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Article textJason Rainbow 2–3 minutes TAMPA, Fla. — Skynopy, a French ground station startup, said Sept. 24 it has won a European Space Agency contract to help commercialize adaptive modulation technology that it claims can double satellite data download rates. A Skynopy spokesperson said the contract includes 75,000 euros...

Article textDebra Werner 3–4 minutes PARIS – Europe should be investing in disruptive capabilities like spaceplanes, said Maj. Gen. Philippe Koffi, French armament agency DGA strategic lead for air, land and naval combat. “A spaceplane is maneuverable, reusable and flexible, so it can deliver payload in orbit, recover...

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Article textJeff Foust 5–6 minutes PARIS — Arianespace is weighing options to increase the launch rate of the Ariane 6 rocket beyond 10 per year if government and commercial demand supports it. Speaking with reporters Sept. 16 at the World Space Business Week conference, Arianespace Chief Executive David Cavaillolès said...

Article textJeff Foust 5–6 minutes WASHINGTON — A European-led mission to the asteroid Apophis is on schedule ahead of key funding decisions in the coming months in both Europe and Japan. The European Space Agency funded preparatory work last year for the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety, or Ramses, which will go to...