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Thales Alenia Space Selected to Build Hellas Sat 5
Thales Alenia Space has won a new contract from Hellas Sat to collaborate on the development of an optical communication payload for the Hellas Sat 5 satellite. Hellas Sat 5 will operate in geostationary orbit at 39 degrees East. The two companies announced the deal, Jan. 26. This payload aims to connect with Optical Ground…
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Thales Alenia Space Selected to Build Hellas Sat 5
Thales Alenia Space has won a new contract from Hellas Sat to collaborate on the development of an optical communication payload for the Hellas Sat 5 satellite. Hellas Sat 5 will operate in geostationary orbit at 39 degrees East. The two companies announced the deal, Jan. 26. This payload aims to connect with Optical Ground…
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Astroscale, Boeing, SES, and Intelsat Take Stock of 2023
2023 was a very eventful year in the satellite industry, and a number of companies made significant announcements as the industry heads into this unprecedented multi-orbit era. 2024 promises to be as equally as significant as companies look to make good on bold, ambitious business plans with more competition than ever. To kick off the…
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Astroscale, Boeing, SES, and Intelsat Take Stock of 2023
2023 was a very eventful year in the satellite industry, and a number of companies made significant announcements as the industry heads into this unprecedented multi-orbit era. 2024 promises to be as equally as significant as companies look to make good on bold, ambitious business plans with more competition than ever. To kick off the…
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The amazing helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, will fly no more
Something has gone wrong with NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of Mars. Although the US space agency has not made any public announcements yet, a source told Ars that the plucky flying vehicle had an accident on its last flight and broke one of its blades. It will not fly anymore. (Shortly after this…
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LIGO goes to space: ESA to proceed with LISA gravitational wave detector
On Thursday, the European Space Agency’s Science Programme Committee gave the go-ahead to the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, or LISA project. This would mean the construction of the mission’s three spacecraft could begin as early as a year from now. While the interferometer would follow the same basic principles as the ground-based LIGO (Laser Interferometer…
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A Japanese spacecraft faceplanted on the Moon and lived to tell the tale
Japan’s first lunar lander made an unsteady touchdown on the Moon last week, moments after one of its two main engines inexplicably lost power and apparently fell off the spacecraft, officials said Thursday. About the size of a small car, the Small Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed on Friday, making Japan the fifth country…
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A Japanese spacecraft faceplanted on the Moon and lived to tell the tale
Japan’s first lunar lander made an unsteady touchdown on the Moon last week, moments after one of its two main engines inexplicably lost power and apparently fell off the spacecraft, officials said Thursday. About the size of a small car, the Small Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed on Friday, making Japan the fifth country…
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Firefly Signs 10-Year Launch Services Contract with National Reconnaissance Office
Firefly Aerospace has made a key breakthrough with the US Government. It has been selected by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to serve as a launch provider with Firefly’s Alpha rocket. As part of the NRO’s Streamlined Launch Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract (SLIC), the agreement has a 10-year ordering period with a ceiling value of…
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Firefly Signs 10-Year Launch Services Contract with National Reconnaissance Office
Firefly Aerospace has made a key breakthrough with the US Government. It has been selected by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to serve as a launch provider with Firefly’s Alpha rocket. As part of the NRO’s Streamlined Launch Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract (SLIC), the agreement has a 10-year ordering period with a ceiling value of…