TAMPA, Fla. — The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has extended a contract to use British operator Inmarsat’s satellites to 2027, expanding the agreement to cover managed services. The contract extension, worth 221 million Australian dollars ($291 million), comes a month after the U.K. and Australia agreed to increase knowledge exchange […]
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Startups at all stages of maturity working with space technology or space data are eligible to apply WASHINGTON — Amazon Web Services is launching a space accelerator program for startups, the company announced March 30. AWS is teaming up with the U.K.-based venture investment firm Seraphim Capital to select the first […]
On Tuesday morning, for the fourth time, SpaceX attempted a high-altitude test of its next-generation rocket and for the fourth time, it exploded. Through a series of test flights since December, SpaceX has successfully launched prototypes of Starship, intended to take people to Mars one day, and after reaching an […]
SEOUL, South Korea — Hanwha Systems, the South Korean conglomerate that added a bankrupt phased-array antenna maker to its growing portfolio last year, is planning to build and deploy a constellation of 2,000 satellites in low Earth orbit by 2030 to provide connectivity to urban cargo-delivery drones and passenger airplanes. […]
DoD spokesman John Kirby: “Secretary Austin was pleased to receive a briefing about the space domain.” WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last week received a detailed briefing on DoD space programs and national security threats in the space domain. This was Austin’s first high-level briefing on space issues since […]
Since OneWeb came back from bankruptcy “we’ve been busy setting up engagements with the U.S. government,” said Dylan Browne. WASHINGTON — OneWeb plans to start offering broadband from space in the Arctic region this fall, a capability the company hopes will attract U.S. military and other national government customers. “Our […]
Scattered light from orbital debris (artist’s impression) may add 10% more light to a skyglow that interferes with astronomy. ESA By Joshua SokolMar. 28, 2021 , 8:01 PM There appears to be nowhere left on Earth where astronomers can view the stars without light pollution from space junk and satellites, […]
Broadband venture OneWeb could use lasers in space to provide crucial back-up if undersea communication cables were attacked by hostile nations By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 22:43 BST, 27 March 2021 The Government-backed broadband venture OneWeb could use lasers in […]