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Nordic, Sateliot and Gatehouse Satcom Pioneer LEO satellite IoT for Remote Connectivity
Nordic Semiconductor, a global leader in low-power wireless connectivity solutions, announces a significant milestone for NTN satellite communication: A successful chip-to-cloud communication using Nordic’s nRF9151 low-power cellular IoT module via Sateliot’s LEO satellites to Nordic’s nRF Cloud the company’s integrated platform for device management, embedded observability, and location services. Sateliot is the first company demonstrating…
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AST SpaceMobile Partners with Verizon to Launch Direct-to-Cell Satellite Service by 2026
AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, today announced the signing of a definitive commercial agreement with Verizon to provide direct-to-cellular AST SpaceMobile service when needed for Verizon customers starting in 2026. This service will further enhance…
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Blue Origin and Luxembourg Collabs on Oasis-1 Mission to Map Lunar Resources
Blue Origin announced Project Oasis, a multi-phase initiative to identify key lunar resources from orbit, assess them on the ground, and harness them in situ. Oasis-1, alongside Luxembourg partners, is the first mission in the Oasis campaign. It will create the most detailed high-resolution maps to date of lunar water ice, Helium-3, radionuclides, rare earth…
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Stoke Space raises a whopping $510M to accelerate work on its fully reusable Nova launch system
An artist’s conception shows the upper stage of Stoke Space’s Nova rocket in orbit. (Stoke Space Illustration) Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space Technologies today revealed that it has raised $510 million in fresh funding to accelerate development of its fully reusable medium-lift Nova rocket. The Series D funding round, let by Thomas Tull’s US Innovative Technology…
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Actually, we are going to tell you the odds of recovering New Glenn’s second launch
Blue Origin rolled the first stage of its massive New Glenn rocket from its hangar on Wednesday morning in Florida, kicking off the final phase of the campaign to launch the heavy-lift vehicle for the second time. In sharing video of the rollout to Launch Complex-36 on Wednesday online, the space company did not provide…
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Planet Unveils Next-Gen Owl Satellites With 1 Meter Resolution, Nvidia GPUs
Planet unveiled its next-generation “Owl” satellites, which are designed to provide near-daily monitoring in 1-meter resolution, with more advanced onboard processing capabilities. The Owl fleet will provide continuity with the existing SuperDove fleet that underpins the company’s core, PlanetScope Monitoring product. A technical demonstration is slated for launch late next year, Planet said in a…
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Orange Business to Integrate OneWeb into an Emergency Network Solution
Orange Business is integrating Eutelsat’s OneWeb satellite service into a mobile, emergency telecommunications unit called SafetyCase, Orange announced Wednesday. SafetyCase is a compact solution can be deployed in emergency situations to create Wi-Fi connectivity bubbles, restoring access to voice, data, and video. The product has already been used during the floods in Valencia, Spain, and…
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Japan prepares new ISS cargo vehicle as trio of cargo spacecraft deliver new experiments and hardware
The International Space Station (ISS) recently welcomed three spacecraft that delivered much-needed cargo to support Expedition 73’s seven-member astronaut crew, ensuring the crew and Station are supplied with food, water, clothing, and equipment. Meanwhile, the crew continued with its usual collection of experiments and maintenance tasks. As the Progress, Cargo Dragon, and Cygnus spacecraft continue…
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Verizon Deepens AST SpaceMobile Ties With Commercial Agreement
Verizon has formalized a commercial agreement with AST SpaceMobile to provide its direct-to-cell services to Verizon’s customers starting in 2026, AST SpaceMobile announced Wednesday. This comes after last year, Verizon became a strategic partner of AST SpaceMobile with a $100 million commitment for satellite direct-to-cell service. Since then, the companies conducted video call trials together.…
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Marlink Wins Solutions Deal with Major Polish Shipping Company
Marlink has signed a new communications and satellite solutions deal with one of the largest shipping companies in Eastern Europe. It has secured a deal with Polish shipping company, Polsteam to provide upgraded connectivity and cybersecurity solutions onboard 50 vessels. The two companies announced the deal, Oct. 7. Marlink will equip Polsteam with its SealinkNextGen…