build 127 gateway antenna systems at landing stations for the Telesat Lightspeed constellation. Intellian will design, supply, install, and integrate its 4-meter gateway antenna system. According to the Wednesday announcement, each landing station will be equipped with multiple Intellian gateway antennas, as well as baseband, network, and control systems. These…
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Defense Innovation Unit Awards Astra Up to $44M for Future Rocket
Smallsat launcher Astra announced a new award from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Wednesday, months after taking the company private. The DIU awarded Astra a contract worth up to $44 million to support development of its tactically responsive launch system with the objective of launching Rocket 4 to orbit or suborbit and from the…
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Higgs Centre for Innovation Relaunches Advanced Space Testing Facility to Boost UK Space Innovation
The Higgs Centre for Innovation is relaunching its Space Testing Facility after upgrading its capabilities with new and state-of-the-art clean rooms and advanced testing equipment. Following nine months of renovations and over £400,000 investment via the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the Higgs’ space testing facility is reopening for business. The upgrade is set…
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Aptos Orbital Announces Official Launch of Advanced AI-Powered Satellite Platform
Aptos Orbital, the company developing an all-in-one artificial intelligence device for satellites, announced the launch of its new platform, which aims to transform satellite intelligence and communication capabilities. The Aptos terminal is a low size weight and power (SWAP) device for satellites that combines proprietary space-hardened processing, connectivity, and cloud services. Leveraging Aptos’s technology, satellites…
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NSSLGlobal Wins New Contract With German Government
NSSLGlobal has won a new contract with the German government. The company, a full-service project engineering, satcom and systems integrator, will provide satellite communications services and technology to Germany’s Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance, or BBK. NSSLGlobal announced the contract award, Oct. 23. NSSLGlobal will provide the connectivity, hardware and technical support…
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Blue Origin lofts new New Shepard capsule into space for test run before carrying crew
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship rises from its Texas launch pad. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture successfully sent a brand-new New Shepard rocket ship on an uncrewed shakedown cruise today, with the aim of increasing the company’s capacity to take people on suborbital space trips. The capsule, dubbed RSS…
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SDA Selects Umbra to Integrate Remote Sensing Capabilities into Future Space Architecture
Umbra, a vertically integrated space technology company operating the world’s highest resolution commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites, announced that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to demonstrate the feasibility of integrating its commercial remote sensing capabilities into SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). This significant milestone…
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As it happened: NASA, SpaceX undocked Crew-8 from the International Space Station following weeks of weather-related delays, scheduling conflicts
LIVE: NASA’s @SpaceX #Crew8 mission is ready for the journey home. Watch as the @Space_Station crew closes the hatch of the Dragon spacecraft. https://t.co/hEMXNNLqlZ — NASA (@NASA) October 23, 2024 The three astronauts and cosmonaut of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission finally have a return date to Earth following more than seven months in space. Follow…
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After nozzle failure, Space Force is “assessing” impacts to Vulcan schedule
United Launch Alliance has started assembling its next Vulcan rocket—the first destined to launch a US military payload—as the Space Force prepares to certify it to loft the Pentagon’s most precious national security satellites. Space Force officials expect to approve ULA’s Vulcan rocket for military missions without requiring another test flight, despite an unusual problem…