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satellite
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Topics related to satellites in the context of aviation, such as satellite navigation systems or satellite communications for aircraft.
China Space Station avoids near-collision with Starlink satellites
China has informed the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) that China’s space station was twice forced to conduct…
2021-12-29
Will space be the next battlefield?
In recent years, a number of major world powers have stepped up their military uses of space. While…
2021-12-23
ESA picks Airbus to build exoplanet satellite Ariel
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Airbus to design and build the exoplanet satellite Ariel (Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey). The contract…
2021-12-08
American startup tests giant centrifuge to launch satellites
SpinLaunch, an American startup that aims to provide an alternative to space rockets, announced its first successful test.…
2021-11-12
Viasat buys Inmarsat in $7.3B satellite communications shake-up
US communications group Viasat announced plans to buy British satellite communications firm Inmarsat in a $7.3 billion deal…
2021-11-09
US Space Force to fund orbital repair and manufacturing companies
The United States Space Force has launched the Space Prime program, a new initiative intended to bolster emerging…
2021-11-04
German armed forces enter the space battlefield
Following in the footsteps of the United States and France, Germany put into service its own space command…
2021-07-16
Keeping satellites in orbit: how does satellite maintenance work?
Nations around the world rely on the proper functioning of multiple satellites currently orbiting the Earth. But these…
2021-07-05
Satellite hunters: a brief history of anti-space fighter jets
Through the last century, fighter aircraft evolved towards multifunctionality – an ability to engage vaster and vaster arrays…
2021-06-06
Space junk: have we averted crisis?
Since the 1950s, humans have been sending probes and satellites into space. But we’ve also left behind a…
2021-05-28
AsterX: France starts first military exercise in space
The French Space Command (CDE), created in 2019, launched its first military space exercise, called ASTERX. The name…
2021-03-10
Aevum rolls out satellite launching drone
Aevum presented Rawn X, the largest unmanned aircraft to date, intended as a first stage for launching small…
2020-12-04
Pentagon to review USAF certification of SpaceX launch vehicles
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy have fallen under scrutiny by the Pentagon, which has initiated a review…
2019-02-12