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Exolaunch to Deploy 27 Satellites on Transporter-13 Rideshare Mission with SpaceX
Exolaunch, the global leader in launch mission management, satellite integration, and deployment services, is preparing for the upcoming Transporter-13 rideshare mission with SpaceX. Scheduled for no earlier than March 2025, the mission will lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Exolaunch will deploy satellites from 14 countries while showcasing its latest technological innovation:…
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Bringing Data Home From the Ends of the Earth
In an August 2024 podcast interview, the past and present President of the United States said that “when these poor fools talk about global warming, they don’t call it that anymore, they call it climate change because, you know, some parts of the planet are cooling and some are warming.” Today, two very famous parts…
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Comtech Launches Multipath Radio Platform for Secure High-Data-Rate Communications
Comtech Telecommunications Corp., a global communications technology company, announced the launch of its new multipath radio (MPR) platform. As the first-ever terrestrial high-data rate over-the-horizon integrated radio of its kind, MPR will empower first responders, warfighters, and commercial operators with new high-data-rate communications capabilities on a single antenna-agnostic platform. Built on the proven success of…
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Rocket Report: A blue mood at Blue; Stoke Space fires a shot over the bow
Welcome to Edition 7.31 of the Rocket Report! The unfortunate news this week concerns layoffs. Blue Origin announced a 10 percent cut in its workforce as the company aims to get closer to breaking even. More broadly in the space industry, there is unease about what the Trump administration’s cuts to NASA and other federal…
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BlackSky Secures Multi-Year Contracts to Advance India’s Earth Observation Capabilities
BlackSky Technology Inc. won multi-year contracts that include Assured access to subscription-based low-latency, high-cadence imagery and AI-enabled analytics services. The deals also include the delivery of one high-resolution Earth observation satellite and launch support operations and on-orbit maintenance services. These contracts have a combined eight-figure value. “Contributing to the development of India’s commercial Earth observation…
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NASA Releases Spinoff 2025 Highlighting Space Advancements and Earth Innovations
NASA has released the latest edition of Spinoff publication, which highlights the successful transfer of agency technology to the commercial sector, now available online. For nearly 25 years, NASA has supported crew working in low Earth orbit to learn about the space environment and perform research to advance deep space exploration. Astronauts aboard the International…
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K2 Space Raises $110M in Series B Funding
K2 Space announced a $110 million Series B funding round to scale up production of its multi-orbit, high-power satellite platform on Feb. 13. The funding round was co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Altimeter Capital. It also included participation from Alpine Space Ventures, First Round Capital, and others. The round brings K2 Space’s total equity…
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ETL Systems Acquires IRT Technologies, Continuing to Expand Satcom Portfolio
Photo: ETL Systems ETL Systems acquired IRT Technologies, a Canadian company specializing in satellite communication products, ETL Systems announced Feb. 14. IRT Technologies has over 14 years of experience in the satellite communications sector, serving industries such as broadcasting, telecommunications and defense. The company designs and manufactures satellite communication components including block upconverters, solid state…