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Karol Bobko, Astronaut on Challenger’s Maiden Flight, Passes Away at 85
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Karol Bobko, Astronaut on Challenger’s Maiden Flight, Passes Away at 85

Karol Bobko, Astronaut on Challenger’s Maiden Flight, Passes Away at 85

By Hal Turing| 2023-09-11T15:52:02-04:00 August 27th, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Aircraft Business, Defense & Military, Space & Satellite Business|

Karol Bobko, the astronaut who piloted the first voyage of the shuttle Challenger nearly three years before its tragic explosion, passed away on August 17th at his home in Half Moon Bay, California. He was 85. His son, Paul, cited complications from an unspecified degenerative nervous system disease as the cause of death. Karol Bobko, [...]

Malaysia Airlines Selects Viasat Connectivity for New Boeing 737-8 Fleet
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Malaysia Airlines Selects Viasat Connectivity for New Boeing 737-8 Fleet

Malaysia Airlines Selects Viasat Connectivity for New Boeing 737-8 Fleet

By Business Editor| 2023-09-06T17:46:33-04:00 August 22nd, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Aircraft Services & MRO, Airline In-Flight IFE Tech, Space & Satellite Business|

Malaysia Airlines has chosen Viasat to outfit the airline’s new Boeing 737-8 fleet with its wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) system, also opting for the company’s high-quality internet connectivity on board. The agreement includes factory installation of Viasat’s equipment and the first aircraft is expected to be delivered to Malaysia Airlines later this month. Viasat says [...]

MDA to Produce Telesat’s State-of-the-Art Lightspeed LEO Satellites
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MDA to Produce Telesat’s State-of-the-Art Lightspeed LEO Satellites

MDA to Produce Telesat’s State-of-the-Art Lightspeed LEO Satellites

By Business Editor| 2023-08-21T14:09:43-04:00 August 15th, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Airline Services & Suppliers, Space & Satellite Business|

Satellite operator Telesat has announced that space technology company MDA will be building 198 advanced satellites for Telesat’s Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) programme. Telesat says Lightspeed is now fully funded through global service delivery taking into account the company’s own equity contribution, certain vendor financing and aggregate funding commitments from its Canadian federal and [...]

Virgin Galactic Achieves Historic Milestone with Successful Space Tourism Flight
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Virgin Galactic Achieves Historic Milestone with Successful Space Tourism Flight

Virgin Galactic Achieves Historic Milestone with Successful Space Tourism Flight

By Brian Davidson| 2023-08-29T16:31:07-04:00 August 14th, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Aircraft Business, Airline Business, Airlines, Space & Satellite Business|

Virgin Galactic, the visionary space tourism venture spearheaded by British magnate Richard Branson, has celebrated a momentous achievement by sending its inaugural batch of space tourists to the celestial fringes. This achievement marks a pivotal juncture in the burgeoning realm of commercial spaceflight, as the company's rocket-propelled space plane, VSS Unity, soared aloft from a [...]

Boeing’s Challenges in the Face of SpaceX’s Dominance
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Boeing’s Challenges in the Face of SpaceX’s Dominance

Boeing’s Challenges in the Face of SpaceX’s Dominance

By Hal Turing| 2023-08-21T14:09:47-04:00 August 14th, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Aircraft Business, Space & Satellite Business|

Boeing, a stalwart presence in the aerospace industry for decades, is grappling with a challenging predicament as it contends with the resounding success of its competitor, SpaceX, the private space enterprise founded by entrepreneur Elon Musk. The narrative has taken a turn that underscores SpaceX's prowess, while Boeing faces a setback with its Starliner crewed [...]

Satcom Direct and Gilat Collaborate for ESA Project
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Satcom Direct and Gilat Collaborate for ESA Project

Satcom Direct and Gilat Collaborate for ESA Project

By Business Editor| 2023-08-21T10:58:32-04:00 August 3rd, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Airline Services & Suppliers, Space & Satellite Business|

Satcom Direct and Gilat Satellite Networks will collaborate to develop and supply new ultra-low profile electronically steered antennas (ESA) to support in-flight connectivity (IFC) for business, government and defence. The ESA hardware will be available from 2025 and will strengthen the Plane Simple Antenna Series portfolio. The ESA will be optimised for compatibility with the [...]

