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Viasat Receives $163M Award for Australia’s SouthPAN System
Viasat has received a contract to provide satellite services for Australia and New Zealand’s Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN). It is an augmentation network that provides precise positioning and navigation services to sectors including aviation, maritime, agriculture, surveying, and emergency response. The award from Geoscience Australia and Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)…
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Mynaric Completes StaRUG Process Amid Rocket Lab Acquisition Deal
Laser terminal manufacturer Mynaric has completed financial restructuring in Germany amid a deal to be acquired by Rocket Lab. Mynaric announced Tuesday it has completed financial restructuring under the German Corporate Stabilization and Restructuring Act (StaRUG). Mynaric is still in the process of being acquired by Rocket Lab, which was announced in March. Now that…
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Starbase Pad 2: Design Advancements from Pad 1
SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, continues to evolve as the company pushes the boundaries of rocket development with its Starship program. Following the operational experience gained from Pad 1, significant design advancements have been implemented for Pad 2, aiming to enhance efficiency, reliability, and safety for future Starship launches. This includes key modifications…
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ULA finally hit its big Vulcan milestone, what’s next?
Image: Jared Locke / Space Explored Since SpaceX‘s rise to popularity for commercial and government launch contracts, ULA’s launch rate has steadily declined, its legacy Atlas and Delta rockets unable to compete against the new commercial operators. Vulcan is supposed to be ULA’s answer to staying relevant with SpaceX’s dominance and the expected rise of…
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All.Space to Integrate User Terminals With Telesat Lightspeed Network
Telesat and terminal developer All.Space have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to integrate All.Space’s user terminals with the Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) network. The goal of this co-development is to ensure that All.Space terminals deployed today, including to the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army will be able to access the Telesat Lightspeed LEO network…
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BlackSky Lands Expansion Deal With HEO for Space Domain Awareness Imaging
BlackSky Technology has signed a seven-figure expansion contract with HEO to provide imagery of objects in space for space domain awareness monitoring. HEO is an Australian startup specializing in non-Earth imaging (NEI) and analytics. This marks This is an expansion of a seven-figure deal announced last year, when HEO added BlackSky’s constellation into its sensor…
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After recent tests, China appears likely to beat the United States back to the Moon
In recent weeks, the secretive Chinese space program has reported some significant milestones in developing its program to land astronauts on the lunar surface by the year 2030. On August 6, the China Manned Space Agency successfully tested a high-fidelity mockup of its 26-ton “Lanyue” lunar lander. The test, conducted outside of Beijing, used giant…
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EUMETSAT Takes Control of Metop-SGA1 Satellite After Successful Launch
EUMETSAT’s Mission Control Centre has officially taken the reins of the Metop Second Generation A1 (Metop-SGA1) satellite, following the successful completion of the spacecraft’s launch and early operations phase (LEOP). Over three intense days, experts worked together to perform a series of complex steps and maneuvers to guide the satellite into its low-Earth orbit –…
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Rocket Lab Sets Launch Window for Milestone 70th Electron Mission
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it is scheduled to launch its next dedicated mission on Electron this weekend. The mission is scheduled to lift off less than three weeks after Electron’s previous mission and marks the Company’s 70th Electron launch to date. Named “Live, Laugh, Launch,” the…
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Voyager and Latent AI Drives Advanced AI to Orbit
Voyager Technologies is investing in Latent AI, a leading AI software company turning data into decisive action at the edge in any domain. “AI is transforming the edge from a passive collector to an active combat multiplier,” said Dylan Taylor, CEO, Voyager Technologies. “We’re making the leap from merely collecting data at the edge to…