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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites - SpaceNews
WEBApr 29, 2021 · Credit: SpaceX webcast. WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites April 28, its first since the FCC approved a modification that allows the company to operate more ...
SpaceX reveals EVA suit design as Polaris Dawn mission approaches
WEBORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX has unveiled long-awaited spacesuits intended for spacewalks that will first be used on an upcoming private spaceflight. The company revealed the design of the ...
How low can satellites go? VLEO entrepreneurs plan to find out
WEBOct 5, 2021 · CUTTING COSTS. Satellite constellation operators are well aware of the benefits of VLEO. Planet lowered the altitude of Earth-observation SkySats from 500 kilometers to 450 kilometers in 2019 to ...
SpaceX breaks annual launch record as it deploys 48 more Starlink ...
WEBJan 23, 2023 · TAMPA, Fla. — SpaceX deployed 48 more satellites for its Starlink broadband constellation Dec. 2, along with two remote sensing spacecraft for BlackSky in a mission that breaks the record for ...
AST SpaceMobile fully funds first five commercial direct-to-device ...
WEBAST SpaceMobile has fully funded its first five commercial satellites slated to launch with SpaceX early next year after raising $115 million in debt, the low Earth orbit direct-to-device startup ...
Acquisition of Orbital ATK approved, company renamed
WEBJan 23, 2023 · WASHINGTON — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday announced it has cleared Northrop Grumman’s $7.8 billion purchase of defense and space contractor Orbital ATK. Orbital ATK will become ...
SpaceX launches 58 Starlink satellites, three Planet ... - SpaceNews
WEBJun 13, 2020 · SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 5:21 a.m. Eastern, carrying 58 Starlink broadband satellites instead of the usual 60. The rocket carried ...
Planet signs deal with NATO to supply satellite imagery
WEBAug 19, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Earth imaging company Planet announced Aug. 19 it has inked a deal with NATO to supply satellite imagery. The contract, signed with NATO’s Communications and Information Agency ...
SpaceX making progress on Starship in-space refueling technologies
WEBApr 27, 2024 · WASHINGTON — NASA says SpaceX is on track to demonstrate in-space refueling of Starship next year, a critical technology for returning humans to the lunar surface using that vehicle. Speaking to ...