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SpaceX providing Starlink services to DoD under ‘unique terms …
WEBOct 3, 2023 · WASHINGTON — A $70 million contract the U.S. Space Force awarded to SpaceX for Starlink internet services includes “unique terms and conditions” not included in previous commercial contracts ...
Blue Origin touts capabilities of Blue Ring transfer vehicle
WEBFeb 2, 2024 · Credit: Blue Origin. ORLANDO, Fla. — Blue Origin is highlighting the capabilities of an orbital transfer vehicle design it announced last year, including the ability of the spacecraft to serve ...
AST SpaceMobile’s prototype satellite makes first 5G connection
WEBSep 20, 2023 · AST Space Mobile said Sept. 19 its Blue Walker 3 test satellite that's been in orbit for a year recently relayed its first 5G phone call to an ordinary smartphone in a cellular dead zone.
Tianzhou-7 reaches Tiangong in China’s first space station mission …
WEBJan 18, 2024 · Tianzhou-7 docked at Tiangong just over three hours later, at 12:46 (1746 UTC), according to CMSEO. The Shenzhou-17 crew aboard the space station will later enter the Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft ...
SES eagerly awaiting the flexibility O3b mPower promises
WEBFeb 2, 2023 · EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – At a time of unprecedented change in the satellite communications sector, fleet operator SES is eagerly awaiting the December launch of its first Boeing-built O3b mPower ...
SpaceX gets E-band radio waves to boost Starlink broadband
WEBMar 11, 2024 · TAMPA, Fla. — SpaceX has secured conditional approval to use extremely high-frequency E-band radio waves to improve the capacity of its low Earth orbit Starlink broadband constellation. The ...
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WEB4 days ago · California-based Xona Space Systems is expanding to Canada ahead of deploying the first in a proposed constellation of small navigation satellites in low Earth orbit next year.
Starlink soars: SpaceX's satellite internet surprises ... - SpaceNews
WEBMay 9, 2024 · WASHINGTON — SpaceX’s ambitious Starlink satellite network is exceeding expectations at a blistering pace, according to a new report by Quilty Space, a market research and consulting firm ...
X-37B spaceplane completes its sixth mission, lands after nearly 30 ...
WEBNov 12, 2022 · Its previous record was 780 days. This was the sixth mission of the crewless reusable spaceplane, built by Boeing and jointly operated by the U.S. Space Force and the Air Force Rapid Capabilities ...