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NASA delays Starliner return a few more days to study data
NASA and Boeing will take an additional four days to review all available data about the performance of the Starliner spacecraft before clearing the vehicle to return to Earth, officials said Tuesday. Based on the new schedule, which remains pending ahead of final review meetings later this week, Starliner would undock at 10:10 pm ET…
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NASA delays Starliner return a few more days to study data
NASA and Boeing will take an additional four days to review all available data about the performance of the Starliner spacecraft before clearing the vehicle to return to Earth, officials said Tuesday. Based on the new schedule, which remains pending ahead of final review meetings later this week, Starliner would undock at 10:10 pm ET…
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Second Starbase Tower rises as SpaceX gears up to Flight Five
Following the successes of Flight Four in early June, SpaceX is preparing Ship 30 and Booster 12 ready for Flight Five ahead of a launch later this summer. All this is taking place while an incredible amount of infrastructure is being created and worked on at Starbase, including the new office building and the beginning…
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Space Systems Command Awards Contracts to Develop Prototypes of Space Laser Communication Terminal
The United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded four contracts to Blue Origin, CACI International, General Atomics, and Viasat to develop space laser communication terminal prototypes as the first of three phases in the $100 million Enterprise Space Terminal (EST) program. The EST program, part of SSC’s Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power…
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Ars Live Recap: Is SpaceX a launch company or a satellite communications company?
Produced by Michael Toriello and Billy Keenly. Click here for transcript. Last week, during our inaugural Ars Live event, Quilty Space director of research Caleb Henry joined Ars space editor Eric Berger for a discussion of SpaceX’s Starlink and other satellite internet systems. We discussed Starlink’s rapid road to profitability—it took just five years from…
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Qorvo Announces New MMIC Power Amplifiers for Ku-Band Satellite Communication Terminals
Qorvo, a global provider of connectivity and power solutions, has announced three new MMIC power amplifiers designed specifically for Ku-Band satellite communications terminals. These products are the latest additions to a family of devices designed to enhance performance and efficiency in satellite uplink systems, supporting the growing demand for high-speed data communications in defense and aerospace applications. The…
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Ubotica Achieves Milestone In Live Earth Intelligence with CogniSAT-6
Ubotica, one of the leaders in SPACE:AI, and Open Cosmos, has announced a significant milestone in the CogniSAT-6 mission: the successful processing and instant AI-powered detection of the first raw image from the newly launched satellite. SPACE:AI: Ushering in Earth Observation 2.0 Today’s Earth Observation satellites are fundamentally data collectors. They don’t understand what they’re…
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Q-Tech Showcases its Space-Qualified MCXOs and OCXOs at the IMS 2024
Q-Tech Corporation one of the leading global suppliers of space-qualified crystal oscillators and high-performance frequency control systems announced its expanded offering of high-stability microprocessor compensated (MCXO) and oven-controlled (OCXO) crystal oscillators. Designed for reliable operation in New Space (low earth orbit) satellite timing and frequency generation applications, the QT2021 Series of MCXOs and the AXIOM75Sx…
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NASA moves Starliner landing to June 26 to collect more test flight data
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft photographed through the window of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule while both were docked to the International Space Station. Image: NASA Boeing’s leak-prone Starliner capsule will remain docked to the International Space Station an additional four days, NASA announced Tuesday, returning to Earth with a pre-dawn landing at White Sands, New Mexico, on…
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Comtech Secures Refinancing, Reports Lower Sales in Q3
Comtech completed a refinancing and secured a new $222 million credit facility, the company announced Tuesday along with its third quarter financial results. The credit facility is a new $60 million revolver and a $162 million term loan that matures in 2028. This replaces a previous $180.5 million credit facility that was set to mature…