NASA lacks safety plan for ditching Space Station in an emergency
The ISS has been in orbit for more than 20 years. ISS partners have a plan in place to deorbit… Read More »
NASA plans its second human moon landing on Artemis 4 in 2027
The agency previously said construction on the massive Gateway space station took priority over a second human landing after Artemis… Read More »
SpaceX may send Starship on its first orbital flight in December 2022
Starship’s first orbital test flight could finally take place next month. Mark Kirasich, a senior NASA official overseeing the development… Read More »
Virgin Australia opts for Intelsat inflight connectivity
Virgin Australia has signed a deal with Intelsat, for the network operator and inflight connectivity (IFC) company to provide high-speed… Read More »
Ku3030 phased-array antennas pass 30 million hour milestone
ThinKom Solutions reports that its ThinAir Ku3030 antenna – branded as 2Ku by Intelsat – has now logged more than… Read More »
Anuvu showcases new dual-panel Ka-band antenna
High-speed satellite connectivity and entertainment solutions provider Anuvu has showcased its new Dual-Panel Ka-Band Inflight Connectivity Antenna System (DPSAA) this… Read More »
China to launch its Long March 5B rocket to complete Tiangong space station
China rolled out its Long March 5B rocket on Tuesday in anticipation of its upcoming liftoff to place the third… Read More »
The International Space Station (ISS) had to dodge a fragment of a Russian satellite
A cargo ship attached to the station performed a five-minute engine burn on Monday Oct. 24 to get the ISS… Read More »
China’s mysterious spaceplane raises orbit three months after launch
China’s experimental spacecraft launched from the Jiuquan Launch Center in August 2022. It’s been nearly eight weeks since we last… Read More »
OneWeb and Panasonic Avionics to deliver LEO connectivity to airlines
Panasonic Avionics is to market, sell, and support OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency in-flight broadband services to commercial airlines globally. The company… Read More »
2Ku antenna passes significant milestone
ThinKom’s ThinAir® Ku3030 antenna, branded as 2Ku by Intelsat, has logged more than 30 million hours of operational time on… Read More »
Inmarsat: 83% of passengers confident to travel by air
According to Inmarsat’s 2022 Passenger Experience Survey, 83% of passengers feel confident flying again. This is a significant rise from just 10%… Read More »
Anuvu and QEST develop dual-panel Ka antenna
Visitors to the Airline Passenger Experience Association Expo (APEX Expo) in Long Beach, California next week (25-27 October) can see… Read More »
Gogo’s nationwide 5G network reaches completion
Gogo Business Aviation has completed construction of its nationwide, 150-site Gogo 5G network in the USA. The 5G network now… Read More »
Astronaut James McDivitt, who led Gemini and Apollo missions dies at 93
James McDivitt, a former NASA astronaut who commanded the Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions, died in his sleep last… Read More »
NBAA-BACE: Inmarsat to transform Jet ConneX broadband solution
To meet the evolving needs of business jet passengers, Inmarsat has released details about its programme to transform the company’s Jet… Read More »
Airbus BelugaST delivers satellite to Kennedy Space Center
Airbus has utilised one of its BelugaST aircraft to deliver the Airbus-built Hotbird 13G satellite for Eutelsat to the Kennedy… Read More »
Inmarsat launches digital onboard experience ‘bundles’
Many airlines are regarding the fully connected passenger experience as an element of their recovery strategies, which has inspired Inmarsat… Read More »
Inmarsat launches OneFi bundles
Inmarsat has launched a series of bundles for its OneFi passenger experience platform. The connectivity provider’s OneFi is a new connected platform… Read More »
NASA Awards Xwing Contract to Develop Autonomous Flight Safety Management System
The three-year contract will allow Xwing to share its data with NASA to improve overall autonomous safety infrastructure. In February… Read More »
SpaceX, NASA targeting separate Moon launches days apart
NASA and a SpaceX customer have announced plans to launch two unrelated Moon missions days apart next month. On October… Read More »
BizjetMobile’s first production system delivered to Europe
BizjetMobile has announced that its first production system has been delivered to Europe for installation. BizjetMobile offers two different Iridium platforms;… Read More »