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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Reportedly Holding "Going Out of Business Sale" for Satellites

futurism.com Unknown 2025-07-21 21:06:15

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Reportedly Holding "Going Out of Business Sale" for Satellites NASA scientists are furious. Fire Sale NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab is reportedly holding a "going out of business sale" for its satellites, NASA Watch reports. The list of for-sale assets includes several Earth-monitoring satellites that were once tasked with studying the environment, helping with hurricane prediction efforts, and measuring the effects of climate change. Most launched over the last

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Amazon’s ride on the rocket merry-go-round continues with SpaceX launch

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-24 10:41:01

A Falcon 9 rocket launched from Florida's Space Coast overnight with a batch of Internet satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper network, thrusting a rival one step closer to competing with SpaceX's Starlink broadband service. Amazon's third set of operational Kuiper satellites lifted off at 2:30 am EST (06:30 UTC) on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket arced downrange over the Atlantic Ocean, heading northeast to place its payload into the Kuiper

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Amazon launches more Kuiper internet satellites with help from rival: 'Big thanks to SpaceX'

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-07-25 02:09:03

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. As Amazon chases SpaceX in the internet satellite market, the e-commerce and computing giant turned to Elon Musk's rival company to get its next batch of devices into space. On Wednesday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carr

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Amazon’s Kuiper satellites to get boost from rival SpaceX

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-07-25 22:26:10

Amazon’s race to challenge SpaceX in orbit is getting a helping hand from its chief competitor: SpaceX itself, which will launch the next batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet satellites skyward on Wednesday. A flock of 24 Kuiper internet satellites will ride aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket before dawn. The mission, dubbed KF-01, has a 27-minute launch window that opens at 2:18 AM ET and will lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Once complete, it will bring the total number of

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Amazon turns to rival SpaceX to launch next batch of Kuiper internet satellites

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-07-26 06:23:40

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. As Amazon chases SpaceX in the internet satellite market, the e-commerce and computing giant is now counting on Elon Musk's rival company to get its next batch of devices into space. On Wednesday, weather permitting,

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This 19-year-old’s space company just raised millions to keep satellites connected 24/7

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-07-30 23:12:21

Apolink, a Y Combinator-backed space-tech startup founded by a 19-year-old Indian-origin entrepreneur, has raised $4.3 million in an “oversubscribed” seed round at a $45 million post-money valuation to build a real-time connectivity network for satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). The startup is tackling a persistent problem in space communications. Satellites frequently go offline during parts of their orbit due to dead zones — periods when they are not in the line of sight of a ground station

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YC-backed Apolink by 19-year-old bags $4.3M to build 24/7 connectivity for LEO satellites

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-07-31 14:12:21

Apolink, a Y Combinator-backed space-tech startup founded by a 19-year-old Indian-origin entrepreneur, has raised $4.3 million in an “oversubscribed” seed round at a $45 million post-money valuation to build a real-time connectivity network for satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). The startup is tackling a persistent problem in space communications. Satellites frequently go offline during parts of their orbit due to dead zones — periods when they are not in the line of sight of a ground station

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Northwood Space successfully tests second-generation phased array antenna

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-04 18:00:37

Northwood Space has completed initial testing of the second generation of its phased array antenna technology, which can simultaneously communicate with spacecraft across a range of orbits, from near Earth all the way out to geostationary space. The prototype gateway was able to connect with several satellites in space during recent testing, said Bridgit Mendler, co-founder and chief executive of Northwood Space. This successful demonstration has given Northwood confidence to move into commerci

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China Has Attempted What Might Be the First-Ever Orbital Refueling of a Satellite

wired.com Stephen Clark 2025-08-05 23:30:00

Two Chinese satellites have rendezvoused with one another more than 20,000 miles above the Earth in what analysts believe is the first high-altitude attempt at orbital refueling. China’s Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites, known as SJ-21 and SJ-25 for short, likely docked together in geosynchronous orbit sometime last week. This is the conclusion of multiple civilian satellite trackers using open source imagery showing the two satellites coming together, then becoming indistinguishable as a s

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China jumps ahead in the race to achieve a new kind of reuse in space

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-08 07:18:02

Two Chinese satellites have rendezvoused with one another more than 20,000 miles above the Earth in what analysts believe is the first high-altitude attempt at orbital refueling. China's Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites, known as SJ-21 and SJ-25 for short, likely docked together in geosynchronous orbit some time last week. This is the conclusion of multiple civilian satellite trackers using open source imagery showing the two satellites coming together, then becoming indistinguishable as a

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Starlink Plans to Send 42K Satellites Into Space. That Could Be Bad News for the Ozone

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-14 22:02:00

Satellites like the ones used for Starlink's internet service could be depleting the Earth's ozone layer when they're deorbited, according to a study funded by NASA and published in Geophysical Research Letters in June. 2024. When Starlink's satellites reach the end of their lives, they burn up in the Earth's atmosphere and leave behind small particles of aluminum oxide. These travel down into the ozone layer, which absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation. Researchers from the University of South

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Nearly 500 Starlink Satellites Have Incinerated in Earth's Atmosphere So Far This Year

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-15 10:08:00

According to a filing with the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, 472 Starlink satellites burned up in the atmosphere between December 2024 and May 2025, as SpaceX deorbited around 6% of its active fleet. Starlink satellites are built to last around five years. After that, they're steered into the Earth's atmosphere to burn up. SpaceX, the rocket company owned by Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk, launched the first Starlink satellites in 2019, which means we're now seeing its first full-sca

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Pentagon may put SpaceX at the center of a sensor-to-shooter targeting network

