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EU moves forward with satellite broadband constellation
Posted: Sun, Nov 3 10:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
The European Commission has approved a long-delayed plan to develop a satellite broadband constellation. The commission announced Thursday it accepted a best-and-final offer submitted by the SpaceRISE consortium, led by satellite operators SES, Eutelsat and Hispasat, for the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS2) constellation. A contract for designing and operating more than 290 satellites by 2030 to support government communications remains subject to final negotiations, which are slated to conclude before the end of this year. The total cost of IRIS2 remains uncertain, but may significantly exceed original projections of six billion euros ($6.5 billion).


Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Sun, Nov 3 9:59 AM ET (1459 GMT)
Russia launched a military satellite Thursday. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 3:51 am EDT (0751 GMT) and placed the unidentified satellite into orbit successfully, Russia's Defense Ministry stated. The government did not disclose details about the satellite but its orbit is the same as those used by Bars-M imaging satellites.


Lockheed Martin completes acquisition of Terran Orbital
Posted: Sun, Nov 3 9:57 AM ET (1457 GMT)
Lockheed Martin has completed its acquisition of smallsat manufacturer Terran Orbital. Lockheed said Wednesday it closed the deal, announced in mid-August and valued at...


Shenzhou-19 launched to Tiangong
Posted: Sun, Nov 3 9:56 AM ET (1456 GMT)
A new Chinese crew has arrived at the Tiangong space station. A Long March 2F rocket lifted off at 4:27 pm EDT (2027 GMT)...


NASA identifies root cause of Orion heat shield issue
Posted: Sun, Nov 3 9:54 AM ET (1454 GMT)
NASA says it now understands why the heat shield on the Orion spacecraft eroded more than expected on the Artemis 1 mission, but won't...





Wednesday, November 6
OneWeb, NT to launch satellite service next month
Bangkok Post — 7:01 am ET (1201 GMT)
UK MOD Signs Contract for JUNO
SSTL — 7:00 am ET (1200 GMT)
UK-built Juno satellite to bolster national security
Aerospace Global News — 7:00 am ET (1200 GMT)
Space Force Releases Protected Tactical Satcom-Global RFP
Aviation Week — 6:59 am ET (1159 GMT)
Govt launches Ghana Space Policy
Modern Ghana — 6:53 am ET (1153 GMT)
Iran's private sector joins space race
Tehran Times — 6:48 am ET (1148 GMT)
MAGA Goes to Mars
The Atlantic — 6:46 am ET (1146 GMT)
Isro set to launch EU's Sun observatory mission in Dec
The Times of India — 6:42 am ET (1142 GMT)
Engineers Ignored Warning Signs in Arecibo Telescope Collapse
SpacePolicyOnline.com — 6:32 am ET (1132 GMT)
The first wooden satellite launched into space
The Verge — 6:31 am ET (1131 GMT)


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