Viasat one of four companies selected by NASA for $4.8B satellite contract
NASA has selected Carlsbad, California-based Viasat as one of four satellite communications firms to support its future ...
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NISAR: The satellite that will change how we see Earth
ISRO satellite, will revolutionize Earth observation with advanced radar technology, capturing changes in stunning detail.
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A giant antenna that was deactivated in the 1980s will be restarted and used to detect 'enemy ships in space'
The OTC Satellite Earth Station Carnarvon is a high-precision antenna that was used for NASA's moon landing program, but it was decommissioned in 1987. This is OTC Satellite Earth Station Carnarvon.
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Chinese commercial Ceres-1 rocket launches 5 weather satellites to orbit (video)
While the 62-foot-tall (19 meters), four-stage Ceres-1 can send 880 pounds (400 kilograms) to low Earth orbit (LEO), the ...
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China plans to build enormous solar array in space — and it could collect more energy in a year than 'all the oil on Earth'
China has announced plans to build a giant solar power space station, which will be lifted into orbit piece by piece using ...
How the new NASA and India Earth Satellite NISAR will see Earth
When NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) new Earth satellite NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) ...
Malargüe—A satellite dish best served cold: Cryogenic upgrade boosts capacity by almost 80%
In late July 2024, the Malargüe deep-space communication station completed an important upgrade of its antenna feed that will ...
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China's space solar station could generate more energy in one year than all Earth's remaining oil
China's plan to build a massive solar power station in space could generate more energy in one year than all of Earth's ...
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Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem
"In 2024, we saw a 17% year-over-year spike in the average number of close approaches in low Earth orbit per satellite." ...
Astronauts Release Wooden Satellite From Space Station
The world's first wooden satellite has officially been deployed. Built by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the timber-clad device hitched a ride on a SpaceX mission which brought it ...
What Happens When You Launch a Wooden Satellite Into Space? JAXA Finds Out
In a pioneering space mission, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched LignoSat, a satellite constructed ...