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SES to acquire Intelsat
Posted: Sun, May 5 6:42 AM ET (1042 GMT) SES announced Tuesday that it will acquire Intelsat for $3.1 billion, combining two of the biggest GEO satellite operators. The companies said the deal would create a satellite operator with more than $4 billion in annual revenues and adjusted EBITDA of nearly $2 billion. The combined company would operate more than 100 GEO satellites as well as the O3b constellation in medium Earth orbit, and SES said the acquisition would optimize future investments in multi-orbit satellite fleets. SES and Intelsat had explored a merger last year but walked away from a potential deal last June. SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh said the timing was better now for an acquisition given "significant evolution" at both companies. The deal has the approval of both companies' boards, but SES does not expect it to close until the second half of 2025 because of necessary regulatory approvals.
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Shenzhou-17 returns to Earth
Posted: Sun, May 5 6:39 AM ET (1039 GMT) A Chinese crewed spacecraft returned to Earth Tuesday. The Shenzhou-17 spacecraft undocked from the Tiangong station at 8:43 pm EDT Monday (0043 GMT Tuesday) and landed at the Dongfeng landing site in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region near Jiuquan spaceport at 5:46 am EDT (0946 GMT) Tuesday. On board Shenzhou-17 were Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, who had been in space since October. They performed two spacewalks while on Tiangong to repair damage to solar arrays and conducted 84 experiments. The Shenzhou-17 crew was relieved by the three-person Shenzhou-18 crew that arrived at Tiangong last week.
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Sunday, May 5
OU tapped for U.S. Space Command’s Academic Engagement Enterprise
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Xinhua 6:13 am ET (1013 GMT) SpaceX reveals EVA suit design as Polaris Dawn mission approaches
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Los Angeles Times 6:03 am ET (1003 GMT) The new ‘space race’: what are China’s ambitions and why is the US so concerned?
The Guardian 6:02 am ET (1002 GMT) Boeing Starliner is set to launch NASA astronauts from Florida on the Crewed Flight Test
Florida Today 6:01 am ET (1001 GMT) Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule
AP 6:00 am ET (1000 GMT) Saturday, May 4
Satellite Internet Connection to Start Working in Kazakhstan
The Times of Central Asia 7:02 am ET (1102 GMT) Air Guardsmen Explain Why They Don’t Want to Switch to the Space Force
Air and Space Forces Magazine 7:00 am ET (1100 GMT) Most Guardsmen will retrain or retire rather than join Space Force
FederalNewsRadio.com 7:00 am ET (1100 GMT) ULA Poised For First Human Spaceflight
Aviation Week 6:59 am ET (1059 GMT) Starlink launch in Indonesia set for next two weeks: Minister
Antara News 6:58 am ET (1058 GMT) IN-SPACe Releases Norms, Guidelines & Procedures To Implement Indian Space Policy 2023
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The Conversation 6:56 am ET (1056 GMT) Waco man sues SpaceX over rocket testing damages to home
Houston Chronicle 6:55 am ET (1055 GMT) NASA fears China’s plans to build moonbase are on schedule
Washington Examiner 6:54 am ET (1054 GMT) IN-SPACe releases norms to implement Indian space policy
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