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Apple reportedly working on satellite technology for direct wireless iPhone data transmission
Apple is said to be working on satellite technology, having hired a number of aerospace engineers to form team along with satellite and antenna designers, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The report...
Amazon will establish a new headquarters for its Kuiper satellite broadband project
Amazon is ramping operations for its Kuiper project, its forthcoming high-speed satellite internet product, with a new HQ and R&D facility. Kuiper will provide internet connectivity from a small satellite constellation operating in low...
Rocket Lab to open a third launch pad – its second in New Zealand
Small satellite launch company Rocket Lab just officially declared its second launch pad open, but it’s already broken ground on a third. The new one will be located in New Zealand on the Mahia...
Europe’s space agency just launched a satellite to study planets outside our solar system
The European Space Agency (ESA) launched a satellite early this morning, aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket that took off from the Guiana Space Center in French Guyana. Atop the Soyuz is the so-called “Characterizing...
Earth observation startup Capella Space will launch a seven satellite constellation in 2020
Capella Space is all set to begin commercial operations in 2020, with the launch of seven satellites that will provide synthetic aperture radar (SAR)-based imaging, which will provide its clients with extremely high-resolution imaging...
Kepler to launch two batches of nanosatellites aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9
Small satellite startup Kepler Communications is teaming up with SpaceX to make good on its deployment goals for its first nanosatellite constellation. SpaceX will carry two separate batches of nanosatellites from Kepler aboard its...
Northrop Grumman lands customer for first OmegA rocket launch in 2021
Space industry heavyweight Northrop Grumman has signed a costumer for the launch of its first OmegA rocket, a medium/heavy lift launch vehicle that it’s currently readying for flight with a target of spring 2021...
Near Space Labs provides unmatched high-resolution imaging using stratospheric satellites
Imaging is one of the key markets in the emerging space tech industry, and for good reason – there’s a proven and robust demand for imaging and Earth observation data among government, private and...
An investor’s perspective on the current state of the global space startup industry
Investment in space startups is significant and growing, and the opportunities available to commercial players in space exploration, research and industrialization are multiplying. But for non-expert investors and observers, these opportunities can seem obtuse...