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Viasat won’t replace damaged Americas satellite, moves up financial targets
A long-exposure photo shows a trail left by SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket while launching the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite from Florida on April 30, 2023. Viasat Viasat shares rose Thursday after the company said it expects to meet financial growth targets earlier than expected and that it won’t need to replace a damaged $750 million communications […]
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Amazon set to launch its first Project Kuiper satellite internet prototypes
United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the first two demonstration satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation stands ready for launch on pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on October 5, 2023 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. Paul Hennessey | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Your Amazon order of satellite […]
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Washington reusable rocket startup Stoke Space raises $100 million
The company’s prototype vehicle “Hopper2” flies during a low-altitude launch and landing demonstration on Sept. 17, 2023 in Moses Lake, Washington. Stoke Space Washington-based startup Stoke Space raised $100 million in new funds, the company announced Thursday, as it aims to develop a fully reusable rocket called “Nova.” Stoke’s latest investment round was led by […]
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FCC enforces very first area debris penalty in $150,000 settlement with Dish
Signage is witnessed at the headquarters of the Federal Communications Fee in Washington, D.C. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The Federal Communications Commission declared a settlement with Dish Network on Monday in the regulator’s to start with penalty connected to area debris. Dish admitted it was liable for failing to properly dispose of the EchoStar-7 broadcast […]
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Blue Origin, Sierra Space weigh future of Orbital Reef space station as partnership turns rocky
A rendering of the “Orbital Reef” space station in orbit. Blue Origin The Orbital Reef space station partnership between Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Sierra Space is on rocky footing, CNBC has learned. The companies announced Orbital Reef as a co-led project in 2021, but updates about the project dried up in the past year. […]
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SpaceX wins first Pentagon contract for Starshield, its satellite network for military use
An uncaptioned image posted on the company’s website appears to show Starshield technology in orbit. SpaceX The Pentagon has awarded Elon Musk’s SpaceX its first confirmed contract for the Starshield network it’s developing, a military-specific version of the company’s Starlink satellite internet system, the defense agency said Wednesday. A Space Force spokesperson confirmed that SpaceX […]
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FAA closes investigation into Blue Origin rocket failure, requires 21 ‘corrective actions’
The moment of the anomaly during the New Shepard cargo mission NS-23, in which the booster’s engine failed. Blue Origin The Federal Aviation Administration closed its investigation into last year’s failed flight of a cargo mission by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, the regulator announced Wednesday. Blue Origin is required by the FAA to “implement 21 […]
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to replace CEO Bob Smith with outgoing Amazon exec Dave Limp
Bob Smith, chief executive officer of Blue Origin LLC, (L), and Dave Limp, senior vice president of devices and services for Amazon.com Inc. Getty Images Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will replace CEO Bob Smith with outgoing Amazon executive Dave Limp, CNBC has learned. Smith is retiring effective Dec. 4 and will remain with the company […]
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Sierra Space raising nearly $300 million from Japanese consortium at $5 billion valuation
Artist’s rendering of Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane in this undated handout obtained March 25, 2022. Sierra Space | via Reuters Sierra Space, the subsidiary of private aerospace contractor Sierra Nevada Corporation, is finalizing a raise of nearly $300 million, CNBC has learned. The round values the space company at about $5 billion, according to […]
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SpaceX countersues Justice Department, seeking to dismiss hiring discrimination case
SpaceX headquarters in Los Angeles, California. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images Elon Musk’s SpaceX sued the U.S. Department of Justice in a Texas federal court, as the company aims to stop the DOJ’s hiring discrimination case on constitutional grounds. The countersuit comes after the DOJ sued the company last month, alleging it discriminates […]
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