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Artist illustration of the Kepler Communications Alderaan satellite

Spire Global to use Kepler Communications Aether-KU payload on up to 50 satellites

While Kepler Communications continues to build out its own satellite communication constellation in low Earth orbit, it's beginning to add customers who want to use the Aether-KU communications payload product line on their own satellites. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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Telesat Lightspeed LEO satellite illustration

Telesat to shrink Lightspeed constellation by 100 satellites

Telesat plans to decrease its Lightspeed broadband constellation by 100 satellites, CEO Dan Goldberg confirmed in an earnings call Friday (May 6). This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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Axiom modular space station

C5 partner sees future of cybersecurity in Axiom Station investments

Axiom Space’s recent private trip to the International Space Station just landed, but Axiom’s main business isn’t space tourism. With the ISS slated to be shut down at the end of the decade, and NASA making it clear that they’re setting their sites far beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), Axiom is part of the charge to build privately-owned space stations with their upcoming Axiom Station.  …

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Lonestar to put data centers on the Moon.

Lonestar to place data centers on the Moon

"We weren’t going to announce we had a lunar data center until after we'd already landed on the Moon." That’s what Lonestar CEO Christopher Stott said in an interview with SpaceQ this week. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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A ramjet engine test for a future SES hypersonic vehicle. Credit: Space Engine Systems

SES pivots to U.S. flight to achieve 2023 hypersonic demonstration

Space Engine Systems (SES) appears to be pivoting its business plans rapidly due to requests by its investors, and the regulatory environment. But it still says it is on track for a 2023 flight to demonstrate a hypersonic vehicle for commercial and potentially military service. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. …

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