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Northrop Grumman Invests $50M in Firefly Aerospace to Accelerate Eclipse Launch Vehicle
Northrop Grumman Corporation has invested $50 million into Firefly Aerospace to further advance production of their co-developed medium launch vehicle, now known as Eclipse. The companies continue to make progress in the development of Eclipse flight hardware, with qualification testing underway and more than 60 Miranda engine hot fire tests performed to date. “Firefly is incredibly…
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Iridium Partners with Syniverse to Expand Global Connectivity via NTN Direct Service
Iridium Communications Inc., a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, announced a new partnership with Syniverse, the world’s most connected company, to support the rollout of Iridium NTN DirectSM service with mobile network operators (MNOs) worldwide. Through this partnership, Iridium NTN Direct is integrating with Syniverse’s global platform, making it easy for…
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NGSO Services to Dominate Maritime Satellite Communications Market
Novaspace, the leading space consulting and market intelligence firm, has released the 13th edition of its Prospects for Maritime Satellite Communications report, assessing the key trends and developments impacting this rapidly growing market. As the number of vessels using satcom services grows to 125,000 by 2034, reliance on GEO capacity will decrease. Vessels are…
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Cape Canaveral Spaceport Master Plan work to ramp up in summer 2025
NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center, the center’s Launch Pads 39A and 39B, and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Florida’s Atlantic coast are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above on May 27, 2024. Image: NASA Anyone who spends even a short number of days near Florida’s Space…
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5 Apple products that have flown to space
Image: NASA What do astronauts use now for their music listening needs? Well, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield brought a full-size guitar. Although I would assume they now use their iPads. Macintosh Portable One of the first unmodified Apple products to fly to space was the Macintosh Portable, which flew twice on the Space Shuttle, first…
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ULA Targets June 13 for Second Kuiper Mission
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is targeting June 13 to launch the second batch of satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation. This would mark a less than two-month turnaround time from the first full-scale mission on April 28, a sign that Kuiper is ramping up to deploy the constellation. ULA announced Thursday that the launch window…
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China extends its reach into the Solar System with launch of asteroid mission
A Chinese spacecraft built to collect specimens from an unexplored asteroid and return them to Earth successfully launched Wednesday from a military-run spaceport in the country’s mountainous interior. Liftoff aboard a Long March 3B rocket at 1:31 pm EDT (17:31 UTC) from the Xichang launch base kicked off the second mission in a series of…
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Firefly and Northrop Grumman’s New Rocket Gets a Name, and $50M Investment
Firefly Aerospace and Northrop Grumman revealed the name of their co-developed rocket as Eclipse, alongside a $50 million investment by Northrop Grumman to advance production. The companies have been working together since 2022 to develop an American-built first-stage upgrade for Northrop Grumman’s Antares 330 rocket and a new medium-lift launch vehicle. On Thursday, the companies…
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Iridium to Collaborate With Syniverse on its D2D Service
Rendering of Iridium’s constellation. Photo: Iridium Iridium Communications is partnering with Syniverse on the rollout of its Iridium NTN Direct service. Iridium plans to integrate with Syniverse’s global platform to contribute to mobile network operator (MNO) adoption. Syniverse manages customer roaming, authentication, and billing functions for MNOs and its system serves approximately 600 carrier customers…
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LAST DAY: Big-time $200+ price drop just hit the Starlink Mini Kit AC Dual Band Wi-Fi System at $300
Reg. $500/$300 This offer has expired! Be sure to follow us on Twitter for the latest deals and more. Sign-up for our newsletters and have our best offers delivered to your inbox daily. We are tracking the lowest price we have seen to date on the SpaceX Starlink Mini Kit at $299.99 shipped via Best Buy.…