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SES Deploys O3b Power in Viasat’s Asia-Pacific Customer Offshore Vessel
SES announced that O3b mPOWER, its second-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellite system, was deployed to a Viasat Energy Services’ customer operating an offshore vessel in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. This collaboration represents Viasat Energy’s first adoption of MEO satellite technology in APAC and their inaugural implementation of O3b mPOWER services globally. Offshore Energy mPOWERED…
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Marotta Controls Delivers 50,000th CoRe Series Solenoid Valve to Rocket Lab
Marotta Controls, a rapidly growing aerospace and defense supplier, announced a significant milestone with the delivery of its 50,000th CoRe Flow Control valve to Rocket Lab, a global leader in launch services and space systems. Developed by Marotta and launched in 2018, the CoRe product line features a series of commercially available and reusable solenoid…
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NASA to Host Briefings on Expedition 73 and Upcoming Crew Missions to ISS
NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming Expedition 73 mission aboard the International Space Station during news conferences on Monday, Feb. 24, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Mission leadership will participate in an overview news conference at 2 p.m. EST on NASA+, covering preparations for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 launch in March and…
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Viasat to Upgrade Aeromexico’s In-Flight Connectivity for Boeing 787 Dreamliner Fleet
Aeromexico, Mexico’s global airline, will upgrade its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet with Viasat’s in-flight Wi-Fi solution, Viasat announced on Feb. 20. The upgrade includes 17 total aircraft: eight Boeing 787-8s to be upgraded first, and nine Boeing 787-9s following. The upgraded aircraft is set to enter service later in 2025. Viasat has provided in-flight connectivity…
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Columbia Sportswear and Intuitive Machines Expands Partnership for Next Lunar Mission
Columbia Sportswear continues to test the limits of its innovative technologies by expanding its partnership with space exploration company Intuitive Machines ahead of its historic second lunar launch later this month. Columbia’s Omni-Heat Infinity and Omni-Shade Sun Deflector technologies will help protect the lander from the extreme cold and hot temperatures in space and on…
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Indra Signs Contract to Provide a Low Space Orbit Surveillance Radar to the German Air Force
Following the German Parliament’s approval, Indra has signed a contract with the National Procurement Office (BAAINBw) of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) to provide the country’s air force, the Luftwaffe, with a last-generation radar capable of detecting objects in low space orbits. The system will protect satellites in service from potential impacts with debris from other missions orbiting at high speed in an uncontrolled manner that…
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True Anomaly Expands to Long Beach for Advanced Space Technology Development
True Anomaly Inc., the defense technology company developing advanced space superiority systems, announced its expansion into Southern California with a 90,000-square-foot factory in Long Beach. The factory will serve as the company’s footprint for new product development and vertical integration and include 20,000 square feet of office space for True Anomaly’s growing employee base. Long…
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Airbus Space Segment Logged Nearly $1.4B in Charges in 2024
Airbus logged another 300 million euros ($310 million) in charges on its Space programs in the fourth quarter 2024 after completing an in-depth technical review of its Space segment. In total, the Space segment took 1.3 billion ($1.36 billion) euros in charges during the year, some of which were previously reported. Airbus reported its full…
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SDA to Re-Bid Tyvak’s Contract for 10 Gamma T2TL Satellites After Viasat Protest
The Space Development Agency will cancel a contract with Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems and issue a new solicitation for 10 spacecraft following a bid protest by Viasat. Viasat filed a suit in September in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims related to the August 2024 SDA awards to Tyvak and York Space Systems to build and…
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Hughes to Deploy hiSky Solution for Remote Connectivity in Brazil
Hughes Network Systems is using hiSky satellite terminals to deploy remote connectivity to 400 remote solar energy sites in Brazil, the company announced on Feb. 19. Hughes’ customer plans to deploy autonomous solar energy sites in the Amazon region to bring renewable energy to families and small communities. Hughes will be using the hiSky communication…