Day: July 18, 2024

Key Highlights Avanti conducts successful satellite connectivity tests to fortify digital banking systems. Avanti Communications has led a groundbreaking satellite connectivity test with BankservAfrica, Africa’s largest automated clearing house, and Capitec Bank, one of South Africa’s top retail banks. The successful test marks a crucial step towards enhanced transactional security.It underscores satellite communications’ role in …

Avanti Conducts Successful Satellite Connectivity Test to Enhance Financial Security and Resilience in Africa. Read More »

NASA has cancelled its VIPER moon rover program due to rising costs. VIPER, short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, was a robotic mission intended to land near the moon’s south pole and spend 100 days scouting for lunar ice deposits. The rover was slated to launch in 2025 to the moon aboard an Astrobotic …

NASA Cancels $450 Million VIPER Moon Rover Due To Budget Concerns. Read More »

The Intersputnik International Organisation of Space Communications and the Regional African Satellite Communications Organisation (RASCOM) have entered into a cooperation agreement covering satellite communications and other areas of shared interest. This agreement includes provisions for mutual consultations, participation in events hosted by both organisations and information and document exchange. The agreement was signed by Mr …

Intersputnik and RASCOM Sign Long-Term Cooperation Agreement for Satellite Communications. Read More »

SpaceX is seeking a rapid return to Falcon 9 launches following a rare failure of its workhorse rocket during a satellite launch last week. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) received a request from SpaceX on Monday (July 15) to continue launching Falcon 9 flights during the mandatory mishap investigation following the ill-fated Starlink 9-3 mission …

SpaceX Wants To Resume Falcon 9 Rocket Launches While FAA Completes Investigation. Read More »

The core stage of the first rocket to launch astronauts to the moon in over 50 years has left its manufacturing facility, and is bound for vehicle integration and assembly ahead of its launch next year. NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis 2 booster was rolled out of the space agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility, in …

NASA Rolls Giant Artemis 2 Moon Rocket Core Off The Factory Floor For Astronaut Mission. Read More »