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NASA astronaut Don Pettit makes fourth trip to the International Space Station
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 72 crew members: NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Ivan Vagner, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft on September 11. Photo Image: NASA/Bill…
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Soyuz MS-26 launches NASA and Roscosmos crew to ISS
The Soyuz MS-26 crewed mission has flown NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner to the International Space Station (ISS). Launch took place on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 16:23 UTC from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft has reached the ISS just over three hours…
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ICEYE US Chosen by NASA to Supply Radar Satellite Imagery for Earth Science and Research
ICEYE US, a company in persistent Earth monitoring with radar satellite imaging, announced that it has been selected by NASA to provide synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data for its Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program through a 5-year fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity (IDIQ), multiple-award contract. The 5-year contract is a continuation of ICEYE’s delivery of data…
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The future of Boeing’s crewed spaceflight program is muddy after Starliner’s return
Nearly a decade ago to the day, I stood in the international terminal of Houston’s main airport checking my phone. As I waited to board a flight for Moscow, an announcement from NASA was imminent, with the agency due to make its selections for private companies that would transport astronauts to the International Space Station.…
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Thursday Morning Conversation with Neo Space Group CEO Martijn Blanken
Neo Space Group (NSG) is a new player in the space industry in the Middle East, looking to champion Saudi Arabia’s space industry. Backed by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Neo Space Group has ambitions to bring the benefits of the latest satellite technology throughout Saudi Arabia. In this week’s Thursday Morning Conversation, Neo Space…
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Market study says Amazon is spending up to $20B on Project Kuiper satellite network
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket lifts off with two prototype Amazon satellites in October 2023. (ULA Photo) A newly published market analysis of Amazon’s Project Kuiper effort to create a global satellite broadband network estimates the cost of getting the project off the ground at $16.5 billion to $20 billion — which is significantly…
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NATO Awards SES Contract for MEO Services for US, Luxembourg
NATO awarded satellite operator SES its first contract for Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite services under a partnership established in 2022. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), announced the MEO Global Services (MGS) award on Sept. 10. Luxembourg and the U.S. will leverage SES’s MEO services to carry out naval, air, and ground communications missions…
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MDA Secures Contract to Supply Antenna Systems for SWISSto12’s HummingSat GEO Satellites
MDA Space Ltd., a trusted space mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced it has been awarded a contract by SWISSto12 to provide antenna systems for three of the company’s HummingSat satellites for geostationary orbit (GEO). The satellites will be deployed as part of the Inmarsat-8 program to provide crucial safety services…
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NASA’s Hubble Telescope and Chandra X-Ray Finds Supermassive Black Hole Duo
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a supermassive black hole duo that look like a pair of Sumo wrestlers squaring off. The closest confirmed pair of supermassive black holes are situated about 300 light-years apart, nestled within a pair of colliding galaxies. These black holes are fueled by infalling gas and…
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Spire Global Secures $3.8 Million NOAA Contract for Satellite Weather Data
Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, was awarded a $3,832,500 contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide radio occultation (RO) data for a one-year period from September 18, 2024 to September 18, 2025. The Company’s near-real-time RO data consists of vertical profiles of atmospheric measurements,…