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Scientific Microwave Corporation Unveils High-Performance RX Satellite Feed Assembly
Scientific Microwave Corporation, a leading innovator in satellite communication technologies, has introduced its latest advancement, a high-performance K-band circularly polarized receiver (Rx) Satellite Feed Assembly. Designed to optimize signal integrity and polarization accuracy, this product showcases the company’s commitment to supporting reliable and efficient satellite data transmission. This RX Satellite Feed Assembly operates in the…
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Unibap Space Solutions: Leading the Shift to AI-Powered Edge Computing in Orbit
Unibap Space Solutions AB, Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden, is driving innovation in edge computing hardware, software, and services for intelligent space missions. With a mission to deliver “trustworthy innovation in space,” Unibap specializes in rugged, space-hardened computing platforms that empower satellites to run advanced AI/ML workloads in orbit, enabling real-time data…
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SpaceX launches its 500th Falcon 9 rocket
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaks away from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during the Starlink 10-25 mission on July 2, 2025. This was SpaceX’s 500th Falcon 9 rocket launch to date. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Update July 2, 3 a.m. EDT: SpaceX landed its first stage booster on the…
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Tuesday Telescope: A howling wolf in the night sky
Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we’ll take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a universe that is…
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Texas politicians make headway in effort to wrench space shuttle from Smithsonian
A political effort to relocate the space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Space Center Houston has been merged with the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a major economic and policy package now nearing a vote in the US Senate. The “Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act,” first introduced by Texas Senators Ted Cruz and…
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EUMETSAT, ESA launches combo MTG-S1, Sentinel-4 satellite on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A with the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder (MTG-S1) satellite from the European Oganisation for the Exploration of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT). Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now A European satellite designed to augment both weather monitoring and assessments of air quality and pollution for Europe and North Africa…
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MethaneSAT Loses Contact With Satellite
Methane-monitoring satellite MethaneSAT has lost power and communications, the team behind the mission said in an update on Tuesday. The MethaneSAT mission operations team lost contact with MethaneSAT on June 20, and the team learned on July 1 that the satellite lost power and is likely not recoverable. The team is investigating the loss of…
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Former OneWeb CTO Massimiliano Ladovaz to Lead SpinLaunch
Longtime industry leader and former OneWeb CTO Massimiliano Ladovaz is joining SpinLaunch as CEO after the company recently announced plans to pursue a satellite broadband constellation. SpinLaunch announced the appointment on Tuesday and said Ladovaz will lead the company through its next stage of growth. The company’s tech stack includes kinetic launch systems that are…
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Orbex and Exolaunch to Offer End-to-End Smallsat Launch Services
Orbex and Exolaunch are teaming up to provide end-to-end launch services for small satellites in an interesting collaboration between a U.K. and a German space company. Exolaunch will utilize launch capacity and integrate customer payloads with Orbex’s launch vehicles, Prime and the new medium-sized launcher, Proxima, while Orbex will benefit from Exolaunch’s deployment systems, rideshare structures and global market outreach. The two…