China builds space alliances in Africa as Trump cuts foreign aid
China has forged nearly two-dozen pacts with African nations in its bid to surpass the U.S. in space. Investments in ...
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On this date: U.S. successfully launches its first satellite, Explorer 1
The satellite, which was designed, built, and operated by JPL, carried a cosmic ray detector (the satellite’s primary science instrument), which directly led to Principal Investigator Dr. James ...
UK company to build satellite system worth £127m
Oberon will be able to take photos of the ground regardless of the time and weather conditions.
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SiriusXM’s SXM-9 satellite goes live
US pay-radio operator SiriusXM has brought into use its latest satellite SXM-9. The craft was built by Maxar Space System at ...
Special Report-China builds space alliances in Africa as Trump cuts foreign aid
On the outskirts of Cairo, a cutting-edge space lab was supposed to be the first in Africa to produce homegrown satellites.