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| In This Issue: What’s Next for Direct-to-Device Satellite Communications? | Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Lander Touches Down on Moon | Pentagon Says SDA Meeting Minimum Viable Product, GAO Notes Problems | Spire Demonstrates Laser Communications in its Constellation | Maxar Space Systems Wins Contract for GEO Satellite |
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What’s Next for Direct-to-Device Satellite Communications?
Following on from their webinar last year, “Is Satellite Direct to Handset Really Dead? Here are the Real Opportunities for 5G NTN”, TTP’s Peter Kibutu…[continued] |
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Space Economy
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Lander Successfully Touches Down on the Moon
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully touched down on the Moon's surface in the early hours of Sunday morning. Firefly said the mission, named…[continued] |
Government/Military
Pentagon Says SDA Meeting Minimum Viable Product, But GAO Notes Problems
The Department of Defense (DoD) says that the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) has met the “minimum viable product” (MVP) standard for the…[continued] |
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Technology
Spire Demonstrates Laser Communications in its Constellation
Spire has demonstrated optical communications between two satellites in orbit in its constellation for the first time, Spire reported on March 3. The demonstration took…[continued] |
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Manufacturing
Maxar Space Systems Wins Contract for GEO Satellite With Unnamed Customer
Maxar Space Systems secured a contract for a Geostationary Orbit (GEO) high-power communications satellite from a private commercial customer, the company announced on March 3.…[continued] |
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This year’s SATELLITE show continues its tradition of spotlighting fresh voices, including government officials, defense leaders, end users, and pioneers in connectivity solutions. Via Satellite…[continued] |
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