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L3Harris Technologies Introduces Launched Effects Vehicles to Advance U.S Multi-Domain Edge
L3Harris Technologies debuted a pack of launched effects vehicles, demonstrating the company’s ability to respond to the U.S. Department of Defense’s urgent need for advanced, capable, and affordable munitions it can employ across services and domains. Red Wolf and Green Wolf are the first in L3Harris’ expanding family of multi-role vehicles that can easily integrate…
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Kratos and Intelsat Advances 5G with Successful Satellite Integration Demo
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a technology company in Defense, National Security, and Global Markets, announced the successful demonstration of an end-to-end 5G-NTN network that combines the Kratos OpenSpace software-defined satellite ground system with Intelsat’s space and ground network, including its cloud-native, virtualized 5G core. This event represents a key milestone towards the seamless extension of…
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CHEOPS discovers exoplanet triggering explosive flares on host star
Using the European Space Agency’s Characterizing Exoplanets Satellite (CHEOPS) telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered an exoplanet that may be triggering its host star to release massive flares of radiation. These flares are similar to the coronal mass ejection our Sun produces, and the harsh radiation emitted from the flares is slowly blowing away…
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After a partly successful test flight, European firm eyes space station mission
Last month, the parachutes on Hélène Huby’s small spacecraft failed to deploy, and the vehicle and its cargo crashed into the ocean on Earth. It was both a success and a failure. The success was that after Huby founded The Exploration Company in Europe, she managed to move nimbly with the “Mission Possible” spacecraft such that…
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As White House talks about impounding NASA funding, Congress takes the threat seriously
This has been a good week for the US space agency in terms of the federal budget. On Tuesday, a committee in the US House of Representatives passed a $24.8 billion budget bill for the coming fiscal year. Then, two days later a Senate committee passed a $24.9 billion budget for NASA. Both of these…
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Kratos Reports 5G NTN Demonstration Over Intelsat GEO Satellite
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions reported that over-the-air (OTA) testing with Intelsat demonstrated a 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) over a satellite in Geostationary Orbit (GEO). The demonstration Kratos announced July 17 validated a satellite base station – a 5G NTN gNodeB — that Kratos developed with Radisys, deployed in its OpenSpace software-defined satellite ground system.…
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York Space Systems to Acquire Ground Network Provider Atlas Space Operations
Satellite developer and operator York Space Systems has agreed to acquire Atlas Space Operations, adding a global provider of satellite communications ground infrastructure that together York believes improve its operations and provide customers better solutions. York announced the acquisition on Friday, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Atlas Space Operations, which is based in Traverse City,…
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From Daily to Hourly: Inside BlackSky’s Gen-3 Rollout With COO Nick Merski
BlackSky is in the midst of rolling out its new Gen-3 satellites. After two launches, the company is demonstrating 35-centimeter very high resolution imagery, while ramping up the cadence of collection. Via Satellite interviewed COO Nick Merski about the Gen-3 rollout, how the satellites are supporting new use cases for its customers with greater nuance…
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Quadsat Raises $5.8M as it Targets Defense Market
Quadsat has raised a further 5 million euros ($5.8 million) from its Series A funding round as it looks to accelerate its electronic warfare capabilities and become a bigger player in the defense market. This extension was led by Join Capital and North Ventures alongside existing investors, Seraphim Space Capital, Export and Investment Fund of…