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10 Defining Moments in Cybersecurity and Satellite in 2022
The topic of cybersecurity for space assets is now one of the key conversations in the space industry, and virtually every space event in 2022 addressed the issue. In 2022, for the first time ever, Access Intelligence hosted two major cybersecurity and satellite events, CyberLEO in Los Angeles in May, and CyberSatGov in Reston in…
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US Marine Corps Awards Viasat a Managed Satcom Contract
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded Viasat a contract for managed satcom service. Viasat announced the award Jan. 24. The contract comes after a pilot and follow-on service program in fiscal year 2022. Viasat delivered a satcom managed service to the USMC I Marine Expeditionary Force, the first commercially developed satcom as a…
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Solar Sails to New Heights
The space industry has long been interested in the opportunities offered by solar sails. Developing the analogy between space and maritime exploration, early space scientists and fiction writers have thought of concepts that could harness “the wind from the sun” as Arthur C. Clarke calls it in his short story “Sunjammer” from 1964. But three…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches its First Electron Mission from U.S. Soil
Rocket Lab USA, one of the leading launch and space systems companies, successfully launched its 33rd Electron rocket and first mission from Virginia. The “Virginia is for Launch Lovers” mission lifted off at 18:00 EST on January 24th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight…
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Lauren Sanchez plans to lead an all-female crew on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spaceship
Lauren Sanchez, in the white dress, is flanked by Blue Origin personnel as she tours the West Texas landing pad after her boyfriend Jeff Bezos’ flight on Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital spaceship in July 2021. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) Lauren Sanchez is planning to follow in the footsteps of her billionaire boyfriend, Amazon…
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Thales Alenia Space Signs a Contract with ESA for TeQuantS Quantum Satellite Communications Project
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead the TeQuantS project aimed at developing quantum space-to-Earth communications technologies. This contract, part of ESA’s ARTES 4.0 Core Competitiveness program element, is supported by the French space agency CNES (Centre National…
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Fueling the First Space-Based Economy
When asked about how he envisions the space-based space economy 50 years from now, Clay Mowry, chief revenue officer of Voyager Space, pauses for a moment. He could take this conversation in six different directions. This is not surprising, considering that Voyager Space, a space station infrastructure and services provider founded in 2019, oversees six…
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Azercosmos Signs New African Government Deal
Azercosmos will provide capacity that will enable satellite internet services to governmental organizations in Africa. The company announced Jan. 24, that it has signed a new deal with CommCarrier Satellite Services, a provider of satellite services in the Republic of Kenya. CommCarrier was established in 1995 as a fully licensed regional VNO telecommunications operator. The…
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Northrop Grumman-built Satellite Successfully Launched to Support US Space Force National Security Mission
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Long Duration Propulsive ESPA (LDPE)-3A spacecraft launched successfully in support of the USSF-67 mission. This spacecraft helps advance rapid access to space for the U.S. Space Force and marks the third successful launch in the LDPE program. The LDPE-3A was built using Northrop Grumman’s ESPAStar, providing rapid access to space by maximizing…
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Rocket Lab finishes first Neutron facility and shows off new test hardware
New temporary facility built at Wallops Island Wallops Island, Virginia (which I got to know very well over my two-week stay last December) will be the home of Rocket Lab’s Neutron medium-lift rocket. Launching out of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at NASA’s Wallops Facility, Rocket Lab is planning to grow its footprint in the…