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Soracom to Offer Satellite IoT With New Skylo Partnership
Skylo has signed another deal with an IoT tech company, partnering with Soracom to provide its satellite IoT through the company’s cloud-based IoT network management. Soracom said this collaboration gives its customers building IoT solutions and M2M devices access to Skylo’s direct-to-device 3GPP non-terrestrial network (NTN) connectivity, along with Soracom’s fully-virtualized cellular platform. Soracom is…
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Something in space has been lighting up every 20 minutes since 1988
On Wednesday, researchers announced the discovery of a new astronomical enigma. The new object, GPM J1839–10, behaves a bit like a pulsar, sending out regular bursts of radio energy. But the physics that drives pulsars means that they’d stop emitting if they slowed down too much, and almost every pulsar we know of blinks at…
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Wind River VxWorks Serves as Software Foundation for Astroscale’s Servicer Spacecraft
Wind River, a global company delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems, announced that VxWorks is used in the On-Board Computer (OBC) to command the Astroscale ELSA-M Servicer spacecraft. Astroscale develops innovative solutions to create sustainable space systems and mitigate the growing and hazardous buildup of debris in space. Astroscale’s End-of-Life service line (ELSA-M) provides a…
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PlanetiQ to Deliver GNSS-RO Data to NOAA Under Contract
PlanetiQ is beginning to deliver radio occlusion data to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under a previously awarded contract. PlanetiQ announced this week it will begin daily delivery of its signal to noise ratio (SNR) GNSS-radio occultation data from its constellation of satellites. NOAA awarded PlanetiQ and Spire Global indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts…
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Sidus Space Awarded Subcontract by Parsons for Launch Manifest Systems Integration Support
Sidus Space, a Space, and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations; and in-orbit support, was awarded a new subcontract to produce hardware in support of Parsons Corporation’s Launch Manifest Systems Integration (LMSI) contract. Under the terms of the agreement, Sidus Space will fabricate…
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Once again, the US public says NASA should prioritize asteroid defense
The Pew Research Center published the results of a new public survey on Thursday, the 54th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon. The survey assessed Americans’ attitudes toward space exploration and space policy issues. Similarly to five years ago, the survey found that Americans broadly support the national space agency, NASA. Three-quarters…
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Thorium Space CEO Pawel Rymaszewski Outlines Ambitions for Commercial Debut
Pawel Rymaszewski, CEO and CTO of Thorium Space. Photo: Thorium Space Thorium Space is fast becoming a flagship company in the Polish space market. The company has a diverse approach and its technology focuses on ground terminals and beam-forming payloads. Thorium Space is currently ramping up, and testing its antennas ahead of demonstrations ahead of…
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OneWeb Technologies Signs Stallion Infrastructure Services as a Distribution Partner
OneWeb Technologies has signed Stallion Infrastructure Services as a distribution partner to deliver managed satcom service to its customers. Stallion Infrastructure, based in Houston, Texas, provides surface equipment rentals and logistics in North America, including remote housing and modular office buildings. OneWeb Technologies is the Low-Earth Orbit operator’s proxy in North America. The company will…
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Generation Space Tracks ‘Cautious’ Return to Growth for Investment in Q2
The second quarter 2023 report from Generation Space by Seraphim found a “cautious return” to space investment after a decline in the second half of last year. Generation Space reported $1.2 billion was invested in space in the second quarter of this year, compared to $1.4 billion in the first quarter. It tracked 300 deals…
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Space Flight Laboratory Announces the Successful Deployment of Telesat LEO 3 Satellite
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) announced the launch and orbital deployment of the Telesat LEO 3 demonstration microsatellite at 1:27 UTC, July 18. Carried into orbit from New Zealand by the Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle, LEO 3 is the 13th successful deployment of an SFL-developed micro space mission in 2023. Ground control established communications with…