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Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser Spaceplane Completes Pre-Flight Testing at NASA Facility
Sierra Space, a commercial space company and emerging defense tech prime building a platform in space to benefit and protect life on Earth, announced the successful completion of a rigorous environmental test suite on the revolutionary Dream Chaser spaceplane, Tenacity, at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. As the first Dream Chaser moves…
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Viasat Partners With Loft Orbital for NASA Communications Services Project
Viasat has selected Loft Orbital as its partner for work on the Real-Time Space Relay (RTSR) service for NASA. Under this deal, Viasat’s Ka-band space terminal will be integrated on a Loft spacecraft along with multiple commercial payloads. The demonstration is part of Viasat’s work for NASA’s Communications Services Project. Viasat received a $53.3 million…
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Telesat Revenue Dips 17% in Q1 2024
Revenue for Canadian satellite operator Telesat dipped 17% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same time last year. Telesat reported $152 million Canadian dollars ($111 million) in revenue in the first quarter of 2024. The revenue decline was due to reduction of services and lower renewal rate on a direct-to-home capacity deal.…
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Chang’e-6 enters lunar orbit after near-moon braking
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe has successfully entered its circumlunar orbit, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Wednesday. At 10:12 a.m. (Beijing Time) Wednesday, Chang’e-6 successfully performed a near-moon braking procedure before entering the circumlunar orbit, according to the CNSA. The near-moon braking procedure is a key orbital control for Chang’e-6 during its flight.…
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Space Coast looks toward the future with port and factory expansions
The space facilities around Cape Canaveral on Florida’s east coast are being prepared for a major ramp-up in flight activity over the coming months, years, and decades. This increase in spaceflight activity not only requires new launch pads and upgrades to processing facilities but also expanded factories and new additions to Port Canaveral. The port…
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Torch.AI Launches Firefly Earth Observation AI with New Satellite Constellation Capabilities
Torch.AI announced that the company has launched Firefly, an earth observation (EO) capability integrated with a mesh of existing satellites, now offered as a standard module within the company’s HALO Autonomous Fusion platform. Firefly builds on Torch.AI’s momentum supporting defense and intelligence community customers and critical national security missions. Firefly expands a customer’s information ecosystem…
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Starlink On Track to Hit $6.6B in Revenue This Year, Quilty Report Estimates
SpaceX’s Starlink business is on track to hit $6.6 billion in revenue and post its first free cash flow positive year in 2024, Quilty Space estimates in a new report on the impact of the satellite constellation. Quilty Space conducted an in-depth analysis into Starlink financials, which are not publicly reported. The report is not…
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NASA confirms “independent review” of Orion heat shield issue
NASA has asked a panel of outside experts to review the agency’s investigation into the unexpected loss of material from the heat shield of the Orion spacecraft on a test flight in 2022. Chunks of charred material cracked and chipped away from Orion’s heat shield during reentry at the end of the 25-day unpiloted Artemis…
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Requtech to Unveil RESA M Phased Array Terminal with Live Demonstrations at SOF Week 2024
Requtech AB, a satellite communication technology company, announced it will host a special launch event with strategic partner, Network Innovations US & UK Government, at SOF Week 2024 in Tampa. The highly robust RESA M Ku phased array terminal engineered for rugged dependability and high performance, ensuring connectivity under extreme conditions has previously been shown…
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Mitsubishi Electric to Supply Lithium-Ion Batteries for Gateway Lunar Orbital Platform
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to supply space-use lithium-ion batteries for the Gateway, a lunar orbiting space station. Under the “Joint Exploration Declaration of Intent for Lunar Cooperation (JEDI)” signed on July 10, 2020, by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science,…