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  McLean VA (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has been awarded a five-year base Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with one five-year option by the U.S. Space Force for Iridium Certus services. The multiple awardee contract is part of a U.S. Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services award and includes multiple Iridium partners. Unique in the satellite industry, Iridium Certus is the only broadband service that provides highly reliable, truly global, weather-re ... read more |
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Firefly Aerospace launches US Space Force VICTUS NOX Responsive Space Mission with 24-hours noticeVandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Sep 18, 2023 Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced the company successfully launched its Alpha rocket and deployed the VICTUS NOX spacecraft following a 24-hour notice to ... more  
Rocket Lab signs deal with Leidos to launch 4 HASTE missionsLong Beach CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a contract with Leidos to launch four HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) missions. The missions, scheduled across 2024 and 2 ... more 
The Vostochny cosmodrome: symbol of Moscow's struggling space sectorMoscow (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 Russia's Vostochny cosmodrome, where President Vladimir Putin hosted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Wednesday, has become a symbol of lingering problems in Moscow's space sector: from lengthy delays to rampant corruption. ... more  
Kim Jong Un, showered with gifts and taken to see ballet, leaves RussiaWashington DC (UPI) Sep 17, 2023 Kim Jong Un, the supreme leader of North Korea, left Russia's Primorsky Krai region by train after a state visit in which he was showered with gifts and taken to see a ballet performance. ... more |
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  Biden's national security advisor meets Chinese FM 
China hits out at German FM's 'dictator' Xi commentBeijing (AFP) Sept 18, 2023 China lashed out against German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Monday for calling President Xi Jinping a "dictator", branding the comment "an open political provocation" that was "extremely absurd". ... more |
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Chinese FM Wang Yi to visit Russia for security talksBeijing (AFP) Sept 18, 2023 China's top diplomat Wang Yi will begin a four-day visit to Russia for security talks on Monday, his foreign ministry said, the latest in a series of high-level visits and phone calls between the two sides. ... more  
Galileo becomes faster for every userNoordwijk, Netherlands (ESA) Sep 12, 2023 ESA satnav receiver vans - driving between the busy heart of Rotterdam, quiet countryside, and the Agency's ESTEC technical centre - have confirmed that Galileo signals now provide a first position ... more  
North Korea's leader wraps up Russia trip with drones giftMoscow (AFP) Sept 17, 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Russia on Sunday after a rare six-day visit that appeared to solidify his country's ties with President Vladimir Putin, fanning Western fears that Pyongyang could provide Moscow with weapons for its assault on Ukraine. ... more  
GMV tests robot for assembly and maintenance of structures in Earth orbitMadrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Multinational technology company GMV has successfully concluded ground validation tests for a space robot designed to assemble structures in Earth's orbit as part of the European Space Agency's (ESA ... more |
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  NASA JPL Imaging Spectrometer Ready for Tanager 1 Integration 
Sidus contracts with HEO for non-Earth imaging payload data servicesCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has announced an agreement with HEO (USA), a subsidiary of HEO, an Australian space technology company specializing in non-Earth imaging (NEI) and in-orbit satellite inspe ... more |
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Telesat, SpaceX announce agreement to launch satellitesWashington DC (UPI) Sep 11, 2023 Satellite operator Telestat announced on Monday that it has signed a deal with SpaceX to carry 18 of its Lightspeed satellites into low Earth orbit starting in 2026. ... more 
Terran Orbital expands manufacturing at Irvine plantBoca Raton FL (SPX) Sep 12, 2023 Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP) has announced the official opening of a new 60,000-square-foot satellite manufacturing space adding to its existing manufacturing capability. With this previously announc ... more  
Zambia's president meets China's Xi in BeijingBeijing (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 Chinese President Xi Jinping met his Zambian counterpart Hakainde Hichilema in Beijing on Friday, state media reported, as the heavily indebted African nation works to shore up ties with its leading creditor. ... more  
'Data is always missing': checking corporate ethical claimsParis (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 As global corporations face increasing pressure to report their ethical and environmental credentials, it is spurring a booming industry in businesses looking to verify these corporate claims. ... more |
  Taiwan detects 103 Chinese warplanes around island  
U.S. military calls on public to help find stealth fighter jet lost in South CarolinaWashington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2023 The U.S. military has lost a stealth F-35 fighter jet in South Carolina and is asking for the public's help to find it. ... more |
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Russian pro-war bloggers are blasting military for culture of liesWashington DC (UPI) Sep 17, 2023 Russian ultranationalists and pro-war bloggers, usually current or former soldiers known as millbloggers, are blasting the country's military for fostering a culture of lies. ... more 
