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Intuitive Machines and SpaceX Successfully Completes IM-1 Mission Test Campaign
Intuitive Machines, a space exploration, infrastructure, and services company, and SpaceX have analyzed the data from the lunar lander fueling tests for the IM-1 mission and determined the testing campaign is complete. Liftoff of the IM-1 mission is targeted for a multi-day launch window that opens at 12:57 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 14,…
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Frontier Aerospace Deploys TALOS Engines in Space Exploration Missions
Frontier Aerospace, one of the leaders in next-generation liquid rocket engines used for commercial space, exploration, and missile defense, revealed its attitude control and axial thrusters were used during Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission. Frontier Aerospace provided a complete flight set of Thruster Advancement for Low-Temperature Operations in Space (TALOS) attitude control and axial thrusters for the…
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Viasat Installs Satcom Solution on US Navy MSC Ship
Viasat had integrated a managed satcom solution on a U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC) ship as part of a contract to provide service to 105 ships. Viasat announced the first installation on Tuesday. Inmarsat Government received the Next Generation Wideband (NGW) follow-on 10-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency in…
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Has an Ecological Focus Stalled the Space Sustainability Market?
Space sustainability is becoming an undisputed necessity. However, not everyone agrees yet on the how, nor does everyone believe in the viability of a commercial market for space safety, security and sustainability – the 3S’s of space. Despite Morgan Stanley, and others, estimating that the revenue generated by the space situational awareness (SSA) market alone…
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Eutelsat Completes LEO Backhaul Rollout in Australia With Telstra
Eutelsat has revealed details of a large backhaul rollout in Australia. Working with the Australian telco, Telstra, the operator has launched the largest rollout of Eutelsat OneWeb LEO backhaul in Australia. The launch follows the signing of a strategic multi-year agreement last year that will enable Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity delivered to Telstra’s most remote…
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Aalyria, U.S. Government and Others Conduct Tech Demonstration of Hybrid Space Architecture
The U.S. Government and Aalyria recently conducted the first demonstration of a key technology that enables two long-sought capabilities for civilian and defense purposes: Hybrid Space Architecture (HSA) and Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) concept. Both efforts seek to internetwork commercial and/or government communications-equipped assets – across land, air, sea, and space –…
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Skylo Raises $37M for Direct-to-Device Connectivity
Direct-to-device satellite connectivity company Skylo Technologies has raised $37 million in funding, co-led by Intel Capital and Innovation Endeavors. New investors BMW i Ventures, Next47, Samsung Catalyst Fund, and Seraphim Space contributed funding as well. Skylo is a non-terrestrial network (NTN) service provider that works with existing satellite operators, network operators, and device makers to…
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Voyager and Palantir Partner to Advance National Security Capabilities in Commercial Space
Voyager Space, one of the global leaders in space exploration, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and teaming agreement with Palantir, focused on exploring and enhancing national security capabilities in the commercial space domain. Palantir provides adaptable software solutions and architectures to ensure the resilience, effectiveness, and availability of U.S. defense and…
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SpaceX Details Plan to Actively Deorbit 100 Starlink Satellites
SpaceX detailed a plan on Feb. 12 to deorbit 100 Starlink satellites that are part of the early version 1 design. The satellites are currently working, but the Starlink team identified a common issue in this group of satellites that could increase the probability of failure in the future. SpaceX plans to conduct a controlled,…
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SpaceX, Intuitive Machines launches robotic lander to the Moon
Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander, named ‘Odysseus,’ displayed prior to encapsulation inside a pair of SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairings. Image: SpaceX Update 2:10 p.m. EST: The Nova-C lander successfully separated from the spacecraft and teams were able to acquire signal with the lander. A launch pad billed as the Apollo program’s “Moonport” once again honored…