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Eutelsat Shows Strong Growth in LEO Services and Mobility in Q3
Growth in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and Mobile Connectivity were the highlights of Eutelsat’s third-quarter results, as LEO-driven revenue was up 65% year-over-year. Overall, Eutelsat reported 293 million euros ($343 million) in revenue in its third quarter, which ended on March 31. This was down 2.3% on a reported basis, and up 3% on a like-for-like…
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Varda Partners United Therapeutics for Microgravity Drug Manufacturing
Varda Space Industries has secured United Therapeutics as a pharmaceutical manufacturing partner for its Winnebago automated factories, targeting treatments for rare pulmonary diseases through microgravity processing. The collaboration leverages Varda’s 120-day orbital manufacturing platform to produce protein crystals and biologics that cannot be effectively manufactured under Earth’s gravity conditions. United Therapeutics brings $7.6 billion in…
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture reportedly considers seeking outside investment for the first time
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket lifts off from its Florida launch pad in April. (Blue Origin Photo) For more than a quarter-century, Jeff Bezos has been funding his Blue Origin space venture primarily with his gains from Amazon, the other big company he founded — but according to a report in the Financial Times, Blue…
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Neo Space Group Selects ThinKom Antenna for Narrow-Body Installations
Neo Space Group has selected ThinKom’s ThinAir Ka2517 multi-orbit, phased array antenna for installation across narrow-body fleets on multiple airlines. ThinKom announced the adoption on Tuesday and said it will be deployed for Saudia Airlines and Riyadh Air as well. Saudia’s A320 deployments are ongoing, while the Riyadh Air A321neo fleet will be delivered from…
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Artemis II Crew Briefs Congress on 10-Day Lunar Mission Success
How did NASA’s Artemis II crew perform during their 10-day lunar flyby mission? NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen briefed congressional staff Tuesday on their successful Artemis II mission, which completed a nearly 10-day cislunar space journey. The crew brought “Rise,” their zero gravity indicator from…
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Star Catcher Raises $65 Million to Build the First Power Grid in Space
Star Catcher, the company building the first power grid in space, announced it has raised $65 million in an oversubscribed Series A round. The new investment, led by B Capital and co-led by Shield Capital and Cerberus Ventures, the venture arm of Cerberus Capital Management brings Star Catcher’s total capital raised to $88 million. Cerberus’…
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Blue Origin may need external funding to hit ambitious launch targets
Blue Origin is weighing its first external fundraising as part of a push by Jeff Bezos’ rocket venture to hit ambitious launch targets and tap investor appetite boosted by SpaceX’s upcoming initial public offering. Chief Executive Dave Limp told employees at a recent all-hands meeting that the company would require outside investment if it were…
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Solstar Space Expands Space Networking and Communications for Orbital and Lunar Missions
Solstar Space is advancing space-based networking and communications technologies designed to support human spaceflight, satellite operations, lunar exploration and future deep-space missions. Headquartered in Santa Fe, the company is developing integrated communications solutions intended to provide persistent connectivity between astronauts, spacecraft, payloads and mission operators across Low Earth Orbit (LEO), lunar orbit, the lunar surface…
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Logos Space Targets Enterprise Networks with Secure LEO Constellation
How is Logos Space differentiating its LEO constellation for enterprise customers? Logos Space has secured FCC authorization for a satellite constellation specifically designed for private, secure enterprise networks, positioning itself in a distinct market segment away from consumer-focused megaconstellations like Starlink. The company’s engineering VP outlined how their LEO architecture prioritizes security and dedicated bandwidth…
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Globalstar Announces HIBLEO-4 Satellite Replenishment Launch with SpaceX
Globalstar, a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, announced that Globalstar’s HIBLEO-4 replenishment satellites will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday, May 17 during a 14-minute window that opens at 8:50 a.m. ET, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The satellites are designed to help replenish Globalstar’s existing low Earth…