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Avanti Communications Granted the Infrastructure Operator Authorisation to Operate its HYLAS 4 Satellite Gateway Station.

In a press release by Avanti Communications, the organisation has been granted the Infrastructure Operator Authorisation required for its HYLAS 4 satellite gateway station in Diamniadio, Senegal, by the Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Digital, Mr Moussa Bocar Thiam, on 29 February 2024. Furthermore, Avanti is advancing to the final testing phase before commencing its …

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On This Day In Space: March 3, 1969: Apollo 9 Launches 1st Test Flight Of Lunar Module.

Astronauts James McDivitt, David Scott and Rusty Schweickart orbited Earth for 10 days. They tested the lunar module’s engines and navigation systems. On March 3, 1969, Apollo 9 launched three astronauts on the first crewed test flight of NASA’s lunar module, which astronauts later used to land on the moon. On the fourth day, they …

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SpaceX Launches Crew-8 Astronaut Mission To International Space Station For NASA.

SpaceX launched another crew of four to the International Space Station tonight (March 3). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with the four astronauts of NASA’s Crew-8 mission at 10:53 p.m. EST tonight (0353 GMT on March 4) from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket’s two stages …

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Private space capsule’s blistering return to Earth.

A pioneering private space capsule captured spectacular footage of its fiery homecoming last month. Varda Space‘s first-ever mission, called W-1, wrapped up on Feb. 21 with the successful recovery of the California’s startup’s off-Earth manufacturing capsule. That conical, 3-foot-wide (0.9 meters) capsule touched down softly under parachute at the Utah Test and Training Range west …

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NASA Delays Space Station Crew Rotation Flight, Makes Way For SpaceX Starlink Launch.

Taking advantage of a weather delay for NASA’s next space station flight, SpaceX fired off another 23 Starlink internet satellites Thursday in a hazy leap day launch from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It was the California rocket builder’s 19th flight so far this year. Earlier in the day, NASA called off plans for …

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US Moon Lander Odysseus Goes Dark With Power Banks Depleted.

Odysseus, an American lunar lander that had a doomed, wonky descent on the moon, sent its final image on Thursday before its power banks depleted, said Intuitive Machines (IM), the private company behind the project that saw America reach the Moon after over 50 years. The final image The photograph “showcases the crescent Earth in …

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AAC Space Africa Wins its First Satellite Order.

In a press release by AAC Clyde Space, its subsidiary, AAC Space Africa, announced winning its first satellite order to assemble, integrate, and test two satellites. The order, valued at approximately USD 213,078 (ZAR 4.1 million), is slated for delivery by June 2024. “We are delighted that AAC Space Africa has received its first satellite …

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Viasat Links Up With Northrop Grumman For Air Force Communications Experiment.

Global communications company Viasat announced Feb. 29 it has signed an agreement with defense prime contractor Northrop Grumman to support an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) experiment using broadband satellite internet to connect military vehicles and aircraft. The experiment is part of AFRL’s Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program, which aims to demonstrate …

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Air Is Leaking From A Russian ISS Module, But ‘No Impact To Crew,’ NASA Says.

The International Space Station has sprung a leak. The space station has a leak at the aft end of the Russian module where the nation’s Progress spacecraft dock to the orbital lab, said NASA’s International Space Station (ISS) Program Manager Joel Mantalbano during a press briefing on Wednesday (Feb. 28) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center …

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