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Why the Aviation Industry Needs Robust Cybersecurity Strategies
Aviation is a key pillar of the global economy, linking millions of people every day. However, the growing reliance on digital technology in the sector has brought about significant cybersecurity challenges. These can jeopardize security, disrupt operations, and undermine public trust in an industry where cybersecurity is not just for safeguarding essential systems, but also…
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Isar Aerospace Receives NCAA Permit for its First Test Flight Launch
Satellite launch service company Isar Aerospace receives its permit for the first flight. On Friday, 14 March the company was granted the Launch Operator License by the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for its first test flight from Andøya Spaceport. Subject to weather, safety, and range infrastructure, the company is preparing to conduct the first…
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Ursa Major and Palantir Partners to Enhance Defense and Aerospace Ecosystem
Ursa Major and Palantir announced at AIPCon their partnership to bring Palantir’s Warp Speed manufacturing OS technology to the Ursa Major rocket propulsion manufacturing process. Through full system integration, the partnership will further strengthen Ursa Major’s digital backbone to deliver innovative, cost-effective, and mission-critical hardware using advanced manufacturing methods at higher and faster rates. Ursa…
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Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 concludes successful, 14-day mission on the Moon
Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander captures photo of its shadow on the Moon with the volcanic feature, Mons Latreille, visible on the top right side of the lunar surface. Image: Firefly Aerospace The journey of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander came to an end over the weekend. The 14-day operation on the surface of…
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Democratic Commissioner Starks to Step Down from FCC
Democratic FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks plans to resign from his seat on the commission this spring, Starks said in a statement on Tuesday. Starks did not provide a reason for his departure, but said he sent a letter to President Trump and Sen. Chuck Schumer, minority leader of the Senate. “Serving the American people as a…
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Crew-9, Starliner CFT astronauts return to Earth aboard Dragon
After more than nine months in space, the crew of the Boeing Crew Flight Test mission have returned home. Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams boarded SpaceX Crew Dragon C212 Freedom and undocked from the International Space Station on March 17, and splashed down off the coast of Florida on March 18. They were…
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constellr Releases First High-Resolution Thermal Image of Tokyo from SkyBee-1 Satellite
constellr, a European leader in Earth Observation (EO), has released its ‘first light’ image from HiVE’s SkyBee-1 satellite, marking a milestone in high-precision thermal monitoring. Captured just weeks after the satellite’s launch, the image provides an unprecedented, high-resolution thermal map of Tokyo at night, demonstrating building-level temperature detail. SkyBee-1 carries a custom-developed thermal long-wave infrared…
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SpaceX Dragon Freedom splashes down off coast of Florida, ending Crew-9 mission
Support teams work around a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International…
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Here’s the secret to how Firefly was able to nail its first lunar landing
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost science station accomplished a lot on the Moon in the last two weeks. Among other things, its instruments drilled into the Moon’s surface, tested an extraterrestrial vacuum cleaner, and showed that future missions could use GPS navigation signals to navigate on the lunar surface. These are all important achievements, gathering data…
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Synspective Establishes US Subsidiaries to Expand North American Presence
Synspective Inc. announced on Tuesday it is opening two subsidiaries in the United States: Synspective USA HD, Inc., a holding company, and Synspective USA, Inc., an operating company in Colorado. The subsidiaries will expand operations from the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. This strategic expansion marks a milestone in the company’s growth. Synspective plans to…