Mudslides from forest fires cause catastrophic damage in their wake, and research aimed at predicting and possibly preventing them will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard Northrop Grumman’s […]
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Iridium sheds more light on direct-to-smartphone plan
Initial direct-to-smartphone services from Iridium’s constellation will support occasional communications for emergencies and other unforeseen needs in remote areas worldwide, CEO Matt Desch said Oct. 20.
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SDA slide reveals Tranche 0 optical terminal manufacturers
“I’m going to do competitions for every Tranche, every layer, every time and it’s going to be full and open,” Space Development Agency director Derek Tournear said. “The only way we can do that is if I make sure all the satellites work together as a network.”
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SES to appeal Intelsat C-band sharing decision
SES filed plans Oct. 14 to appeal a court’s decision last month that disallowed its bid to equally split nearly $9 billion of anticipated C-band clearing proceeds with Intelsat.
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NASA Selects 12 Space Biology Research Studies
NASA announces the award of 12 grants or cooperative agreements for exciting new space biology research that will advance NASA’s understanding of how vertebrate and invertebrate model organisms respond, acclimate, […]
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Rocket Lab Selected to Build Solar Panels for NASA’s CADRE Mobile Robot Program
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced it has been selected by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) […]
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NASA Awards Contracts to Assess Near-Space Communications Capabilities
NASA has selected two companies – Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) USA of Denver and SpaceLink Corporation of McLean, Virginia – to develop capability studies to explore and demonstrate communications and […]
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Jumping on the direct-to-cell bandwagon
More satellite operators are considering providing services directly to standard mobile phones following early product launches, big-name announcements, and progress startups are making for their dedicated constellations.
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NASA Confirms DART Mission Impact Changed Asteroid’s Motion in Space
Analysis of data obtained over the past two weeks by NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) investigation team shows the spacecraft’s kinetic impact with its target asteroid, Dimorphos, successfully altered […]
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Inmarsat wins $980 million U.S. Navy contract for global communications services
Inmarsat Government won a 10-year contract valued at $980 million to provide broadband satellite and terrestrial communications services to the U.S. Navy.
