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China launches secretive TJS-27 pair, orbits next-gen Tianlian relay sat

HELSINKI β€” China sent a new pair of secretive satellites into a programmatically new orbit Wednesday, while also upgrading its on-orbit communications relay capabilities. A Long March 6A rocket lifted […]

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Spain commits up to $2.3 billion for national military communications for IRISΒ²

WARSAW, Poland β€” The Spanish government announced it will allocate between 1.6 billion and 2 billion euros ($1.8 to $2.3 billion) to develop a national military satellite communications constellation that […]

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Inside the effort to show Congress what war in space looks like

The Space Force Association’s National Spacepower Center is building an unclassified environment for demonstrating threats to satellites and their consequences on Earth

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The new space wars: lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East

In March 2021, while serving as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, I hosted a discussion with General Chance Saltzman, now Chief of Space Operations for the United States […]

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Rules of the road needed for orbital data center constellations

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As companies develop large constellations of orbital data center satellites, experts say now is the time to start thinking about some critical space safety topics and rules of the road.

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Sophia Space and Caltech claim patent for space data centers

SAN FRANCISCO – Sophia Space announced the award July 30 of a patent, shared with the California Institute of Technology, covering large, modular space-based data centers. The patent, issued July […]

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Proposed rule would exempt commercial launch licensing from environmental regulations

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The Department of Transportation is proposing to exempt commercial space launch licensing from many environmental regulations, a move praised by industry but criticized by environmental groups.

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Space Force awards All Points $250 million to expand satellite processing at Vandenberg

All Points Logistics is the third company selected under a Commercial Solutions Opening to add facilities where satellites can be inspected, tested, fueled and prepared for integration with launch vehicles

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LatConnect 60 Accelerates SWIRSAT Constellation Growth Anchored in Western Australia with Expansion into Malaysia and UAE

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PERTH, Western Australia β€” LatConnect 60 (LC60) is executing on a multi-geography industrial plan to accelerate its SWIRSAT constellation, anchoring core technology development and payload manufacturing in Western Australia while […]

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