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SpaceX Set to Test Starship Upgrades and First Payload Deployments in Upcoming Flight
SpaceX is preparing for its seventh test flight of the Starship/Super Heavy vehicle, scheduled as soon as January 10, with several key upgrades and the first payload deployment from the spacecraft. The upcoming test flight will feature a new generation of Starship, which includes significant modifications to its design and performance. In a statement released…
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AmpliTech Group Receives USPTO Approval for Patent on Proprietary MMIC LNA Designs
AmpliTech Group, is a designer, developer, and manufacturer of state-of-the-art signal processing components for satellite, Public and Private 5G, and other communications networks, including the design of complete 5G/6G systems and a global distributor of packages and lids for integrated circuits assembly, is pleased to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)…
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As it happened: NASA announces new path options for Mars Sample Return mission
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Nicky Fox, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, announced changes to the Mars Sample Return mission during a news teleconference on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Read live blog for updates from the briefing.
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EchoStar Mobile Partners with Murata and Kyocera AVX to Launch Satellite IoT Connectivity Solution
EchoStar Mobile, an EchoStar company, announced a strategic partnership with Murata Manufacturing Co., a leading designer and manufacturer of high-density modules, and KYOCERA AVX, a market leader in multi-band antenna solutions, to bring a highly effective and unique satellite IoT connectivity solution to the European and North American markets. Designed for industries such as agriculture,…
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Gilat Closes Stellar Blu Deal to Boost IFC Market Position
Gilat Satellite Networks (Gilat) has completed the acquisition of Stellar Blu Solutions (Stellar Blu), a U.S.-based provider of satellite communications terminals in a bid to strengthen its position in the in-flight connectivity (IFC) market. Gilat expects its annual revenues from Stellar Blu to range between $120 and $150 million in 2025, based on Stellar Blu’s…
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European Space Agency to Test New Launch Competition Model Amid Georeturn Policy Changes
he European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for an upcoming European launch competition, which will serve as an early test of its efforts to revise its long-standing policy of georeturn, where member states are guaranteed contracts in proportion to their contributions to ESA programs. The georeturn policy has faced criticism, particularly from European companies, who…
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NASA Experts Stress Importance of Lunar Missions Before Mars Expeditions
While SpaceX founder Elon Musk has expressed a preference for focusing on missions to Mars over the Moon, NASA experts argue that lunar exploration is critical for the development of technologies necessary for human missions to the Red Planet. Musk, in a January 2 post on X (formerly Twitter), made it clear that he believes…
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Outgoing NASA administrator urges incoming leaders to stick with Artemis plan
After a long career as a politician from Florida, former astronaut Bill Nelson has served as NASA’s administrator for the last three and a half years. He intends to resign from this position in about two weeks when President Joe Biden ends his term in the White House. Several significant events have happened under Nelson’s…
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Space Situational Awareness in an Era of Weaponized Space
This episode of the Future Space Economy series explores the dangerous, yet increasingly likely hypothetical situation that a space-faring nation breaks the Space Treaty of 1967 and brings nuclear weapons into space. Host Jeffrey Hill interviews space law and policy experts Senjuti Mallick, business operations manager for COMSPOC, and Tatiana Sainati, partner at Wiley Rein. …
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AST SpaceMobile Secures Long-Term Access to 45 MHz Mid-Band Spectrum for Satellite Services
AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, announced an agreement for long-term access to up to 45 MHz of lower mid-band spectrum in the United States for direct-to-device satellite applications. This agreement, when consummated, will add additional…