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NASA Conducts First Launch Simulation for Artemis II Lunar Mission
NASA’s Artemis launch team conducted its first simulation for Artemis II, the first crewed mission under Artemis, inside the Launch Control Center at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As NASA teams prepare to send the crew of four astronauts on a journey around the Moon and bring them back safely, they will participate…
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EUTELSAT 10B Multi-Mission Satellite Successfully Enters into Service
Eutelsat Communications announced the successful entry into service of the multi-mission high-capacity EUTELSAT 10B satellite at the 10°East orbital position. Responding to strong growth in demand for mobile connectivity, EUTELSAT 10B is carrying two multi-beam High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) Ku-band payloads: a payload covering the North Atlantic corridor, Europe, the Mediterranean basin, and the Middle East,…
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After bopping an asteroid 3 years ago, NASA will finally see the results
Christmas Day for scientists who study asteroids is coming in just two months when a small spacecraft carrying material from a distant rubble pile will land in a Utah desert. The return of the OSIRIS-REx sample container on September 24 will cap the primary mission to capture material from an asteroid—in this case, the carbonaceous…
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Lynk Demonstrates Voice Calls Over Satellite
Lynk Global released a video on Tuesday demonstrating two-way voice calls over satellite. In the video, Lynk’s team makes voice calls using unmodified phones, connected via its satellites in orbit. The company completed the voice call trials earlier this year, showing calls in the video between its team members in Virginia, and in the United…
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ESA Taps Spire to Design Space-based Aircraft Surveillance System
The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded Spire Global a contract to design an aircraft surveillance system. It is a 16 million euro phased contract for a project called EURIALO, which is mainly funded by the German Space Agency, DLR. Spire will design a satellite constellation in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) that would track aircraft by determining…
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China’s main rocket engine for crewed lunar missions completes new trial
China on Saturday completed a new trial run for the main rocket engine of its future crewed lunar missions, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). The 130-tonne class liquid oxygen kerosene rocket engine is an upgraded version of the current high-thrust engine being used in a new generation of carrier rockets…
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China achieves progress in equipment development for manned moon landing
China’s lunar exploration program has taken a significant step forward with the launch of its moon landing mission, as recently announced by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The nation is actively developing rockets, spacecraft, and lunar landers, aiming to equip itself for landing astronauts on the moon by the year 2030. This ambitious undertaking…
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Amazon’s Project Kuiper to Open Satellite Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center
Project Kuiper is moving one step closer to deploying its full satellite constellation, with construction underway on a new satellite-processing facility at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center. The facility is the latest long-term investment in Project Kuiper, a low Earth orbit satellite network that will provide fast, affordable broadband to…
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Unleashing the Power of RF Data
Daily, millions of devices emit radio frequency (RF) energy across the electromagnetic spectrum for vital functions such as communication and navigation. HawkEye 360’s satellites can passively collect this energy and provide accurate geolocations, creating a unique look at the activity around the world. Space-based RF geolocation capabilities provide global access to monitoring RF activities. Space-based…
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Awais Ahmed on Pixxel’s Rapid Rise and its Hyper-focus on Climate Data
Hyperspectral startup Pixxel has had a rapid rise since Awais Ahmed and Kshitij Khandelwal co-founded the company in 2019 at the Birla Institute of Technology in India. The satellite company is now fresh off a Series B funding round with Google onboard as an investor, and is receiving images from its first three satellites in…