A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaks away from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to begin the USSF-36 mission with the X-37B spaceplane onboard. More than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster, tail number 1092, landed with a sonic boom at Landing Zone 2. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now Update Aug. 22, 9:47 a.m. EDT: Added quotes …
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SALT LAKE CITY — Blue Origin is offering a version of its Blue Ring spacecraft as a Mars communications orbiter as it and other companies seek ways to provide commercial services for NASA at Mars. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week newsletter every Friday. Opt-out …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Satellites, including those used for GPS and communications, will face greater risks in coming decades during solar-triggered geomagnetic storms because of the effect climate pollution has on Earth’s atmosphere, a new study found. The increasing volume of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the upper atmosphere is likely to make the air less dense, while geomagnetic storms have …
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Irvine, Calif. – Today, workers on Blizzard’s Story and Franchise Development (SFD) team strongly voted in favor of union representation with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), either by signing a union authorization card or indicating that they wanted union representation via an online portal. The workers will be members of CWA Local 9510 in Orange County, Calif., and Microsoft …
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WASHINGTON — Intuitive Machines has decided to bring in-house the production of satellites for a cislunar communications system, giving the company more schedule control and the ability to pursue other satellite opportunities. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week newsletter every Friday. Opt-out at any time. …
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An advocacy group sued the US justice department and the FBI on Friday for records detailing their handling of the sex-trafficking investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The legal organization Democracy Forward is seeking records related to senior administration officials’ communication about Epstein documents and any regarding correspondence between Epstein and Donald Trump. The lawsuit, filed in federal …
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WASHINGTON — NASA has paused plans to procure a set of ground stations intended to reduce the burden on the agency’s Deep Space Network, citing uncertain budgets. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week newsletter every Friday. Opt-out at any time. Sign in to an existing …
Read More »Charter Communications’ Modest Growth, Broadband Loss Triggers Steep Sell-Off The Wall Street Journal Charter Stock Is Sliding. Why Earnings Failed to Wow Investors. Barron’s Charter is bleeding internet subscribers. The stock could see its worst day ever. MarketWatch Charter Sheds 80,000 TV Customers in Latest Quarter, Shrinking Losses The Hollywood Reporter Charter Stock Falls Sharply In Wake Of Q2 Earnings Miss; CEO Chris Winfrey …
Read More »Israel’s most advanced communications satellite successfully launched by SpaceX The Times of Israel SpaceX launches Israeli satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now SpaceX launches mystery satellite to geostationary transfer orbit Space WATCH: IAI launches Dror-1 communications satellite with the help of SpaceX Falcon 9 The Jerusalem Post Israel’s most-advanced communications satellite to be launched in coming minutes The Times of …
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IAI launches Dror-1 communications satellite to reach 36,000 km above Earth with the help of SpaceX The Jerusalem Post Live coverage: SpaceX to launch unspecified satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now Israel’s most-advanced communications satellite successfully launched into space The Times of Israel SpaceX launches mystery satellite to geostationary transfer orbit Space Israeli communications satellite ‘Dror 1’ launched into …
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