Mobile satellite services provider Iridium Communications expects to complete negotiations with its lenders and its satellite manufacturer by the end of the year ro loosen payment obligations to ride out the delay in the launch of its second-generation constellation.
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Intelsat: Early signs say industry favors long-term return over short-term market share
Satellite fleet operator Intelsat on Oct. 27 said the global satellite bandwidth pricing environment appears to be stabilizing as satellite owners stop short of an all-out price war.
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EU’s new space policy to invest in startups, boost private investment
The European Union’s executive commission on Oct. 26 unveiled a new space strategy that promises public investment to stimulate the creation of space start-up companies.
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NASA Awards Contract for Sustainable Land Imaging Spacecraft
NASA has awarded a delivery order under the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition III (Rapid III) contract to Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Virginia, known publicly as Orbital ATK, for the Landsat […]
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NanoRacks External CubeSat Deployer, NextGen Research Platforms, Arrive Safely to ISS
Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft successfully berthed to the International Space Station (ISS) Sunday early morning after launching Monday night from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility […]
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NASA’s Weekly Video Clips Feature Launch of New Space Station Crew, Cargo Resupply Mission
NASA’s weekly video highlights for Oct. 16-22, 2016, feature the launch of three new crew members representing the United States and Russia to the International Space Station to join Expedition […]
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Looking Up As Antares Launches
The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Orbital ATK’s sixth contracted cargo resupply […]
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Op-ed | Trump’s space policy reaches for Mars and the stars
In a SpaceNews exclusive, Trump senior policy advisers Robert Walker and Peter Navarro say Donald Trump would make sure NASA focuses “primarily on deep space activities rather than Earth-centric work that is better handled by other agencies.”
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Raytheon gets the go-ahead to continue work on OCX
The Pentagon gave the go-ahead to continue work on the troubled GPS ground system, saying that the restructured program is making progress on key milestones.
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Antares launches Cygnus on return-to-flight mission
In its first flight in nearly two years, an Orbital ATK Antares successfully launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station Oct. 17.
