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Ovzon’s debut broadband satellite ready for commercial service

Ovzon’s first fully owned satellite is ready to start commercial services following successful tests in geostationary orbit, the Swedish broadband operator announced July 5.

by Jason Rainbow July 5, 2024July 5, 2024

Coronal Mass Ejection imagery captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Ob- servatory.

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What the biggest solar storm in decades revealed about space system resilience

by Debra Werner July 5, 2024July 1, 2024

Illustration of TDRS-13, the final sat- ellite in NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) constellation, which has provided crucial connectivity for govern- ment users like the ISS and the U.S. De- partment of Defense for decades. NASA is transitioning to commercial alternatives to meet future data relay needs.

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The Space Relayers: NASA’s latest bet on the private sector is starting to take shape

by Jason Rainbow July 5, 2024July 1, 2024

Arthur Grijalva, SpaceWERX director, addresses tech startups at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, March 9, 2024. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse

Seeding the future of space warfare

by Sandra Erwin July 5, 2024July 1, 2024

Alpha FLTA0005 launch

Firefly Aerospace launches NASA-sponsored cubesats

by Jeff Foust July 4, 2024July 4, 2024

Airbus secures $2.5 billion German military satellite contract

by Sandra Erwin July 4, 2024July 4, 2024

Chinese satellite manufacturer MinoSpace raises $137 million

by Andrew Jones July 3, 2024July 3, 2024

Northrop Grumman's MEV-1 snapped this picture of Intelsat-901 prior to docking with the satellite.

Increasingly feasible, on-orbit servicing has a challenging road to market

by Alexandre Corral July 3, 2024July 1, 2024

Rendering of the Starlab space station in orbit. Starlab Space is a joint venture involving companies representing all Western ISS partners.

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Commercial space stations go international

by Jeff Foust July 3, 2024June 28, 2024

EnduroSat gets order for Botswana’s debut satellite

by Jason Rainbow July 3, 2024July 3, 2024