Iridium Communications has pushed back the inaugural launch of its second-generation constellation to October, saying payload-software issues need more time to validate.
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Spotlight | Space Systems/Loral
High demand has prompted SSL to boost manufacturing capacity and upgrade facilities.
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Editorial | FAA Office Needs Every Penny It Can Get
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) has a scope of regulatory responsibilities that have outgrown its budget.
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Op-ed | Russia Offers Startups ‘Space’ for Growth
The number of private players in the Russian entrepreneurial space market remains relatively small, but promising developments are afoot.
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U.S. Air Force Considers Extending OSP-3 Launch Contracting Vehicle
The U.S. Air Force is planning to modify its current contracting vehicle for launching its mostly experimental small- and medium-class payloads due to a hiatus in activity that is expected to last for at least a third consecutive year.
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Dawn Spacecraft Nears Historic Arrival at Dwarf Planet Ceres
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has returned new images captured on approach to its historic orbit insertion at the dwarf planet Ceres. Dawn will be the first mission to successfully visit a […]
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Chris Quilty Handicaps the Silicon Valley-fueled Space Race
Chris Quilty, who tracks satellite companies for investment banker Raymond James, speaks with SpaceNews Editor Warren Ferster about the recent flood of Silicon Valley investment in audacious commercial space projects.
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Canadian School Join World’s First Elementary-School Space Mission
Canadensys Aerospace is partnering with St. John Paul II Catholic School in Bolton, ON to provide a Canadian mission control centre for the world’s first ever elementary-school built satellite. The […]
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MDA Sees Rebound in U.S. Earth Observation Market
Satellite manufacturer MDA Corp. of Canada on Feb. 25 said the U.S. government is back in the market as a big customer for Earth observation data after a U.S. budget sequestration-caused slump in 2014.
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Bright Spot on Ceres Has a Dimmer Companion
Dwarf planet Ceres continues to puzzle scientists as NASA’s Dawn spacecraft gets closer to being captured into orbit around the object. The latest images from Dawn, taken nearly 29,000 miles […]
