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Boeing Defense, Space & Security Loses More than $2B in Q3
Revenue for Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security (BDS) segment was flat in the third quarter of 2024, but loss from operations more than doubled as Boeing took charges on fixed-price programs in the segment, including the Commercial Crew program for NASA. Boeing reported third quarter financials on Wednesday as its machinists began a vote on…
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SatixFy and MDA Space Partners to Provide Modem and Beamforming Software for LEO Constellation
SatixFy Communications Ltd., a company in next-generation satellite communication systems based on in-house-developed chipsets, announced that it has signed a software development and license agreement with MDA Space Ltd., a provider company of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry. Under the agreement, SatixFy will provide the modem and beamforming software…
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Phase Four to Commercialize Monopropellant Multimode Electric Propulsion Solutions for Satellites
Phase Four, a provider company of next-generation electric propulsion (EP) solutions for satellites, announced the planned commercialization of their monopropellant multimode capability. Using their Maxwell Block III, Phase Four meets electric propulsion performance for a variety of mission profiles, using either ASCENT or hydrazine chemical propellants. Phase Four anticipates taking orders for these systems in…
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ULA begins stacking Vulcan rocket in anticipation of first national security mission
United Launch Alliance (ULA) hoists its Vulcan first stage booster into the Vertical Integration Facility-G (VIF-G) adjacent to Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The rocket will launch the USSF-106 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, Vulcan’s first national security flight. Image: United Launch Alliance Update Oct. 23,…
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China launches new remote-sensing satellite group
China launched a Long March-2C carrier rocket on Wednesday to place a new group of remote-sensing satellites in space. The satellites of the Yaogan-43 03 group were launched at 9:09 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan and entered the preset orbit. They will be mainly used…
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China prepares to launch Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship
The combination of the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket has been transferred to the launch area, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on Tuesday. According to the CMSA, facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, while various pre-launch function checks and joint tests will be carried…
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Umbra Lands SDA Contract to Explore Integrating Remote Sensing in PWSA
Umbra 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). Umbra operates a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. Umbra announced the award on Oct. 22 and did not share the specific…
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Solar power from space? Actually, it might happen in a couple of years.
Like nuclear fusion, the idea of space-based solar power has always seemed like a futuristic technology with an actual deployment into communities ever remaining a couple of decades away. The concept of harvesting solar power continuously from large satellites in space—where there are no nights, no clouds, and no atmosphere to interfere with the collection…
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Aptos Orbital Debuts Terminal for AI Processing Onboard Satellites
New company in the satellite tech space Aptos Orbital debuted a terminal to allow satellites to run powerful AI on orbit. The Aptos terminal announced Tuesday is a device for satellites that combines space-hardened processing, connectivity, and cloud services provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). The intent is to provide more persistent communication with satellites…
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Space Solar Signs Agreement to Bring Energy to Iceland
Iceland could benefit from space based solar energy by 2030 under a new deal between U.K. company Space Solar and Transition Labs. The companies announced an agreement to deliver 30 MW of space-based solar power to Reykjavik Energy in Iceland by 2030. Space Solar has developed a solar power system that will orbit Earth, harnessing solar…