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Blue Origin Gets Final Lease Step for New Glenn at Vandenberg
Will Blue Origin Launch New Glenn from California’s Vandenberg Base? The U.S. Space Force has approved final lease negotiations with Blue Origin for Space Launch Complex (SLC)-14 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking a critical step toward establishing West Coast heavy-lift launch capability for the New Glenn rocket. The decision positions Blue Origin to compete…
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Allied Space Strategies Stress Complementary Capabilities for Burden Sharing in Orbit
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Burden sharing in the current space domain is about how allies and partners contribute in ways that strengthen collective capability, resilience, and deterrence. This type of collaboration looks like investments in national space capabilities such as hosting critical infrastructure or contributing data and operational expertise. Burden shifting is also about doing…
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Karman Director of Space & Launch Market Renee Frohnert Recaps Artemis II Support
Via Satellite Managing Editor Rachel Jewett interviews Karman Space & Defense Director of Space & Launch Market Renee Frohnert at Space Symposium about how the company supported the Artemis II mission. Frohnert also shares how the company approaches its relationship with customers, which ranges from engineering services to design for manufacturing. “We are a key…
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Karman Director of Space & Launch Market Renee Frohnert Recaps Artemis II Support
Via Satellite Managing Editor Rachel Jewett interviews Karman Space & Defense Director of Space & Launch Market Renee Frohnert at Space Symposium about how the company supported the Artemis II mission. Frohnert also shares how the company approaches its relationship with customers, which ranges from engineering services to design for manufacturing. “We are a key…
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Karman Space Director Details Artemis II Support at Space Symposium
How Did Karman Space Support NASA’s Artemis II Mission? Karman Space & Defense provided critical engineering support for NASA’s Artemis Program Artemis II crewed lunar flyby mission, according to Director of Space & Launch Market Renee Frohnert speaking at the 2026 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. The company’s involvement highlights the growing role of specialized…
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Delta Air Lines Contracts Airbus to Install Hughes Co-Developed IFC on Upcoming A350-1000 Aircraft
Airbus will equip 20 of Delta Air Lines‘ upcoming A350-1000 aircraft with a multi-orbit in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution co-developed by Delta and satellite operator Hughes under the terms of a new partnership contract announced Tuesday. The solution leverages Airbus’ HBCplus, which is offered as a linefit or retrofit catalog option for airlines. The deal makes Delta…
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Delta Air Lines Contracts Airbus to Install Hughes Co-Developed IFC on Upcoming A350-1000 Aircraft
Airbus will equip 20 of Delta Air Lines‘ upcoming A350-1000 aircraft with a multi-orbit in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution co-developed by Delta and satellite operator Hughes under the terms of a new partnership contract announced Tuesday. The solution leverages Airbus’ HBCplus, which is offered as a linefit or retrofit catalog option for airlines. The deal makes Delta…
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Amazon and Apple vs. Starlink: Globalstar satellite acquisition comes with a big iPhone bonus
Amazon announced an agreement Tuesday to acquire Globalstar, adding the satellite operator’s fleet, spectrum, and Apple partnership to its growing Amazon Leo network. (Amazon Image) Amazon isn’t just buying Globalstar — it’s inheriting Apple’s satellite roadmap. The Seattle-based company’s agreement to acquire the satellite operator behind Apple’s iPhone Emergency SOS feature promises to give it…
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SpaceX launches 1,000th Starlink satellite of 2026 on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A streak shot of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as it tears away from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 10-24 mission on April 14, 2026. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now SpaceX launched its 1,000th Starlink satellite so far in 2026 with an early morning Falcon 9 rocket launch Tuesday…
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Amazon Enters D2D Market With Globalstar Acquisition and Plans for its Own System
Amazon has planted its flag in the direct-to-device (D2D) landscape with a deal to acquire Globalstar and deploy its own D2D satellite system. Amazon will acquire Globalstar under a roughly $10.8 billion deal announced Tuesday that includes Globalstar’s existing satellite operations, infrastructure, and assets, including its mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum licenses. In addition, Amazon…