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Hamid Akhavan Named CEO of Dish Network, Before Merger Close
Hamid Akhavan is now CEO of Dish Network ahead of the EchoStar/Dish merger close, the company announced Monday. Akhavan is currently the CEO of EchoStar, and it was already in the works for him to lead the combined company when the merger ended. According to the Nov. 13 announcement, he will take the helm at…
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Daily Telescope: An amazing, colorful view of the Universe
Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light; a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we’re going to take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a…
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We’ll know soon if Astra—the commercial space company—has a future
Over the last two years, Astra has become one of just a handful of the dozens of startup launch companies to actually put something into orbit. This is a measure of the technical acumen of Astra engineers, who set out to execute on the vision of the company’s co-founders, Chris Kemp and Adam London. During…
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GSOA Hopes to Drive Space Sustainability With New Code of Conduct
The Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA) hopes to play a key role and drive better behaviors in the area of space sustainability. GSOA released a Code of Conduct on Space Sustainability on Nov. 13 — calling on operators to implement responsible practices that mitigate the risk of in-orbit collision, minimize the threat of non-trackable debris,…
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SpaceX nails three launch weekend (ish) featuring two RTLS landings
CRS-29 arrives at ISS with fresh supplies Late Thursday night, early Friday morning UTC (which makes the headline work so I’m going with that), SpaceX launched an Cargo Dragon on a Falcon 9 rocket from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. This was SpaceX’s third CRS flight of the year and 29th overall (which you should…
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Satellite Policy and a Side of Space Movies With Henry Gola
What do satellite policy and space movies have in common? For starters, space debris often plays a key role in both. In this episode of On Orbit, we talk about regulation and space movies with Henry Gola, a partner in Wiley’s Telecom, Media & Technology practice. Wiley is a leading law firm for the satellite…
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First Dream Chaser Vehicle Ready for Final Testing
After years of work, Sierra Space’s first Dream Chaser reusable spaceplane is almost ready to fly. The vehicle’s next step is a trip to NASA’s Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility in Ohio ahead of its first launch at the Kennedy Space Center currently scheduled for no earlier than March 2024. NSF was invited as part…
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Intelsat Hires David Broadbent as President of Government Solutions
Intelsat has hired Raytheon Technologies exec David J. Broadbent as its new president of Government Solutions. Intelsat announced the hire on Nov. 13, effective immediately. Broadbent is now responsible for Intelsat’s global government business. Government Solutions is the new name for Intelsat General, the company’s government business, an Intelsat spokesperson confirmed to Via Satellite. Broadbent…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 3rd pair of O3b mPOWER satellites from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with a pair of SES’ O3b mPOWER satellites heading up to medium Earth orbit. Image: Michael Cain Update 4:43 p.m. EST (2143 UTC): SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket to begin the mission. The satellites will start being deployed around 6:08 p.m. EST (2308 UTC). Original story: On its…
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Starship’s next launch could be happening soon
SpaceX takes a near final step before launch Just after midnight on Friday morning, SpaceX stacked its Starship 25 on top of its Super Heavy Booster 9. Each time SpaceX completes these stacks we get closer and closer to seeing this rocket fly for the second time. After completing the stack, SpaceX shared via X…