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May 17, 2019
SpaceX delayed the launch of 60 satellites as part of its ambitious Starlink internet project for the second time in a week, saying that the launch will now take place in "about a week" to allow time for a software update and to "triple-check everything." SpaceX, the rocket company founded and led by Elon Musk,…
May 17, 2019
Speedcast International is providing the Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority, in Papua New Guinea, with a custom private C-band Very Small Aperature Terminal (VSAT) network for more reliable, cost-effective connectivity for several local hospitals. This solution aims to help ensure consistent internet service and reliable hospital to hospital communications. Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority required high-availability internet…
May 17, 2019
Earth to Sky (ETS) signed a definitive launch services agreement with Delta Satellite Solutions (DSS), a provider of payload and satellite integration services for academic institutions. The launch will occur in March 2021 to 550 kilometers (km) sun synchronous orbit and will launch 120 cubesats. “We are very excited to be working with DSS, supporting opportunities…
May 17, 2019
Chinese private rocket company LandSpace successfully tested an 80-ton thrust liquid oxygen-methane engine, according to its developer Friday. The engine, named TQ-12, was independently developed by LandSpace and has the third-highest thrust level among liquid oxygen-methane engines globally — and is in the same vein SpaceX’s Raptor engine and Blue Origin's BE-4 engine. The TQ-12 engine carried…