Eutelsat and OneWeb agree multi-orbit merger plan Original Publication Date: 2022-07-25 13:46 Eutelsat and OneWeb say they have agreed a plan to merge their businesses. The deal would combine Eutelsat’s satellite fleet in geostationary orbit with OneWeb’s constellation in low Earth orbit. ...

Streamlined and ready for Africa’s growth markets: Q&A with Avanti Communications CEO Kyle Whitehill Original Publication Date: 2022-07-25 07:11 Avanti Communications is ready to expand across Africa. Investors agreed in April to swap debt for equity in a deal that slashed Avanti’s $810 million ...

Roman Space Telescope top challenge for new NASA astrophysics director Original Publication Date: 2022-07-24 14:59 Mark Clampin will take over as director of NASA’s astrophysics division. He succeeds Paul Hertz, who announced last year his intent to step down. Clampin is currently director of ...

NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch Roman Space Telescope Original Publication Date: 2022-07-19 23:10 NASA has selected SpaceX to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The contract is valued at $255 million for the launch and other mission-related costs. Roman is the next large, or ...

DirecTV says 5G plan would degrade satellite TV reception Original Publication Date: 2022-07-18 23:14 DirecTV: Mobile operations in the band would cause extensive harmful interference. Both Dish and DirecTV are already using frequencies in the band to provide linear TV programming. OneWeb and ...

NASA delays VIPER lunar rover launch by a year Original Publication Date: 2022-07-19 11:01 NASA has delayed the launch of an ice-prospecting lunar rover by a year. The one-year delay is to conduct additional ground testing of the Griffin lunar lander. The rover is designed to land near Nobile ...

UAE announces plans for radar satellite constellation and space fund Original Publication Date: 2022-07-18 10:54 The United Arab Emirates will develop a radar satellite constellation. The constellation will be developed over six years, with the first satellite scheduled to launch in three ...

Rogozin removed as head of Roscosmos as seat barter agreement signed Original Publication Date: 2022-07-15 16:46 Kremlin dismisses Dmitry Rogozin as head of space agency Roscosmos, effective immediately. Kremlin appoints Yuri Borisov, deputy prime minister of Russia, as Rogozin’s successor. ...

First JWST images excite and relieve astronomers Original Publication Date: 2022-07-12 22:49 NASA releases first science observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. Observations include images of the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region previously observed in lower resolution by the ...

First JWST images excite and relieve astronomers Original Publication Date: 2022-07-12 22:49 NASA releases first science observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. Observations include images of the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region previously observed in lower resolution by the ...