Florida-based intercity rail service adopts Starlink
Tuesday, 09 May 2023 20:25
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Brightline said it has become the first passenger rail company to offer Starlink satellite broadband, which it plans to deploy on a total 10 trains connecting cities across parts of Florida this summer.
Possible meteorite crashes into New Jersey home, no injuries
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Construction starts on Orbex Scottish launch site
Tuesday, 09 May 2023 18:42 Write a comment
Small launch vehicle developer Orbex says that it has started construction on its launch site in northern Scotland, but remains guarded about when it plans to start launching from there.
UK unconditionally approves Viasat’s Inmarsat takeover
Tuesday, 09 May 2023 16:57 Write a comment
Viasat’s plan to buy London-based Inmarsat has just regulators left to clear in the United States and Europe after getting unconditional approval from the United Kingdom.
Former congressman Mac Thornberry joins CesiumAstro’s board of advisers
Tuesday, 09 May 2023 16:04 Write a comment
Former Texas congressman William “Mac” Thornbery, who led the House Armed Services Committee, has joined the board of advisers of CesiumAstro
The satellite boom is far from over
Tuesday, 09 May 2023 15:38 Write a comment
The global satellite industry is booming and now dominates the rapidly expanding space economy. For 2023 and beyond, look for the sector to maintain its robust growth.
Orbital Outpost X raises $5 million
Tuesday, 09 May 2023 14:58 Write a comment
Orbital Outpost X, a Silicon Valley space technology startup formerly called Space Villages, received a $5 million convertible note from Space Infrastructures Ventures of the Netherlands.
Juice flies Ariane 5: from preparation to liftoff at Europe’s Spaceport
Tuesday, 09 May 2023 12:00 Write a comment
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Timelapse of the integration and launch of Juice.
ESA’s latest interplanetary mission, Juice, lifted off on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French 09:14 local time/14:14CEST on 14 April 2023 to begin its eight-year journey to Jupiter, where it will study in detail the gas giant planet’s three large ocean-bearing moons: Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.
Juice – Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer – is humankind’s next bold mission to the outer Solar System. This ambitious mission will characterise Ganymede, Callisto and Europa with a powerful suite of remote sensing, geophysical and in situ instruments to discover more about these compelling destinations as potential habitats
NOAA kicks off NEON weather satellite program
Tuesday, 09 May 2023 12:00 Write a comment
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s new weather satellite campaign begins with a free-flying sounder and continues over decades with launches of small to medium-sized satellites.
NASA proposes “hybrid” contract approach for space station deorbit vehicle
Tuesday, 09 May 2023 11:05 Write a comment
NASA is proposing a hybrid contract approach for procuring a vehicle to help deorbit the International Space Station at the end of the decade, combining elements of cost-plus and fixed-price contracts.
Team Continues to Troubleshoot Propulsion for NASA's Lunar Flashlight
Tuesday, 09 May 2023 09:21 Write a comment
NASA's Lunar Flashlight operations team continues to work on remedying the CubeSat's underperforming propulsion system. They developed a method to get one of the CubeSat's four thrusters to deliver more thrust; however, the small spacecraft will need additional, more consistent thrust in the next few days to reach its revised target orbit.
Devised by team members at NASA's Jet Propulsion L Momentus achieves first orbit raise with pioneering propulsion system
Tuesday, 09 May 2023 09:21 Write a comment
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has successfully achieved the first orbital raise of its Vigoride-5 spacecraft using its pioneering Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) that uses distilled water as propellant.
The successful maneuvers raised the altitude of the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) by more than 3 kilometers, taking into account the atmospheric drag that the spacecraft must ove China's reusable experimental spacecraft successfully lands
Tuesday, 09 May 2023 09:21 Write a comment
A reusable experimental spacecraft on Monday successfully returned to its scheduled landing site at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, marking an important milestone in the nation's quest for reusable space technology.
The spacecraft, which has not yet been officially named, completed a 276-day in-orbit operation before its successful landing. This achievement indicate SSTL and Oxford Space Systems to Launch CarbSAR in-orbit demo for innovative antenna
Tuesday, 09 May 2023 09:21 Write a comment
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and Oxford Space Systems (OSS) have confirmed a partnership to build and launch an OSS Wrapped Rib antenna mounted to an SSTL CarbSAR satellite. The In Orbit Demonstration mission advances both companies' abilities, with OSS gaining space heritage, and SSTL building its ability to integrate capability from new suppliers.
The work has been jointly fund Phantom Space and Quub sign multiple launch agreement
Tuesday, 09 May 2023 09:21 Write a comment
Phantom Space Corporation, a space applications company providing launch services, satellite design and operations to commercial and government customers, has announced they have signed a launch services agreement with Quub, Inc., a satellite manufacturer, for three dedicated launch missions.
Each dedicated launch will place upwards of 80 satellites into a tailored low earth orbit meeting