Boeing’s Starliner Program Faces More Delays and Losses
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Boeing’s Starliner Program Faces More Delays and Losses

Boeing’s Starliner Program Faces More Delays and Losses

By Hal Turing| 2023-08-02T14:24:04-04:00 July 30th, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Aircraft Business, Space & Satellite Business|

Boeing's Starliner program, which aims to send astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on a commercial spacecraft, has suffered another setback. The company announced last month that it had to postpone the first crewed launch of Starliner indefinitely due to two technical issues. The delay has added to the mounting costs of the program, [...]

Virgin Galactic Set to Launch Second Commercial Spaceflight in August
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Virgin Galactic Set to Launch Second Commercial Spaceflight in August

Virgin Galactic Set to Launch Second Commercial Spaceflight in August

By Hal Turing| 2023-07-26T16:11:29-04:00 July 14th, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Airline Business, Airlines, Space & Satellite Business|

Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by billionaire Richard Branson, has announced the flight window for its second commercial spaceflight. The flight, known as Galactic 02, will take off from New Mexico's Spaceport America on August 10, 2023. It will be the company's seventh spaceflight and its third in 2023. Galactic 02 will follow [...]

Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission’s First Satellite Achieves Testing Milestone
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Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission’s First Satellite Achieves Testing Milestone

Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission’s First Satellite Achieves Testing Milestone

By Business Editor| 2023-07-19T18:20:41-04:00 July 5th, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Airline In-Flight IFE Tech, Space & Satellite Business|

Viasat and Space Norway have successfully completed the thermal vacuum testing of the first of the two satellites for the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission. Space Norway Heosat manages the mission and the project will involve two satellites being deployed in a highly elliptical orbit (HEO) above the Earth. The satellites, which will operate in an [...]

Virgin Galactic Makes History with First Commercial Spaceflight
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Virgin Galactic Makes History with First Commercial Spaceflight

Virgin Galactic Makes History with First Commercial Spaceflight

By Jim Wilson| 2023-07-09T14:02:04-04:00 June 29th, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Aircraft Business, Airlines, Space & Satellite Business|

Virgin Galactic, the renowned space tourism company founded by Sir Richard Branson, reached a significant milestone by successfully conducting its inaugural commercial spaceflight on June 29, 2023. This groundbreaking mission, codenamed "Galactic 01," carried three Italian researchers and three Virgin Galactic employees to the cusp of space aboard the VSS Unity space plane, which took [...]

Dassault Falcon Private Jet Fleet to Integrate Aspire 350 Satellite Communications System
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Dassault Falcon Private Jet Fleet to Integrate Aspire 350 Satellite Communications System

Dassault Falcon Private Jet Fleet to Integrate Aspire 350 Satellite Communications System

By Business Editor| 2023-07-26T15:34:32-04:00 June 23rd, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Aircraft Business, Aircraft Engines & Suppliers, Business & Private Aviation, Space & Satellite Business|

In a groundbreaking deal announced at the prestigious Paris Air Show, Dassault Falcon's private jet fleet is gearing up to leverage the cutting-edge Aspire 350 satellite communications system. The agreement entails the installation of Aspire 350 on Dassault Falcon business aircraft, including the F900, F2000, F7X, F8X, F6X, and F10X models, both as part of [...]

FAA Announces Reduced Airspace Closure for Florida Space Launches

By Business Editor| 2023-06-21T16:18:22-04:00 June 15th, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Airline Business, Airport Business, Government & Regulatory, Space & Satellite Business|

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a new policy that will reduce the amount of airspace it closes for space launches at Florida's Cape Canaveral, minimizing the impact on commercial flights. The policy took effect in April 2023 and is based on risk analyses conducted for every launch in cooperation with the U.S. Space [...]

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