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-17 18:51:52

The Trump administration plans to cancel a fleet of orbiting data relay satellites managed by the Space Development Agency and replace it with a secretive network that, so far, relies primarily on SpaceX's Starlink Internet constellation, according to budget documents. The move prompted questions from lawmakers during a Senate hearing on the Space Force's budget last week. While details of the Pentagon's plan remain secret, the White House proposal would commit $277 million in funding to kick o

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France is betting Eutelsat can become Europe's answer to Starlink — but experts aren't convinced

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-08-21 14:08:36

In this article ETL-FR Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT France views Eutelsat as a strategic asset in the EU's push for technological sovereignty. Benoit Tessier | AFP via Getty Images For years, France's Eutelsat has been trying to build a European alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite broadband service. The company merged with British satellite venture OneWeb in 2023, consolidating the region's satellite communications industry in an effort to catch up to Starlink, whi

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Google Wants to Get Better at Spotting Wildfires From Space

wired.com Boone Ashworth 2025-08-30 21:30:00

Google wants to launch a battalion of satellites into orbit around the Earth to monitor fires on the ground in real time, then collect all that photographic data and use AI to better identify fires in their critical early stages. Fire Sat is a partnership between Google, the nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance, and the satellite builder Muon Space. The collaborative effort was announced in 2024 with the goal of launching satellites specifically designed to spot wildfires. The first satellite of the p

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Crunch time—we’ll soon find out if Amazon’s launch providers are up to the job

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-01 02:13:27

For the second time in two months, United Launch Alliance sent a batch of 27 broadband Internet satellites into orbit for Amazon on Monday morning. Just like the last flight on April 28, an Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and delivered Amazon's satellites into an on-target orbit roughly 280 miles (450 kilometers) above Earth. This was the second launch of a full load of operational satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper, a network envisioned to become a competitor to Spa

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Amazon launches second batch of Kuiper internet satellites, taking on Elon Musk's Starlink

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-09-01 14:21:19

An Atlas V rocket of United Launch Alliance (ULA) lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on June 23, 2025. Amazon 's second batch of Kuiper internet satellites reached low Earth orbit on Monday, adding to its plans for a massive constellation and ramping up competition with SpaceX's Starlink. A United Launch Alliance rocket carrying 27 Kuiper satellites lifted off from a launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 6:5

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From Outer Space to Your Router: Here's How Satellite Internet Works

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-13 15:00:00

While it's not the fastest, satellite internet is the only internet connection type available in all 50 states, making it a top contender for rural households with limited internet options. Despite the popularity of Starlinkand the growing power of its 7,000 satellites, satellite internet is commonly viewed as a last resort for home internet. So what makes satellite internet so great? What should you be mindful about before signing up? Let's take a closer look at how satellite internet works --

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There's a Giant Problem With SpaceX's Starlink Satellites

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-16 09:27:06

Astronomers' attempts to peer into the earliest reaches of the universe could be threatened by thousands of SpaceX Starlink satellites leaking radio emissions that ruin observations made with highly sensitive telescopes. As New Scientist reports, a team of researchers led by Curtin University radio astronomy professor Steven Tingay tracked the signals of almost 2,000 Starlink satellites, with the help of a prototype telescope from the Square Kilometre Array, which is currently under constructio

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Blue Origin Delays New Glenn Again—and It’s a Bigger Setback Than It Seems

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-09-16 22:30:00

After gaining momentum last year, Jeff Bezos’ rocket venture has hit another snag. The second flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn slipped from early spring to late August, messing with the company’s original plan to launch its giant rocket eight times in 2025. Beyond missing launch targets, New Glenn’s recent delay also puts Project Kuiper—the internet satellites owned by Amazon—at risk of losing a critical operations license. This week, Dave Limp, the chief executive of Blue Origin, announced th

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Amazon Kuiper second satellite launch delayed by ULA due to weather

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-09-16 23:25:39

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is on the launch pad carrying Amazon's Project Kuiper internet network satellites, which are expected to eventually rival Elon Musk's Starlink system, at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 9, 2025. United Launch Alliance said Tuesday it was pushing back the second flight carrying Amazon 's Project Kuiper internet satellites due to "multiple weather delays during launch processing." The launch from Florida's Space

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Latest Tech News

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Reportedly Holding "Going Out of Business Sale" for Satellites

Amazon’s ride on the rocket merry-go-round continues with SpaceX launch

Amazon launches more Kuiper internet satellites with help from rival: 'Big thanks to SpaceX'

Amazon’s Kuiper satellites to get boost from rival SpaceX

Amazon turns to rival SpaceX to launch next batch of Kuiper internet satellites

This 19-year-old’s space company just raised millions to keep satellites connected 24/7

YC-backed Apolink by 19-year-old bags $4.3M to build 24/7 connectivity for LEO satellites

Northwood Space successfully tests second-generation phased array antenna

China Has Attempted What Might Be the First-Ever Orbital Refueling of a Satellite

China jumps ahead in the race to achieve a new kind of reuse in space

Starlink Plans to Send 42K Satellites Into Space. That Could Be Bad News for the Ozone

Nearly 500 Starlink Satellites Have Incinerated in Earth's Atmosphere So Far This Year

Pentagon may put SpaceX at the center of a sensor-to-shooter targeting network

France is betting Eutelsat can become Europe's answer to Starlink — but experts aren't convinced

Google Wants to Get Better at Spotting Wildfires From Space

Crunch time—we’ll soon find out if Amazon’s launch providers are up to the job

Amazon launches second batch of Kuiper internet satellites, taking on Elon Musk's Starlink

From Outer Space to Your Router: Here's How Satellite Internet Works

There's a Giant Problem With SpaceX's Starlink Satellites

Blue Origin Delays New Glenn Again—and It’s a Bigger Setback Than It Seems

Amazon Kuiper second satellite launch delayed by ULA due to weather

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