Mini space thruster that runs on waterLondon, UK (ESA) Sep 15, 2023 This tiny fingernail-length space thruster chip runs on the greenest propellant of all: water. Designed to manoeuvre the smallest classes of satellite, the operation of this Iridium Catalysed Electr ... more 
Intelsat, Aalyria sign deal to advance multi-orbit connectivityMcLean VA (SPX) Sep 12, 2023 Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wit ... more  
PLD SPACE signs a MOU with WISeKey to launch ultra-secure satellites with MIURA 5Elche, Spain (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 PLD Space, the company that designs, develops, manufactures and operates Europe's first private launcher, signs an agreement with WISeSat.Space, a subsidiary of WISeKey International Holding Ltd., t ... more |
Will Sino-US space competition stop at MarsBeijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2023 While attending a conference in the United States recently, I overheard an American expert discussing the space competition between China and the US. After the event, I approached the expert to inqu ... more  
Beijing sanctions two US defence companies over Taiwan arms salesBeijing (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 Beijing sanctioned Friday two US defence companies, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, over their roles in supplying arms to Taiwan. ... more 
Picogrid releases smallest AI-Enabled Command Station deployable in minutesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Picogrid has taken the wraps off its latest innovation: Helios. This state-of-the-art hardware will be in the spotlight at the U.S. Army Military Police Regimental Association Conference at Fort Leo ... more 
IAEA blasts Iran over latest inspector exclusionVienna (AFP) Sept 16, 2023 The United Nations nuclear watchdog on Saturday condemned the "disproportionate and unprecedented" move by Iran to withdraw accreditation from several of its most experienced inspectors. ... more |
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EU slams exclusions of Iran nuclear inspectorsBrussels (AFP) Sept 17, 2023 The European Union on Sunday told Iran to reconsider its decision to withdraw accreditation from several inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog. ... more 
U.S. working to 'expose and counter' Russian arms deal with North KoreaWashington DC (UPI) Sep 15, 2023 The United States is trying to impede Russian attempts to acquire weapons for its war against Ukraine from North Korea, a senior defense official said Friday, as Kim Jong Un continued a visit to Russia amid reports of a potential arms deal. ... more
Kim inspects key weapons with Russian defence chiefMoscow (AFP) Sept 16, 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Saturday with the Russian defence minister in Vladivostok, where he inspected state-of-the-art weapons including a hypersonic missile system on the latest leg of a rare visit outside his country. ... more 
G77+China summit in Cuba calls for new global orderHavana (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 The G77+China, a group of developing and emerging countries representing 80 percent of the world's population, kicked off a summit in Cuba Friday with a call to "change the rules of the game" of the global order. ... more |
Hong Kong police investigating crypto exchange JPEXHong Kong (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 Hong Kong police said Thursday they were investigating cryptocurrency exchange JPEX after the city's securities regulator accused the platform of "suspicious" activities and promoting its products without a license. ... more  
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill visits submarine base as Ukraine war continuesWashington DC (UPI) Sep 17, 2023 Patriarch Kirill, the head of Russian Orthodox Christianity, visited a submarine base in Kamchatka on Saturday as his country continues to wage war on Ukraine. ... more
US approves $5 bn sale of F-35 jets to South KoreaWashington (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 The United States on Wednesday approved a $5 billion sale to South Korea of F-35s, top-of-the-line fighter-jets with stealth capacity, as tensions soar with North Korea. ... more 
Ukrainian pilots test Swedish Gripen jets: governmentStockholm (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 Ukrainian pilots have completed a first training with Sweden's Gripen fighter jets, the Scandinavian country said Thursday, although it has not yet confirmed whether Stockholm will donate any of the jets to Kyiv. ... more |
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Several ASEAN air force chiefs skip Myanmar meetingYangon, Myanmar (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 Air force chiefs from several countries around Southeast Asia did not attend a conference in Myanmar this week after the ASEAN regional bloc accused the ruling junta of targeting civilians in its post-coup crackdown. ... more 
Kim Jong Un says Russia will win 'great victory'Moscow (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Wednesday he was confident Moscow would win a "great victory" over its enemies, during a high-profile banquet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. ... more  
Turkish strike kills 4 PKK members: Baghdad ups support Iraqi KurdistanArbil, Iraq (AFP) Sept 17, 2023 A Turkish drone strike killed at least four members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq on Sunday, authorities in the autonomous Kurdistan region said. ... more 
Israeli military strikes Gaza after border violenceGaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 The Israeli military said it launched an air strike on Gaza Friday, following violence at a border rally in which health officials said multiple Palestinians were wounded. ... more |
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