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MaiaSpace Gains Momentum with its Reusable Mini-Launcher
As the fall season arrives, MaiaSpace looks back on key milestones reached during this past summer. On July 26, 2023, the team at MaiaSpace successfully performed a cryogenic filling test of its full-scale Upper Stage qualification model. The test took place at ArianeGroup’s test facilities in Vernon. This second stage has been designed, built, and…
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Telesat and SpaceX Announce Multi-Launch Agreement for Telesat Lightspeed LEO Satellites
Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, and SpaceX, which designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft, announced a multi-launch agreement to deliver the Telesat Lightspeed constellation to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Telesat has contracted 14 launches on SpaceX’s Falcon 9, the most reliable and only reusable…
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Tianzhou-5 cargo craft re-enters atmosphere after completing mission
China’s Tianzhou-5 cargo craft re-entered the atmosphere in a controlled manner at 9:13 a.m. (Beijing Time) Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Most of the spacecraft’s components burned up during the re-entry, and a small amount of its debris fell into the predetermined safe waters of the South Pacific. The Tianzhou-5 separated from…
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Honeywell Partners with Aegiq to Develop Quantum Key Distribution Solution for Smallsats
Honeywell is teaming up with Aegiq, a quantum networking and computing company, to bring better technology solutions for small satellites. Honeywell announced the collaboration, Sept. 13. The two companies are going to look to create a comprehensive solution to enable more precise and cost-effective design and deployment of space payloads and related ground assets. The…
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For All Mankind returning to Apple TV+ for fourth season on November 10 [Video]
In a mock recruitment video for fictional private space firm Helios, Joel Kinnaman’s character has a new artificially aged look. This emphasizes the time jump from the 1970s to the 2000s that the series has taken over four seasons. Season one through three are streaming on Apple TV+ now. For All Mankind season drop kicks…
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SWISSto12 Secures New Financing
SWISSto12, the Swiss smallsat company. has gained new financing, the company announced Sept. 13. It has secured a CHF 25 million ($28 million) working capital facility from UBS Switzerland, the multinational universal bank. The facility will provide SWISSto12 with flexible growth capital to meet strong customer demand for its geostationary SmallSat HummingSat. The company is…
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SpaceX waiting for FAA to approve launch licence for Starship’s second flight
With the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) having closed the mishap investigation into the anomaly during the first Integrated Flight Test of Starship, SpaceX is waiting for its launch license for the second test flight of the world’s most powerful rocket. However, that FAA process is clearly going to take the test launch into next month…
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Eutelsat Brings Two Hotbird Satellites into Commercial Service
Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD 13F and HOTBIRD 13G satellites have now entered into full commercial service, the operator announced Sept. 13. Located at Eutelsat’s 13 degrees East flagship video neighborhood, the satellites are reinforcing and enhancing the broadcast quality of around nine hundred television channels into more than 160 million homes across Europe, Northern Africa and the…
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SES Teams Up with Starlink to Package Connectivity for the Cruise Segment
SES is bringing a new multi-orbit hybrid connectivity solution to the cruise industry, integrating SpaceX‘s Starlink connectivity into its offering for cruise companies. The joint offering announced Wednesday is SES Cruise mPOWERED + Starlink. The solution will be available in the fourth quarter of this year. The product will be integrated, sold, and delivered by…
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MDA Unveils its New Software-Defined Satellite Product Line at World Satellite Business Week
MDA, a provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, revealed at the World Satellite Business Week conference initial details about its new software-defined digital satellite product line as the market continues to transform from analog to digital software-defined satellites. “The satellite industry comes together at World Satellite Business Week…