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Blue Origin plans to return to New Shepard flights next week
After a year, Blue origin returns to flight Blue Origin announced via posts on social media that the company will attempt its next New Shepard flight on December 18. “We’re targeting a launch window that opens on Dec. 18 for our next New Shepard payload mission. #NS24 will carry 33 science and research payloads as…
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Blue Origin sure seems confident it will launch New Glenn in 2024
For the first time, it’s starting to feel like Jeff Bezos’s space company, Blue Origin, might have a shot at launching its long-delayed New Glenn rocket within the next 12 months. Of course, there’s a lot for Blue Origin to test and validate before New Glenn is ready to fly. First, the company’s engineers need…
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GITAI Earns National Institute of Standards and Technology Compliance Certification
GITAI USA, one of the world’s leading space robotics startups, announced that it has received the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SP800-171, or 800-171 compliance certification. This codification of recommended security requirements protects the confidentiality of controlled unclassified information (CUI). For the federal government to successfully conduct its vital missions and functions, it…
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Redwire’s Antenna Technology Successfully Demonstrates Link 16 Transmission from Space
Redwire Corporation, one of the leaders in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy, announced that its L-Band Link 16 Helical Antenna technology successfully demonstrated the transmission of a Link 16 signal from space. The Link 16 waveform provides a tactical advantage for the warfighter by enabling the transmission of rapid and secure communications directly…
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Rogue Space Systems Announces Its First On-Orbit Service Contract
Rogue Space Systems Corporation, a provider of space situational awareness and satellite servicing solutions, has announced its first on-orbit service contract. The details of the contract and the identity of the commercial constellation owner/operator involved remain confidential. Under this contract, Rogue will undertake the task of locating a satellite after its deployment from SpaceX’s Transporter…
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After 15 months Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft will finally fly again
Blue Origin is finally returning to flight. On Tuesday the company announced, via the social media site X, that its New Shepard spacecraft would launch no earlier than next Monday. “We’re targeting a launch window that opens on Dec. 18 for our next New Shepard payload mission,” the company stated. “#NS24 will carry 33 science…
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Eumetsat Contracts Spire for Satellite Weather Data
Europe’s meteorological satellite agency Eumetsat has awarded Spire Global a contract to provide radio occultation (RO) data. Spire will provide the data in near-real time, and it will be distributed to the Eumetsat user community globally for use in weather forecast modeling. Eumetsat previously had a pilot program with Spire to evaluate the benefits of…
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Eumetsat Contracts Spire for Satellite Weather Data
Europe’s meteorological satellite agency Eumetsat has awarded Spire Global a contract to provide radio occultation (RO) data. Spire will provide the data in near-real time, and it will be distributed to the Eumetsat user community globally for use in weather forecast modeling. Eumetsat previously had a pilot program with Spire to evaluate the benefits of…
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Air New Zealand is the Latest Airline to Look to Starlink
Starlink continues to make progress in the in-flight connectivity arena. Air New Zealand has become the latest major airline to start working with Starlink. It will work with Starlink to introduce free internet onboard domestic aircraft. Air New Zealand announced the collaboration, Dec. 13. The first Air New Zealand aircraft will have Starlink installed in late 2024…
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Air New Zealand is the Latest Airline to Look to Starlink
Starlink continues to make progress in the in-flight connectivity arena. Air New Zealand has become the latest major airline to start working with Starlink. It will work with Starlink to introduce free internet onboard domestic aircraft. Air New Zealand announced the collaboration, Dec. 13. The first Air New Zealand aircraft will have Starlink installed in late 2024…