Canadian space hardware and services company, now a OneWeb team member, also says U.S. satellite manufacturing arm has been hurt by Ex-Im closure.
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Major X-Ray Flare Observed Erupting From A Black Hole
The baffling and strange behaviors of black holes have become somewhat less mysterious recently, with new observations from NASA’s Explorer missions Swift and the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR. […]
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Rogozin Cracks the Whip over Vostochny + The Week Ahead
Your Monday briefing begins with the Russian deputy prime minister’s latest tongue lashing, an update on Ex-Im reauthorization, and ViaSat’s San Diego expansion plans.
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Halloween Asteroid a Treat for Radar Astronomers
NASA scientists are tracking the upcoming Halloween flyby of asteroid 2015 TB145 with several optical observatories and the radar capabilities of the agency’s Deep Space Network at Goldstone, California. The […]
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Hosted Payload Hopefuls Eye Air Force’s SBSS Follow-on System
Although the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) follow-on mission has been described by the U.S. Air Force as one that would feature dedicated government satellites, industry officials say the service recently indicated it is open to a different approach.
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Commercial Space Industry Cautiously Optimistic Despite Setbacks
A series of setbacks for the entrepreneurial space industry in the last year, including several high-profile accidents, has left many in the field chastened but still optimistic about a future that has taken longer to develop than originally thought.
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Your Wednesday Briefing
Explaining Luch’s lurking — Another SpaceX employment class action — SS/L wins order Orbital ATK says it lost because of Ex-Im shutdown
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From Russia, Unofficial Assurance about Intent of Lurking Luch Satellite
A mysterious Russian satellite that squeezed next to two Intelsat satellites and alarmed company executives has an “extremely small” chance of a collision, a Russian space expert told state media.
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SSL To Build Satellite for Azercosmos in Deal Tied to Radar Tech Transfer
The contract was signed after a competition that included satellite manufacturers Airbus Defence and Space, the China Great Wall Industry Corp. and Orbital ATK.
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Turksat-4B in Good Health Following Proton Launch
Satellite builder Mitsubishi Electric Co. said Turksat-4B has sufficient fuel to operate for “at least 30 years.”
