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With successful New Glenn flight, Blue Origin may finally be turning the corner
If one were to observe that I have written critically about Blue Origin over the last half-decade, they would not be wrong. The reality is that the space company founded by Jeff Bezos has underperformed. Its chief executive for most of this time, Bob Smith, was poorly regarded by his employees. He brought the worst…
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NEC XON and Skywire Deploy OneWeb Satellite Solution in South Africa
NEC XON, an African information and communications technology integrator, and Skywire, a South African wireless network service provider, deployed a OneWeb satellite solution to address connectivity challenges in rural South Africa, NEC XON announced Jan. 23. The partnership’s first application focused on voter enrollment in rural communities. The companies installed and tested the solution, which…
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Scandinavian Airlines Taps Starlink for IFC Services
Photo: SAS Another major European airline selects SpaceX and Starlink for in-flight connectivity (IFC) services. Scandinavian Airlines, SAS, is introducing a new free, high-speed Wi-Fi service through a new partnership with Starlink. SAS announced the move to Starlink on Jan. 27. SAS plans to begin the phased rollout on its entire fleet at the end…
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Space Explored Podcast: Boeing and Airbus out of space?
Terminal Count is a weekly newsletter and podcast discussing the current events of the spaceflight industry. This week, Seth discusses recent reports suggesting Boeing and Airbus divest from space, plenty of SpaceX headlines, and the difficultly President Trump might face changing current space policy. Subscribe: Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts RSS PausePlay% buffered00:0038:24UnmuteMuteDisable captionsEnable captionsSettingsCaptionsDisabledQualityundefinedSpeedNormalCaptionsGo…
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Launch Roundup: New Shepard to simulate lunar gravity, India and Japan launch navigation satellites
This week’s schedule has a mix of orbital and suborbital missions launching from seven different sites around the globe. In addition to launches from the Florida space coast, India and Japan have both launched navigation satellites. Rocket Lab is launching another batch of satellites for its French customer, Kinéis, while SpaceX has launched a next-generation replacement…
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NASA Funds in Artemis Research to Support Sustainable Lunar Exploration
NASA awarded new study contracts to help support life and work on the lunar surface. As part of the agency’s blueprint for deep space exploration to support the Artemis campaign, nine American companies in seven states are receiving awards. The Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships Appendix R contracts will advance learning in managing everyday…
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Dawn Aerospace Powers Pixxel’s Hyperspectral Constellation for Earth Monitoring
Dawn Aerospace has reached another milestone in its mission to redefine sustainable space technology by collaborating with Pixxel, a trailblazer in hyperspectral imaging. Pixxel’s three hyperspectral satellites, launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-12 mission, utilize Dawn Aerospace’s innovative green-chemistry propulsion systems. This partnership underscores how space technology can directly address global challenges by offering advanced Earth-monitoring capabilities.…
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Blue Origin’s NS-29 Mission to Simulate Lunar Gravity and Test 30 Payloads
Blue Origin’s next New Shepard flight, NS-29, will simulate the Moon’s gravity and fly 30 payloads, all but one of which is focused on testing lunar-related technologies. The launch window opens on Tuesday, January 28, at 10:00 AM CST / 1600 UTC from Launch Site One in West Texas. The webcast will begin 15 minutes…
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NASA to Launch IM-2 Lunar Lander Intuitive Machines to Moon
Intuitive Machines will launch a lunar lander to deliver NASA technology demonstrations and science investigations to the Moon for the benefit of all. Media accreditation is open for the IM-2 launch, part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign to establish a long-term presence on the Moon. The Intuitive Machines Nova-C…