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SWISSto12 Announces High-Performance User Terminal for Continuous GEO Connectivity
SWISSto12, a leading manufacturer of satellite communication (SATCOM) products based in Switzerland and a pioneer in the aerospace industry with its small yet powerful geostationary (GEO) telecommunications satellite, HummingSat, announces the release of HummingLink-SOTP. This new type of terminal for GEO connectivity combines a small form factor, high portability, quick deployment, and high-throughput. Humming Link-SOTP…
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Isar Aerospace launches Spectrum, fails early in first stage flight
Isar Aerospace, based near Munich, Germany, made the first-ever launch attempt of its Spectrum two-stage rocket on Sunday, March 30, at 10:30 UTC from the Orbital Launch Pad at the Andøya Space Center in Norway. An earlier attempt on Monday, March 24, was scrubbed due to high winds, and a second attempt on Saturday, March…
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NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The discovery is one of the most significant findings in the search for evidence of past life on Mars. This is because, on Earth at least, relatively complex, long-chain carbon molecules are involved in biology. These molecules could…
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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the Starlink 6-80 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update March 31, 4:40 p.m. EDT: SpaceX landed the first stage booster on the droneship. A day after poor weather prevented a Sunday flight, SpaceX launched…
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NASA to put Starliner’s thrusters through an extensive workout before next launch
More than half a year after an empty Starliner spacecraft safely landed in a New Mexico desert, NASA and Boeing still have not decided whether the vehicle’s next flight will carry any astronauts. In an update this week, the US space agency said it is still working through the process to certify Starliner for human…
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China Roundup: Third successful EVA and deep-space ambitions as China’s space economy surges
The Shenzhou-19 crew recently conducted their third spacewalk this month as the China National Space Administration announced it is open to including international scientific payloads aboard a forthcoming Mars mission. Meanwhile, bold plans for planetary exploration have been revealed and a design has emerged for a new space telescope with a familiar design. The commercial…
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Game-Changing Predictions for Cybersecurity in 2025
As the space domain continues to evolve, so do its threat actors. In the proverbial game of keeping data safe and secure, how is the cybersecurity world keeping up? Via Satellite spoke with cybersecurity and space experts to predict what’s to come in 2025, including the impact of rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and…
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SpaceX Continues Progress on Next Generation Facilities
With the downtime between Flight 8 and Flight 9, SpaceX is continuing to build Orbital Launch Pad B and has started the demolition of High Bay. Pad B is SpaceX’s next-generation Orbital Launch Pad, while the demolition of High Bay will make way for Gigabay, the next-generation construction and servicing facility. Orbital Pad B SpaceX…
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NASA switches Starliner crew to SpaceX Dragon as testing continues on troubled Boeing capsule
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 members stand inside the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Nov. 13, 2024. From left are Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Commander NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos, and Pilot NASA astronaut Mike Fincke. Image: NASA/Josh…
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Rocket Report: Stoke is stoked; sovereignty is the buzzword in Europe
Welcome to Edition 7.37 of the Rocket Report! It’s been interesting to watch how quickly European officials have embraced ensuring they have a space launch capability independent of other countries. A few years ago, European government satellites regularly launched on Russian Soyuz rockets, and more recently on SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets from the United States.…