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Simple shift could make low Earth orbit satellites high capacity![]() ![]() Princeton NJ (SPX) Sep 16, 2024 Low-orbit satellites could soon offer millions of people worldwide access to high-speed communications, but the satellites' potential has been stymied by a technological limitation - their antenna arrays can only manage one user at a time. The one-to-one ratio means that companies must launch either constellations of many satellites, or large individual satellites with many arrays, to provide wide coverage. Both options are expensive, technically complex, and could lead to overcrowded orbits. ... read more |
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![]() Washington (AFP) Sept 17, 2024 The commander of the daring space voyage that included the first-ever spacewalk by private astronauts described opening the hatch into the void as an "emotional experience" that left him in awe, yet deeply aware of the dangers. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (UPI) Sep 17, 2024 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the European Commission's Galileo L13 mission Tuesday, successfully delivering its navigation satellite constellation to a medium Earth orbit, despite questionable weather earlier in the day. ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2024 Trinity Capital Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIN), a leader in providing financial solutions to companies focused on growth, has committed $30 million in growth capital to Slingshot Aerospace. Slingshot Aerospace ... more ![]() ![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 16, 2024 Some vegetable seeds that were sent into space have now been successfully cultivated in Yanggao county, Shanxi province, a key region for vegetable production in China. The seeds, which included tom ... more |
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![]() ![]() Boeing advances quantum communications with 2026 space test satellite ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 Capella Space Corp., a U.S.-based space technology company specializing in data and satellite solutions, announced it has secured a $15 million award from the U.S. Air Force through the AFWERX Ventu ... more |
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![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2024 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. space infrastructure company, has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office to join the Bringing Classif ... more ![]() ![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 16, 2024 The Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has successfully launched its first operational satellite-ground laser communication system. The 500mm aperture laser ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2024 MDA (TSX: MDA), a leading partner in the fast-growing space industry, announced the construction of a new 185,000 square foot extension to its satellite manufacturing facility in Sainte-Anne-de-Bell ... more ![]() ![]() Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 The ATLID atmospheric lidar, the final instrument aboard the EarthCARE satellite launched in May, has now been successfully activated. EarthCARE, a joint mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) a ... more |
![]() ![]() Fraunhofer IAF Amplifiers Support Arctic Weather Satellite for Advanced Climate Observation ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 Launched on July 15, 2004, as part of NASA's Earth Observing System, the Aura satellite has spent the last 20 years revolutionizing our understanding of Earth's atmosphere. By focusing on atmospheri ... more |
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![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2024 Pixxel, a leading company in hyperspectral imaging and Earth Observation, has been selected as part of NASA's $476 million Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program On-Ramp1 Multiple Award contra ... more ![]() ![]() Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 Planet Labs has signed a three-year agreement with the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Under this contract, Planet (NYSE: PL) will supply Earth observation data products an ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 A recent analysis of lunar maps has revealed multiple sources of water and hydroxyl in the sunlit regions of the Moon's surface, including water-rich rocks uncovered by meteor impacts across various ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (UPI) Sep 17, 2024 NASA has finished building its spacecraft bus to deploy the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope into orbit after the space agency finishes installing its scientific instruments and the telescope. ... more |
![]() Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 SoftBank and Intelsat have entered into a major collaboration that will create a "Ubiquitous Network," enabling continuous connectivity across the globe. Together, they will lead research and develo ... more ![]() ![]() Paris, France (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a global leader in satellite networking technology and services, announced that its U.S.-based subsidiary, DataPath Inc., has been awarded multipl ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. space infrastructure company, has announced a private placement agreement with a U.S. institutional investor for the sale of 5 million shares of common stock at ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 Intelsat, a global operator of one of the largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and a leader in in-flight connectivity (IFC), is set to become the first company to offer multi-orbit ... more |
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![]() London, UK (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 Brussels, Hong Kong, Montreal, Munich, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toulouse, Washington D.C. - Novaspace, a leading space consulting and market intelligence firm, formed from the merger of Euro ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2024 A recent study led by a Kansas State University engineer has provided evidence that supports the "Tired Light" theory, a century-old concept that challenges the widely accepted Big Bang theory. ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 10, 2024 With the release of his 10th book, Astropolitics 3.0: Reality Check, Frank, delivers another sharp and insightful analysis in the acclaimed "Reality Check" series, which includes successful releases ... more ![]() ![]() Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 16, 2024 Recent gravity data from Mars have revealed dense, large-scale features hidden beneath the sediment of a once-extant ocean. The findings, which combine models and data from multiple Mars missions, a ... more |
![]() Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 17, 2024 The Perseverance rover is reaching new heights as it ascends the rim of Jezero crater (over 300 meters in elevation higher than the original landing site)! The rover is now enroute to its first camp ... more ![]() ![]() Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Sep 16, 2024 Two astronauts have carried out the first-ever commercial spacewalk, using new less-bulky spacesuits designed by SpaceX. Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman (who also funded the mission) and Space ... more ![]() ![]() Houston TX (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 The Apollo 11 mission in July 1969 completed the goal set by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to the Earth before the end of the decade. At the time, ... more ![]() ![]() Paris, France (SPX) Sep 16, 2024 In early 2025, Luxembourg-based startup Mission Space, originally from Israel, is set to make a major step forward with the launch of the first commercial payload focused on space weather monitoring ... more |
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![]() London, UK (SPX) Sep 16, 2024 Plextek continues to strengthen its role in space debris removal technology, furthering its collaboration with ClearSpace and the UK Space Agency. This partnership highlights the importance of the C ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2024 Skylo Technologies has introduced satellite connectivity for smartphones powered by the Snapdragon X80 5G Modem-RF System from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. This new integration brings Skylo's Non-Ter ... more ![]() ![]() Tehran (AFP) Sept 14, 2024 Iran on Saturday blasted a new research satellite into orbit, state media said, in the latest such development for an aerospace programme that has long faced Western criticism. ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Sept 13, 2024 A US astronaut stuck on the International Space Station said Friday he believed Boeing's Starliner could have carried him home, if more time had been available to work through the beleaguered spacecraft's issues. ... more |
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