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Orbex Gets a Funding Boost from ESA
Orbex has secured another 3.3 million pounds ($4.14 million) in funding, the company announced Dec. 13. The funding is from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ‘Boost!’ initiative. The initiative, which is part of ESA’s Commercial Space Transportation Services and Support program, is designed to further the development…
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Space Perspective Reveals First Images of Spaceship Neptune’s Completed Capsule Structure
Space Perspective, the world’s first carbon-neutral spaceflight experience company, unveiled the first images of its completed test capsule structure. The first to be designed for tourism flights under a SpaceBalloon, the spherical capsule, together with the reserve descent system and SpaceBalloon, make up the company’s innovative spacecraft called Spaceship Neptune. The completed capsule will be…
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Jeff Bezos says what we’re all thinking: “Blue Origin needs to be much faster”
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos gives very few interviews, but he recently sat down with the computer scientist and podcaster Lex Fridman for a two-hour interview about Amazon, Blue Origin, his business practices, and more. The discussion meanders somewhat, but there are some interesting tidbits about spaceflight, especially when the conversation turns to Blue Origin. This…
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Space Force chief: Timing of Chinese spaceplane launch “no coincidence”
China has launched its top-secret military spaceplane for a third time, days after the US military’s winged spacecraft was grounded for several weeks due to problems with its SpaceX rocket. Observers believe China’s spaceplane looks much like the US military’s X-37B, a reusable craft that Pentagon officials are similarly tight-lipped about. But there’s a distinction…
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Intellian Completes Parabolic Terminal Portfolio Development for Eutelsat OneWeb
Intellian Technologies, one of the leading global providers of multi-constellation, feature-rich, future-proof satellite user terminals and communications solutions, and Eutelsat OneWeb, the only GEO-LEO operator in satellite communications, announced the launch of OW130L for Eutelsat OneWeb customers. The OW130L will offer a robust, reliable service on Eutelsat OneWeb’s network while also being very tolerant to…
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Apex Unveils New Los Angeles Headquarters to Propel Spacecraft Production
Apex, the Los Angeles-based spacecraft manufacturing company, announced its new headquarters, known as Factory One. Located in the Playa Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, Factory One will serve as Apex’s headquarters and production facility, with a capacity to produce dozens of spacecraft per year. Apex specializes in building productized satellite buses, starting with their flagship…
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Irish Government Awards Ubotica Grant for Innovation in AI-Based Live Earth Intelligence
SPACE:AI innovator, Ubotica Technologies is delighted to be part of a consortium of organisations to have recently received substantial grant funding from the Irish Government’s Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF). The Dublin-based satellite SPACE:AI specialist is part of the NSSPI project consortium that was awarded a total grant of over €7.9 million. The grant will…
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SatVu Reports Anomaly on Pathfinder Mission
Thermal imaging startup SatVu reported an anomaly that is expected to impact further operations on its pathfinder satellite, HOTSAT-1. The satellite launched on a SpaceX rideshare mission in June and has been operational for six months, securing initial thermal images for SatVu. The company did not share specifics about the anomaly, but said it is…
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China widens application scope of BeiDou navigation system, driving economic growth
China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has become a new driver for economic and social development as its application scale continuously expand over the years. Official data showed that BeiDou has achieved a dominant position in domestic mapping and navigation apps, with its high-precision positioning service being used more than 360 billion times every day.…
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China launches reusable test spacecraft
China successfully launched a reusable test spacecraft by a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday. The reusable test spacecraft will operate in orbit for some time before returning to the scheduled landing site in China. During the in-orbit operation, the spacecraft will conduct verifications for reusable…