The U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee today announced growing support for the NASA Authorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 5503). The committee approved the legislation Tuesday by a bipartisan […]
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Op-ed | P3 or not P3: What can space ventures learn from terrestrial infrastructure projects?
Public-private partnerships have been used fairly extensively and effectively for funding space activities, and they are attracting even more attention as sources of public financing grow scarce.
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NASA Announces Preliminary Award Winners of 2018 Student Launch
On April 8, the usually quiet fields of Bragg Farms in North Alabama transformed into a small spaceport as nearly 50 teams from 23 states launched their student-built rockets in […]
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Anticipating the dangers of space
Alongside the well-known hazards of space — freezing temperatures, crushing pressures, isolation — astronauts also face risks from radiation, which can cause illness or injure organs. Though not believed to […]
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NASA Invests in Shapeshifters, Biobots, Other Visionary Technology
NASA is investing in technology concepts that include meteoroid impact detection, space telescope swarms and small orbital debris mapping technologies that may one day be used for future space exploration […]
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World View raises $26.5 million for near-space balloon systems
World View, the Arizona company developing high-altitude balloons to provide services typically performed by satellites, announced March 29 that it has raised $26.5 million in a round that marks the entry of another high-profile venture capital firm into the space industry.
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Kuang-Chi and NanoRacks Announce Agreement on Near Space ‘Traveler’ Program
Kuang-Chi Science LTD and NanoRacks LLC are pleased to announce a partnership to cooperate on Kuang-Chi’s Near Space helium spacecraft the ‘Traveler.’ The partnership will focus on the development of […]
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St. Helena looks to unlikely patron to pay its subsea cable bill: the satellite industry
Inhabitants of the tiny tropical island pay through the nose for internet service that mainlanders would have considered painfully slow during the pre-Netflix era.
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LEO and MEO broadband constellations mega source of consternation
The world’s biggest, best established satellite operators talk of broadband as an enormously lucrative opportunity. But in truth, nothing is causing them more frustration.
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Xtar hires Comtech exec as CEO
Satellite fleet operator Xtar on March 5 said it is hiring a senior executive from satellite ground equipment company Comtech to replace President and Chief Operating Officer Philip Harlow.
