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Top secret NRO payload installed on Minotaur rocket for launch from Virginia
Read more →: Top secret NRO payload installed on Minotaur rocket for launch from VirginiaThe Minotaur 4’s payload shroud is lifted atop the rocket at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Virginia’s Eastern…
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Rocket Lab sending Canon hi-res Earth camera to space in ‘Pics Or It Didn’t Happen” mission
Read more →: Rocket Lab sending Canon hi-res Earth camera to space in ‘Pics Or It Didn’t Happen” missionUpdate July 2: Rocket Lab is pushing the launch back two days to July 5 in hopes of…
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U.K. government acquires OneWeb in curious move
Read more →: U.K. government acquires OneWeb in curious moveThe government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the U.K.) announced today they are…
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British-Indian team puts in a winning $1B bid for OneWeb satellite broadband venture
Read more →: British-Indian team puts in a winning $1B bid for OneWeb satellite broadband ventureAn artist’s conception shows OneWeb’s satellites circling the globe. (OneWeb Illustration) Update for 12:20 p.m. Nov. 20: OneWeb…
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Long March 4B lofts new Gaofen satellite
Read more →: Long March 4B lofts new Gaofen satelliteChina launched a new remote sensing satellite on Friday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Launch of the…
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Godspeed, Alan Boyle: GeekWire’s science editor winds down daily duties, will be contributing editor
Read more →: Godspeed, Alan Boyle: GeekWire’s science editor winds down daily duties, will be contributing editorAlan Boyle at the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch in 2018 From the depths of the ocean floor to…
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UK government commits $500 million in bid to rescue bankrupt OneWeb
Read more →: UK government commits $500 million in bid to rescue bankrupt OneWebA OneWeb satellite inside the company’s factory in Florida. Credit: OneWeb Satellites The UK government and India’s Bharti…
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Rocket Lab plans next launch Saturday, closes in on first mission from Virginia
Read more →: Rocket Lab plans next launch Saturday, closes in on first mission from VirginiaThe Electron rocket for Rocket Lab’s next mission. Credit: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab is readying for a launch…
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Optus Places Order for Airbus OneSat
Read more →: Optus Places Order for Airbus OneSatOptus has awarded Airbus Defence and Space a contract for a fully reconfigurable telecommunications satellite based on Airbus’…
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Coronavirus work stoppage likely to delay launch of NASA X-ray astronomy mission
Read more →: Coronavirus work stoppage likely to delay launch of NASA X-ray astronomy missionArtist’s concept of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer. Credit: NASA A nearly three-month stoppage of on-site work due…
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Bankruptcy Court Approves $17M Intelsat Bonus Plan
Read more →: Bankruptcy Court Approves $17M Intelsat Bonus PlanA bankruptcy court has approved Intelsat’s request for an employee incentive plan worth $17 million, despite an objection…
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Gilat CEO Resigns, Effective Immediately
Read more →: Gilat CEO Resigns, Effective ImmediatelyYona Ovadia has stepped down from his position as CEO of Gilat Satellite Networks. The Israeli satellite networking…