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Rocket Lab Signs an Agreement with the Department of Defense for HASTE Launch Mission
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, announced it has signed a launch services agreement with the US Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) for a HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) mission from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 in Virginia. The HASTE mission will deploy a…
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Semi-Private Airline Aero Signs Deal with SpaceX for Starlink IFC
Aero, a semi-private airline based in the U.S., has tapped SpaceX to equip its fleet with Starlink’s in-flight connectivity service, the company announced Thursday. Aero pitches itself as “the future of first class,” and its semi-private jets have just 16 seats. The airline operates out of private terminals and flies select routes in North America. …
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U.S. military’s X-37B mini-shuttle to launch on SpaceX Falcon Heavy for the first time
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle sits on the runway at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility after returning from its sixth mission on Nov. 12, 2022. Image: U.S. Space Force The U.S. military’s experimental spaceplane will soon soar to orbit using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time, a Pentagon news release announced.…
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Amazon says Project Kuiper satellites are maneuvering the way they were built to do
Amazon’s Hall-effect thruster fires up with a krypton glow during testing. (Amazon Photo) A month after the launch of its first prototype Project Kuiper satellites, Amazon reports that the spacecraft have demonstrated controlled maneuvering in orbit using their custom-built electric propulsion systems. “A recent series of test firings provided critical on-orbit data to further validate…
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Firefly Aerospace Partners with Fleet Space to Deliver Seismic Payload to the Moon’s Far Side
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, announced a new agreement with Fleet Space Technologies, an Australian space exploration firm, to deliver and operate Fleet’s Seismic Payload for Interplanetary Discovery, Exploration, and Research (SPIDER) on the far side of the Moon. In addition to payloads from NASA and the European Space Agency, the Australian-backed SPIDER…
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Viasat Logs $900M Charge and Sharpens Mobility Focus After ViaSat-3 Issue
As Viasat is dealing with the fallout of the anomaly on ViaSat-3, the operator is focusing its energy toward its mobility business versus residential broadband. With this shift, Viasat is also scrapping plans for ViaSat-4 and writing down the cost of investment. With the impairment on ViaSat-3, a total loss on Inmarsat-6 F2, and the…
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Department of Air Force Set to Launch Seventh X-37B Mission on SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket
The Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, in partnership with the United States Space Force, is scheduled to launch the seventh mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on December 7, 2023, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The X-37B Mission 7 will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time,…
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In a surprise move, the military’s spaceplane will launch on Falcon Heavy
The US military’s reusable X-37B spaceplane will launch on the next flight of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, scheduled for December 7, officials announced on Wednesday. This was unexpected because the spaceplane’s six previous missions launched on medium-lift Atlas V or Falcon 9 rockets. This next mission, the seventh by an X-37B spaceplane, will fly on…
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Eutelsat to Supply Maritime Connectivity to MediaMobil
MediaMobil, a telecommunications company that provides internet to remote locations, signed a deal with Eutelsat Communications for maritime connectivity for ships and off-shore vessels. Eutelsat will supply its Advance managed service to connect MediaMobil’s fleet of more than 100 multipurpose, tanker, and offshore construction vessels. MediaMobil is a long-time customer of Eutelsat’s. The deal announced…
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Daily Telescope: Zooming in on one of the most iconic night sky sights
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…