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China Releases First Nationwide Geometric Reference Imagery, Creating a Common Spatial Standard for Satellite Data and Cutting Processing Costs
Read more →: China Releases First Nationwide Geometric Reference Imagery, Creating a Common Spatial Standard for Satellite Data and Cutting Processing CostsChina’s Ministry of Natural Resources has released the country’s first set of geometric reference imagery covering its entire…
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China Achieves First Two-Way High-Speed Earth-Moon Laser Communications
Read more →: China Achieves First Two-Way High-Speed Earth-Moon Laser CommunicationsChina has achieved two-way high-speed laser communications between Earth and the Moon for the first time, establishing a…
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UAE Grants Starlink 10-Year Licence as Initial Network Capacity Sells Out
Read more →: UAE Grants Starlink 10-Year Licence as Initial Network Capacity Sells OutThe United Arab Emirates has granted Starlink regulatory approval to operate a public satellite communications network and provide…
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NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Launches on Falcon Heavy to Map Two Billion Galaxies
Read more →: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Launches on Falcon Heavy to Map Two Billion GalaxiesNASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on August 30, beginning a three-month…
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Kuaizhou-11 Y3 Passes Factory Review Ahead of Dual-Satellite Launch
Read more →: Kuaizhou-11 Y3 Passes Factory Review Ahead of Dual-Satellite LaunchKuaizhou Aerospace recently announced that the Kuaizhou-11 Y3 carrier rocket has completed all assembly and testing work at…
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SpaceX Completes 33-Engine Static Fire of Booster 21 Ahead of Starship Flight 14
Read more →: SpaceX Completes 33-Engine Static Fire of Booster 21 Ahead of Starship Flight 14SpaceX fired all 33 Raptor engines on Super Heavy Booster 21 during a full-duration static-fire test at Starbase,…
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SpaceX Asks FCC to Restrict ViaSat-3 F2 Over Starlink Interference Risk
Read more →: SpaceX Asks FCC to Restrict ViaSat-3 F2 Over Starlink Interference RiskSpaceX has asked the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider its authorization for Viasat’s ViaSat-3 F2 broadband satellite, arguing…
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NASA Administrator Backs Solar-Powered AI Data Centers in Earth Orbit
Read more →: NASA Administrator Backs Solar-Powered AI Data Centers in Earth OrbitNASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has endorsed placing artificial intelligence data centers in Earth orbit, arguing that space-based computing…
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Space Force Deploys Project Enigma Digital Engineering Platform for Nuclear Command Satellite Program
Read more →: Space Force Deploys Project Enigma Digital Engineering Platform for Nuclear Command Satellite ProgramSpace Systems Command has placed a secure digital engineering environment into operation to support development of the Evolved…
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Pentagon Expands Starshield Satellite Internet to Military Aircraft Under Fleet-Wide SpaceX Contract
Read more →: Pentagon Expands Starshield Satellite Internet to Military Aircraft Under Fleet-Wide SpaceX ContractThe U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX a fleet-level service contract to expand Starshield satellite connectivity to military…
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ESA Signs European Launcher Challenge Contracts With Isar Aerospace, RFA and PLD Space
Read more →: ESA Signs European Launcher Challenge Contracts With Isar Aerospace, RFA and PLD SpaceThe European Space Agency has signed the first contracts under its European Launcher Challenge, committing a combined €543.6…
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NBN’s Starlink Alternative Slips to Mid-2027 as Amazon Kuiper Deployment Lags
Read more →: NBN’s Starlink Alternative Slips to Mid-2027 as Amazon Kuiper Deployment LagsAustralia’s national broadband provider NBN Co has pushed back the launch of its next-generation low Earth orbit (LEO)…