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ThrustMe Achieves 100th In-Orbit Propulsion System Launch on SpaceX Transporter-14
ThrustMe, a French provider of advanced in-orbit propulsion solutions for the industrial space era, has successfully launched its 100th propulsion system into space. This milestone was achieved aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-14 mission that launched to space this Monday, the 23rd of June. The launcher carried a total of 26 ThrustMe propulsion units across seven…
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Launch Roundup: Launch manifest remains busy as 2025’s halfway point approaches
With summer and winter for the Northern and Southern Hemispheres now in full swing, the halfway point of 2025 is fast approaching, and the worldwide launch manifest continues to be as busy as ever. SpaceX has launched four Falcon 9 missions this week, with a private crewed mission to the International Space Station and three…
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Tuesday Telescope: A new champion enters the ring
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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Crunch time—we’ll soon find out if Amazon’s launch providers are up to the job
For the second time in two months, United Launch Alliance sent a batch of 27 broadband Internet satellites into orbit for Amazon on Monday morning. Just like the last flight on April 28, an Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and delivered Amazon’s satellites into an on-target orbit roughly 280 miles (450…
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Lynk Global Disputes Complaint from SPAC Sponsor
The SPAC that planned to combine with Lynk Global has filed a complaint against the company, which Lynk disputed in a Tuesday statement. Slam Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) led by former baseball star Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez, filed a complaint against Lynk in a Delaware court on June 19. According to Slam Corp.’s…
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Nigcomsat CEO Weighs in on the Role of Satellite in Nigeria’s Digital Future
Nigeria has an ambitious goal to increase its broadband penetration rate from 50% to more than 70% by end of 2027. Nigerian satellite operator Nigcomsat has a role to play in that expansion as the national satellite operator. Earlier this year, Nigcomsat announced a partnership with Eutelsat Group to deliver Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) services in…
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After successfully entering Earth’s atmosphere, a European spacecraft is lost
A European company that seeks to develop orbital spacecraft for cargo, and eventually humans, took a step forward this week with a test flight that saw its “Mission Possible” vehicle power up and fly successfully in orbit before making a controlled reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. However, after encountering an “issue,” the Exploration Company lost contact…
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NATO Releases its First Commercial Space Strategy
NATO released its Commercial Space Strategy on Tuesday, aimed at integrating commercial solutions more flexibly, and creating more business opportunities while simplifying how space companies engage with NATO. The “Commercial Space Strategy,” the first of its kind for NATO, was developed in consultation with industry. It supports NATO’s “Overarching Space Policy,” released in 2019 about…
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T-Mobile to Launch T-Satellite Commercial Service Next Month
T-Mobile will be launching its new nationwide satellite service to subscribers in late July. T-Mobile’s satellite-to-mobile service, T-Satellite with Starlink, will be commercially available on July 23 and will include SMS texting, MMS, picture messaging, and short audio clips. In October, T-Satellite plans to launch a data service to allow application experiences on the satellite…
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Axiom Mission 4 launches atop Falcon 9 on new Crew Dragon Grace
SpaceX, along with Axiom Space, launched its fourth private crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, June 25, at 2:31 AM EDT (06:31 UTC) atop Falcon 9 and the newly-named Crew Dragon Grace. The mission had been postponed following the discovery of leaks on both the launch vehicle and the Station’s Zvezda module.…