Steely Newsletter Issue #032
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Read all about a satellite breakthrough for autonomous shipping, China's 'hack-proof' quantum satellite technology, Telus successfully trials a satellite connection to smartphones, and so much more!
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Steely Newsletter Issue #031
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Space tankers being developed by a Denver-based tech company could soon keep U.S. military satellites in orbit longer. The Space Force awarded a $25.5 million contract last month to Astroscale U.S. Inc. to develop and deliver an in-orbit refueler by 2026, the service announced in a Sept. 19 news release.
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Astroscale just scored up to $80 million from the Japanese government to continue its fight against space junk. The Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (known as MEXT) picked Astroscale "to develop an on-orbit inspection demonstration mission that will image and diagnose a large, defunct satellite in space," the Japan-based company announced in a press release on Monday (Oct. 2).
Read moreSteely Newsletter Issue #029
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With SpaceX’s Starlink constellation dominating the space-based communications market, longstanding satellite operators are positioning themselves to compete with the billionaire-owned company — particularly when it comes to military and government services.
Read moreSteely Newsletter Issue #028
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The U.K. Space Command is considering a policy to require satellites to carry a space domain awareness sensor to avoid collisions in the increasingly congested space environment.
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