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NOAA Awards Slingshot Aerospace Small Contract for Space Traffic User Interface
Slingshot Aerospace on Nov. 25 received a potential $13.3 million contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) to develop the user interface for a new space traffic coordination system that will used by satellite operators worldwide and provide them with notifications of potential in-space collisions. The award for the presentation layer of the…
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NASA Secures SpaceX Launch Services for Upcoming Dragonfly Mission
NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the Dragonfly mission, a rotorcraft lander mission under NASA’s New Frontiers Program, designed to explore Saturn’s moon Titan. The mission will sample materials and determine surface composition in different geologic settings, advancing our search for the building blocks of life. The firm-fixed-price contract has a value…
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Sidus Space Completes Launch Processing of LizzieSat-2
Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced the successful completion of the launch processing of LizzieSat-2 at the Astrotech Space Operations facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. LizzieSat-2 has been turned over to SpaceX and is ready for launch on the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission, which is targeted for no earlier than…
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FCC Approves Starlink Direct-to-Cell Service With T-Mobile
The FCC gave SpaceX approval to operate satellite direct-to-cellular service with T-Mobile in an order released Nov. 26. This is the FCC’s first instance of approving supplemental coverage from space (SCS) — in which satellites communicate directly with unmodified cell phones using mobile network operator (MNO) spectrum, to “supplement” the reach of the MNO’s network.…
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Starbase continues its rapid pace of advancement after Starship Flight 6
With a successful test of Starship Flight 6, SpaceX has continued building on its many projects around Starbase. Repair work has begun around the launch site, with damage found in different areas of the tower from prior launches. A proposed Gigabay could be coming to the Starbase production site shortly, and Ship 26 has finally…
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NASA awards SpaceX a contract for one of the few things it hasn’t done yet
When you compare SpaceX to the world’s other space enterprises, it’s probably easier to list the things SpaceX hasn’t done instead of reciting all of the company’s achievements. One of these is the launch of nuclear materials. SpaceX has launched a handful of planetary science missions for NASA, but these spacecraft have all used solar…
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D-Orbit USA Selects Spectrum AMT as its Manufacturing Partner
D-Orbit USA has selected Spectrum AMT as its manufacturing partner in the U.S. to support satellite bus design, manufacturing, and business development. The deal announced Tuesday is with Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, a subsidiary of Ocutrx Technologies. Spectrum’s services will include material management, printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) manufacturing, harness manufacturing, and final assembly of…
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Deutsche Telekom, Qualcomm, and Skylo Trial SMS Over Satellite
Working together, Deutsche Telekom, Qualcomm, and Skylo completed a trial to send a text message over a Geostationary (GEO) satellite, the companies announced Tuesday. The proof-of-concept was conducted in Greece at Deutsche Telekom’s Cosmote subsidiary. The companies report this was the first time in Europe that an operator’s terrestrial mobile network has been integrated into…
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Beyond Gravity Offers New Standardized Products for the Commercial Market
Beyond Gravity, a supplier company to the space industry, is offering a new modular electronics platform for satellites with off-the-shelf products. The standard modules of the so-called FoX platform include single-board computer, navigation receiver, mass memory, time-sensitive networking ethernet switch and more. The company also offers further standardized products for the commercial market, such as…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Achieves Two Launches to Deploy Satellites for Kinéis
Rocket Lab USA, a global in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its 56th Electron mission, deploying five satellites to Low Earth Orbit for French Internet-of-Things (IoT) constellation operator Kinéis. The ‘Ice AIS Baby’ mission lifted-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 4:55 pm on 25 November NZDT (03:55…