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Max Q: A landing system for the moon and beyond

Max Q: Testing, testing

August 15, 2022 Aria Alamalhodaei 255 Viewsbenchmark space systems, Capella Space, Firefly Aerospace, inmarsat, Lockheed Martin Ventures, muon space, nanoavionics, NASA, northrop grumman, OneWeb, SpaceX, starlink, Virgin Orbit 4 min read

In this issue: Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace want to make the Antares rocket all-American; how Muon Space is locking in customers; news from SpaceX, OneWeb and more

Satellite ‘frenemies’ OneWeb and Intelsat partner to bring multiorbit internet to airlines

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Satellite ‘frenemies’ OneWeb and Intelsat partner to bring multiorbit internet to airlines

August 11, 2022 Paul Sawers 242 ViewsIntelsat, OneWeb 3 min read

Satellite communication rivals Intelsat and OneWeb have announced an unlikely alliance to deliver multiorbit, in-flight internet connectivity to commercial airlines around the world. The deal will see Intelsat, which specializes in higher altitude geostationary (GEO) orbit satellites, leverage OneWeb’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, to provide airlines with the best of both technologies — this should […]

Eutelsat and OneWeb agree on merger to create European satellite juggernaut

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Eutelsat and OneWeb agree on merger to create European satellite juggernaut

July 26, 2022August 10, 2022 Paul Sawers 216 ViewsEutelsat, OneWeb, SpaceX 3 min read

Two major players in the European satellite space are merging in a $3.4 billion all-share transaction, a move that is widely seen as a challenge to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Rumors emerged earlier this week that France’s Eutelsat was gearing up to buy its British rival OneWeb, and the duo have now confirmed these plans. Founded […]

Relativity Space inks deal with OneWeb, reaches $1.2B in Terran R launch contracts

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Relativity Space inks deal with OneWeb, reaches $1.2B in Terran R launch contracts

June 30, 2022August 10, 2022 Aria Alamalhodaei 229 ViewsOneWeb, Relativity Space, terran 1, Terran R, tim ellis 3 min read

Relativity Space will be sending OneWeb’s second-gen broadband satellites to orbit starting in 2025 using its fully reusable 3D-printed rocket Terran R, under a new multi-launch agreement. This is the fifth customer for Terran R, and the only one that has been publicly named, bringing the total value of all binding launch agreements for that […]

Max Q: A landing system for the moon and beyond

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Max Q: Mines and metals

May 30, 2022August 10, 2022 Aria Alamalhodaei 259 ViewsAmazon, astroforge, astroscale, benchmark space systems, blacksky, Boeing, citi, Firefly Aerospace, gama, launcher, lunar outpost, Maxar, NASA, OneWeb, planet, Relativity Space, SpaceX, starlink, stratolaunch 6 min read

Hello and welcome back to Max Q. There is SO much news this week, so let’s dive in. In this issue: Astroforge’s asteroid mining ambitions, Boeing’s Starliner comes home, and more

How US national security agencies hold the internet hostage

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How US national security agencies hold the internet hostage

July 18, 2019August 10, 2022 Arman Tabatabai 267 ViewsAmazon, arizona state university, Asia, broadband, Chile, China Mobile, donald trump, Facebook, FCC, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Communications Commission, fiber optics, France, Google, Huawei, Japan, mass surveillance, Microsoft, National Security Agency, OneWeb, oregon, Philippines, SpaceX, sprint, T-Mobile, taiwan, telecommunications, Verizon, Verizon Communications 1 min read

Team Telecom, a shadowy US national security unit tasked with protecting America’s telecommunications systems, is delaying plans by Google, Facebook and other tech companies for the next generation of international fiber optic cables. Team Telecom comprises representatives from the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and Justice (including the FBI), who assess foreign investments in American […]