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Firefly Aerospace launches its 4th Alpha rocket
Firefly’s Alpha rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on a mission for Lockheed Martin. Image: Firefly Aerospace/Trevor Mahlmann.
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National Space Council meeting to discuss legislative proposal for new space activities framework
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers opening remarks at the first meeting of the National Space Council, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington. Chaired by Vice President Harris, the council’s role is to advise the President regarding national space policy and strategy, and ensuring the United States capitalizes on…
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Intuitive Machines Announces Multi-Day Launch Window for IM-1 Lunar Mission
Intuitive Machines, one of the leading space exploration, infrastructure, and services companies, announced in coordination with SpaceX, that the launch of the Company’s IM-1 lunar mission is now targeted for a multi-day launch window that opens no earlier than mid-February 2024. The updated window comes after unfavorable weather conditions resulted in shifts in the SpaceX…
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Viasat Introduces Business Internet Service Plans
Viasat is introducing new internet service plans for businesses called Business Choice, which the company says offer faster speeds than any of the company’s previous business plans. The plans include download speeds up to 100 Mbps, and up to 150 Mbps in select areas. These plans come with built in Wi-Fi, professional installation, and business-class…
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Viasat Introduces Business Internet Service Plans
Viasat is introducing new internet service plans for businesses called Business Choice, which the company says offer faster speeds than any of the company’s previous business plans. The plans include download speeds up to 100 Mbps, and up to 150 Mbps in select areas. These plans come with built in Wi-Fi, professional installation, and business-class…
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Thales Alenia Space Selects UK’s National Satellite Test Facility for FLEX Satellite Testing
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has selected the UK’s National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF), at RAL Space in Oxfordshire, for the first comprehensive assembly, integration, and test campaign of the European Space Agency’s FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer) satellite. FLEX satellite will be used to map the fluorescence of the…
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US Congress recommends placing assets at Lagrange points to counter China
A bipartisan committee in the US House of Representatives recently issued a report on the economic and technological competition between the United States and China and offered nearly 150 recommendations to “fundamentally reset” the relationship. The report followed a year-long study of the competition between the countries since China’s entry into the World Trade Organization…
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AWS Ground Station Opens New Antenna Location in Alaska
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has a new ground station in Alaska for its AWS Ground Station managed service. This is the 12th ground station in the global network, which allows satellite operator customers to control satellite communications and process satellite data without building their own network of ground stations. The Alaska location is notable because…
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AWS Ground Station Opens New Antenna Location in Alaska
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has a new ground station in Alaska for its AWS Ground Station managed service. This is the 12th ground station in the global network, which allows satellite operator customers to control satellite communications and process satellite data without building their own network of ground stations. The Alaska location is notable because…
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Axiom Space Collaborates with Kepler Space and Skyloom for World’s First Orbital Data Center
The Houston-based company Axiom Space has entered agreements with Kepler Communications US and Skyloom Global Corp. to integrate and demonstrate high data rate Optical Intersatellite Links (OISLs) on the first module of Axiom Space’s commercial space station – Axiom Station. In parallel, the Axiom Space team is building the world’s first scalable, cloud technology-enabled, commercial…