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Keysight Technologies and Samsung to Demonstrate NR-NTN LEO Mobility at MWC 2026
Keysight Technologies will demonstrate lab-based validation of new radio non-terrestrial networks (NR-NTN) devices at Mobile World Congress 2026 in collaboration with Samsung Electronics’ System LSI Business. The demonstration will showcase testing capabilities aligned with planned Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite deployments, including Starlink Direct to Cell. As satellite connectivity becomes integral to 5G evolution and future 6G…
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Axelspace Corporation Expands Integrated Earth Observation Satellite and Data Services
Axelspace Corporation, headquartered in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, continues to strengthen the end-to-end Earth observation services by integrating microsatellite manufacturing, constellation operations and geospatial data solutions. Through the vertically integrated approach, Axelspace provides satellite-based monitoring services designed to support environmental analysis, infrastructure management, disaster response, agriculture and commercial intelligence applications worldwide. Axelspace combines proprietary small satellite platforms…
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SpaceX launches 25 Starlink Satellites from the West Coast
The Falcon 9 first stage B1082 lifts off on the Starlink 17-23 from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 1, 2026. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket early Sunday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying another batch of satellites for the company’s Starlink internet service. Liftoff of the Starlink…
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The Air Force’s new ICBM is nearly ready to fly, but there’s nowhere to put it
DENVER—The US Air Force’s new Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile is on track for its first test flight next year, military officials reaffirmed this week. But no one is ready to say when hundreds of new missile silos, dug from the windswept Great Plains, will be finished, how much they cost, or, for that matter, how…
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Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77
Dan Simmons, the author of more than three dozen books, including the famed Hyperion Cantos, has died from a stroke. He was 77. Simmons, who worked in elementary education before becoming an author in the 1980s, produced a broad portfolio of writing that spanned several genres, including horror fiction, historical fiction, and science fiction. Often,…
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NASA announces major overhaul of Artemis moon program: “We’ve got to get back to basics”
Artist concept of a SpaceX Starship lunar lander on the surface of the moon. Image: SpaceX. New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced a major overhaul of the agency’s Artemis moon program Friday, acknowledging that the agency’s plan to land astronauts on the moon in 2028 was not realistic without another preparatory mission first to lay…
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NASA Adds a New Artemis Mission With SpaceX or Blue Origin Lander
NASA made a major change to its plan for Artemis missions on Friday, announcing a new Artemis III mission in which a crew capsule will dock with a lunar lander built by either SpaceX or Blue Origin. In addition, NASA also ditched plans for an upgraded version of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. This…
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NASA shakes up its Artemis program to speed up lunar return
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced sweeping changes to the Artemis program on Friday morning, including an increased cadence of missions and cancellation of an expensive rocket stage. The upheaval comes as NASA has struggled to fuel the massive Space Launch System rocket for the upcoming Artemis II lunar mission, and Isaacman has sought to revitalize…
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Viasat and Rohde & Schwarz Plan for NB-NTN Certification Tests
Viasat and Rohde & Schwarz are coming up with a new narrowband non-terrestrial networks (NB-NTN) IoT test plan for connectivity via satellite. The collaboration aims to ensure that chipsets, modules and devices interoperate seamlessly with Viasat’s satellite network and comply with 3GPP Release 17 standards. The two companies announced the partnership, Feb. 27. The certification…