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Cell Phone Manufacturers Honor, Motorola, and Others Sign On for Qualcomm Satellite Chip
Qualcomm Technologies is teaming up with Honor, Motorola, Nothing, OPPO, vivo and Xiaomi to develop smartphones with satellite communication capabilities using its Snapdragon Satellite processor. Qualcomm made the announcement, Feb. 27 at the start of Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. Snapdragon Satellite is a satellite-based two-way capable messaging solution for smartphones. It offers global…
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SpaceX Crew Dragon poised for overnight launch to space station
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, pilot Warren “Woody” Hoburg, NASA commander Stephen Bowen, and Emirati astronaut Sultan Alneyadi (left to right) are heading to the International Space Station for a six-month expedition. Credit: SpaceX In the first of three planned flights Monday, SpaceX counted down to the deep overnight…
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Unpiloted Soyuz spacecraft docks at space station to replace damaged crew capsule
The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft closes in for docking Saturday night at the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now A replacement for a damaged Russian Soyuz crew ferry spacecraft docked at the International Space Station Saturday night, two days after launching from Kazakhstan on a mission to give two Russian cosmonauts and a…
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SpaceX unveils first batch of larger upgraded Starlink satellites
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Feb. 27 with delay of Starlink launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SpaceX’s first batch of second-generation Starlink internet satellites, which the company calls “V2 Mini,” is ready for launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. Another batch of previous-generation Starlink satellites is visible at left. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX…
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Inaugural Vulcan rocket launch gets a target date
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander as seen inside the company’s clean room in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Astrobotic’s lander is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program and could become the first commercial spacecraft to soft land on the Moon. The Peregrine lander is targeting a region called Gruithuisen Domes, which is on the northeast edge of the…
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Uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 “rescue” mission arrives at ISS
The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, docked an uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a plan to replace the stricken Soyuz MS-22 vehicle. The MS-23 mission launched atop a Soyuz-2.1a rocket from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, Feb. 24, at 00:24 UTC. It docked without…
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SES Wins Luxembourg Government Defense Deal for O3b mPOWER
The Luxembourg government is deepening its relationship with SES thanks to a new partnership announced Feb. 23. The program – MEO Global Services (MGS) – valued at 195 million euros ($206.8 million) over 10 years will authorize the government to acquire O3b mPOWER services. In late 2022, Luxembourg and the U.S. entered into a support…
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Hughes Revenue Slightly Up in 2022 Despite Subscriber Decline
Hughes Network Systems grew revenue by $10 million 2022 compared to 2021, despite a 16% drop in subscribers as the satellite operator faces competition from SpaceX’s Starlink business. Parent company EchoStar Corporation reported full-year financial results on Feb. 22, including comments on a future wideband, direct-to-device offering. Hughes revenue in 2022 was $1.97 billion, compared to…
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Officials give ‘go’ for Crew-6 mission after launch readiness review
Live coverage of preparations for the launch of SpaceX’s Crew-6 mission carrying NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg, Emirati astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev on a flight to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”SFN Live”] [tabbyending]
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Replacement Soyuz launched on flight to space station
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft. Credit: Roscosmos A Russian Soyuz crew ferry ship blasted off from Kazakhstan Thursday, kicking off an unpiloted but critical flight to the International Space Station to replace a damaged Soyuz and provide…