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Unibap Space Solutions Expands Onboard Computing Services and Solutions for Space Missions
Unibap Space Solutions highlights the comprehensive portfolio of services and solutions designed to enable advanced onboard computing, real-time data processing and AI-driven operations for satellite missions. Unibap Space Solutions continues to support commercial, institutional and scientific programs by delivering space-qualified hardware, flexible software platforms and operational services that bring processing capabilities closer to the spacecraft…
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Trade wars muzzle allied talks on Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield
Gen. Michael Guetlein, the senior officer in charge of the US military’s planned Golden Dome missile defense shield, has laid out an audacious schedule for deploying a network of space-based sensors and interceptors by the end of President Donald Trump’s term in the White House. The three-year timeline is aggressive, with little margin for error…
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Pentagon Awards Hypersonics Test Contracts to Varda and Stratolaunch
The U.S. Department of Defense is turning to commercial space companies to support hypersonic weapons testing, awarding new contracts to Varda Space Industries and Stratolaunch under a Pentagon testing initiative. The Department of Defense said last week it had selected the two companies as providers for Task Area 3 of the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic…
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NASA lines up WDR for SLS ahead of Artemis II
Teams at the Kennedy Space Center are advancing preparations for the Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, with key milestones on track ahead of a critical wet dress rehearsal (WDR) test that is set for no earlier than January 31. It has been a…
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SpaceX Targets Mid-March for Next Starship Test Flight, Musk Says
SpaceX is aiming to conduct its next Starship test flight in mid-March, Chief Executive Elon Musk said, as the company continues development of its heavy-lift launch system. Musk said in a post on social media platform X that a “Starship launch [is] in 6 weeks,” indicating a tentative timeline for the next test. The flight…
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Oman’s MB Group Signs Satellite Deal With Astranis to Support National Communications
Oman’s MB Group and San Francisco-based Astranis Space Technologies Corp. said on Monday they have signed a nine-figure agreement for the procurement of a dedicated communications satellite to support Oman’s national requirements. Under the agreement, Astranis will manufacture and operate a MicroGEO satellite that will provide Oman with exclusive access to bandwidth for government and…
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Northwood Space Raises $100M in Series B and Works With Space Force on Satellite Control Network
Ground tech startup Northwood Space has raised $100 million in a Series B round and a more than $50 million award from the U.S. Space Force to support the Satellite Control Network (SCN). The Series B funding announced Tuesday comes less than a year after Northwood raised $30 million a Series A. Washington Harbour Partners…
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Planet Signs Satellite Data Agreement With Slovenia’s Mapping Authority
Planet Labs has signed an enterprise-scale agreement with the Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia (GURS) to provide satellite imagery and services to support public sector activities including agriculture monitoring, urban planning and disaster management. Under the agreement, Slovenian state and municipal authorities will gain access to PlanetScope satellite imagery as well…
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Planet Signs Satellite Data Agreement With Slovenia’s Mapping Authority
Planet Labs has signed an enterprise-scale agreement with the Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia (GURS) to provide satellite imagery and services to support public sector activities including agriculture monitoring, urban planning and disaster management. Under the agreement, Slovenian state and municipal authorities will gain access to PlanetScope satellite imagery as well…
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Gilat Secures More Orders for Sidewinder IFC Terminals
Gilat Satellite Networks has received a multimillion order from a large avionics company for Sidewinder terminals for in-flight connectivity (IFC), the company announced Jan. 27. The Sidewinder terminal was developed by Stellar Blu, which is now part of Gilat. Sidewinder is an electronically steered antenna (ESA) compatible with both Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites and the…