SPACENEWS

We are less than three weeks away from the first launch of American astronauts on an American rocket from American soil since 2011. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will fly to the International Space Station on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifting off on May 27 from our Kennedy Space Center in Florida. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_Flt9NZCc4 Read More

SES S.A. announced solid financial results for the first three months ended 31 March 2020 with performance in line with the company’s expectations and strong underlying revenue growth in SES Networks. The business has seen limited impact to date from the COVID-19 global pandemic but given the unprecedented impact on the global economy and on Read More

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is scheduled to launch the USSF-7 mission for the U.S. Space Force on Sat. May 16, 2020. This launch will mark the sixth flight of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-6). Julie Arnold, ULA Strategic Communications Read More

A new era of human spaceflight is set to begin as American astronauts once again launch on an American rocket from American soil to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. A new era of human spaceflight is set to begin as American astronauts once again launch on an American rocket Read More

We're on the way to the Moon with human landers for our Artemis program. This week, we selected three diverse U.S. companies – Blue Origin, Dynetics and SpaceX – to develop human landers, one of which will land the first woman and next man on the lunar surface. With these awards, we’re on track to Read More

Leader in content and connectivity solutions increases technical reach across Africa, APAC, LATAM and Europe by 12 million TV households in 2019 Young happy parents communicating while watching a movie with their small kids in the living room. SES announced today that the number of global TV households it reaches directly or indirectly via satellite Read More

…Under “Stay at Home” Rule Within days, ISP serving the city of Unalaska and surrounding areas demonstrates the flexibility of satellite-enabled connectivity by increasing network capacity Residents, businesses, schools, healthcare clinics and other organisations in parts of Alaska can access city-wide WiFi and broadband services as always despite increased network demand due to the recent Read More

Shipowners and operators worldwide will benefit from high-quality connectivity and broadband services De Boer Marine, a leading Dutch company specialised in maritime navigation and communication equipment, is now offering seamless, reliable managed data services to its international maritime clients leveraging SES Networks’ exceptional connectivity and its Skala Global Platform, the two companies announced today. De Read More

Free-to-air Dutch-language channel is broadcast via ASTRA 19.2 degrees East, SES-5 and other satellites Public broadcaster BVN TV has signed a long-term worldwide distribution agreement with SES for the use of its satellite capacity and services. SES is delivering BVN TV via the company’s premium neighbourhood at ASTRA 19.2 degrees East across Europe and on Read More

Skylegs, flight operations specialists, unveiled a first batch of operational features to help operators combat COVID-19. Free of charge for the Skylegs user community, the first three practical solutions are now online available and in compliance with EASA requirements to reduce the risk of spread of the COVID-19 virus. EASA Compliant ‘Aircraft Disinfected’ Tag Skylegs Read More