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Sateliot Wins New Telenor IoT Deal
Sateliot, the Spanish based satellite company has announced IoT partnership with Telenor IoT. Telenor IoT is part of the Telenor Group, one of the largest telcos In the Nordic region. The partnership aims to enable global, resilient IoT solutions that combine terrestrial mobile coverage and satellite connectivity. Sateliot announced the deal, May 28. The two…
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Amazon turns to Jeff Bezos’ other company to do some heavy lifting
It was less than two months ago that the third flight of Blue Origin’s heavy-lift New Glenn rocket left a customer’s payload in an unusable orbit. Investigators have now identified the cause of the failure, and Blue Origin is preparing to launch the next New Glenn mission as soon as next week. The Federal Aviation…
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NASA Awards $300M Johnson Space Center Infrastructure Contract
Why is NASA investing $300M in Johnson Space Center infrastructure now? NASA has awarded a $300 million infrastructure contract to seven companies for construction and revitalization projects at Johnson Space Center, with all funds requiring obligation by September 30, 2026. The Johnson Space Center Multiple Award Construction Contract directly supports mission-critical facilities needed for the…
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SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 10-53 mission on May 29, 2026. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now SpaceX launched its penultimate planned flight in May, sending its Falcon 9 rocket flying from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday morning. The Starlink…
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ULA launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites on Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 551 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Leo Atlas 07 mission on May 29, 2026. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now United Launch Alliance overcame adverse weather conditions to launch a batch of Amazon Leo’s broadband internet satellites on its Atlas 5…
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SpaceX Gets Nearly $4.2 Billion Nod From Space Force For Initial SB-AMTI
Two days after the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded SpaceX a nearly $2.3 billion contract for the Space Data Network Backbone, a proliferated Low Earth Orbit communications network, SSC on Friday awarded the company a nearly $4.2 billion Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract for initial fielding of the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target…
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Viasat Full Year ‘26 Takeaways: Record Revenue, Equatys Moves Forward
Viasat achieved record revenue and record awards during the full year 2026, although leadership said the company didn’t achieve the stabilization it was projecting in maritime and fixed broadband. Reporting full year financial results on May 28, Viasat also gave an update on the Equatys shared spectrum venture for direct-to-device (D2D). Overall, Viasat reported a…
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China Readies 6 New Rockets for Launch Including Reusable Tests
Which Chinese Rockets Are Targeting First Flights in 2026? China’s space sector is preparing at least six new launch vehicles for debut flights and reusability demonstrations between June and September 2026, representing the most concentrated wave of Chinese rocket development since the commercial space sector opened in 2014. The lineup includes three state-led Long March…
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Here’s why the failure of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is so catastrophic
Thursday night’s detonation of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket during a static-fire test produced a spectacular fireball over Florida, sending shards of the rocket flying far and wide, into the sea and across the coastal scrubland nearby. With sunrise on Friday teams from Blue Origin, the US Space Force, and NASA will be able to…
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Here’s why the failure of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is so catastrophic
Thursday night’s detonation of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket during a static-fire test produced a spectacular fireball over Florida, sending shards of the rocket flying far and wide, into the sea and across the coastal scrubland nearby. With sunrise on Friday teams from Blue Origin, the US Space Force, and NASA will be able to…