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NASA unveils new class of 12 astronauts
Read more →: NASA unveils new class of 12 astronautsThe 2017 NASA astronaut candidates. Front row, from left: Zena Cardman, Jasmin Moghbeli, Jonny Kim, Raji Chari and…
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Live coverage: Proton rocket blasts off for first time in a year
Read more →: Live coverage: Proton rocket blasts off for first time in a yearLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Proton rocket with the EchoStar 21 communications satellite. Text…
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ViaSat 2 to Significantly Improve Broadband Comms
Read more →: ViaSat 2 to Significantly Improve Broadband CommsLeveraging the Boeing 702 high-power satellite bus, ViaSat’s second-generation satellite, ViaSat 2, will realize a seven-fold increase in…
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U.S. Air Force taps SpaceX to launch next X-37B spaceplane mission
Read more →: U.S. Air Force taps SpaceX to launch next X-37B spaceplane missionFile photo of an X-37B spaceplane being encapsulated inside the nose cone of a United Launch Alliance Atlas…
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JPL Selects AOX for Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope Contract
Read more →: JPL Selects AOX for Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope ContractAdaptive Optics Associates (AOX), a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, has received a sole-source contract to provide mission-critical optical…
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HughesNet Gen5 Surpasses 100,000 Subscribers In Two Months
Read more →: HughesNet Gen5 Surpasses 100,000 Subscribers In Two MonthsHughes Network Systems announced that its recently launched HughesNet Gen5 satellite internet service is now serving more than…
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Photos: Falcon 9 rocket takes flight with station-bound cargo craft
Read more →: Photos: Falcon 9 rocket takes flight with station-bound cargo craftHere’s another batch of photos from Saturday’s Falcon 9 launch from Florida’s Space Coast with nearly 6,000 pounds…
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Asgardia gets ready for its first satellite launch, targeting off-Earth data storage
Read more →: Asgardia gets ready for its first satellite launch, targeting off-Earth data storageAsgardia says its nanosatellite would be deployed into space from a boxlike module attached to the exterior of…
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NSR’s Brad Grady on the New Era of Connected Aviation
Read more →: NSR’s Brad Grady on the New Era of Connected AviationAs a satellite mobility analyst, Northern Sky Research’s (NSR) Brad Grady has kept a close eye on how…
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Iridium Next Satellites Prep for Second Launch
Read more →: Iridium Next Satellites Prep for Second LaunchIridium Communications announced that all 10 Iridium Next satellites have arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California…
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DigitalGlobe Announces New Monitoring for Defense and Intelligence
Read more →: DigitalGlobe Announces New Monitoring for Defense and IntelligenceDigitalGlobe announced it will launch a premium monitoring service, SecureWatch Sites, which provides current satellite images of high-interest,…
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SpaceX’s CRS-11 Dragon captured by Station for a second time
Read more →: SpaceX’s CRS-11 Dragon captured by Station for a second timeFor the first time since 2011, a previously-flown spacecraft has arrived at the International Space Station. The CRS-11…