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Curious if a joint bid actually speeds up deployment here, or just adds a coordination layer between four MNOs with different network priorities. S-band D2D partner selection will decide it.
.@deutschetelekom @orange @Telefonica @vodafone to assess joint bid on @EU_Commission S-band spectrum for satellite D2D 'w/ satellite partner still to be selected.' @Starlink @AST_SpaceMobile @IridiumComm @Sateliot @OQTEC @elveomobile @Space42 @viasat.spaceintelreport.com/deutsch…
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Did you know Lufthansa still flies the original A321s from the 90s?
Lufthansa was the launch customer for the A321 and still has about 14 of the original A321-100s in the fleet
Most of them are past 30 years old. D-AIRH first flew in July 1993 and is still out there on European routes.
D-AIRN, is from late 1995 and still working at 31.
Back then the -100 was the basic version... lower takeoff weight and shorter range than what came later. The -200, neo, LR and XLR turned it into something completely different, but these early frames just keep flying.
In my opinion , seeing the launch customer’s original airframes still earning their keep is pretty cool. Not many people realise how many of them are still active.
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☀️ SOLAR ACTIVITY
SDO/AIA 171+304 Å | ASTRID
19 October 2026 · 00:00-06:57 UTC
Morning Sun.
The ASTRID perspective
#ASTRID #SDO #SpaceWeather #SolarPhysics #Astronomy
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🚨BREAKING: Following the updates on the HLS timelines for Artemis, NASA is expected to reveal the HI
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Joint mission between the ESA and NASA to create the first ever centrifuge in space
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Take the scenic route around our star. ☀️🎬
Meet ASTRID Solar Tour: choose your palette, draw your stops, and glide from the full Sun into spectacular close-ups and back.
Real NASA SDO/AIA imagery. Optional solar sonification. Your journey. 🔥
#ASTRID #SDO #SpaceWeather #SolarPhysics #Astronomy
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We have to get another G5 this cycle.
Man what I would give to see another May 10-12 2024 in this cycle one more time! I remember looking up and behind me as this very vibrant curtain of color dancing overhead! I wish I would recorded my live reaction to this this and the memory forever lives in my head of that crazy weekend!
📍@BadlandsNPS
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I have a quick question, would the grain spectrum on V2 need new chipset support, or could it ride on existing n23 capable phones the way the n70 deployment does?
Kevin makes several mistakes here:
SpaceX has broadband echostar spectrum in the US that does not require new chipsets in the US - perhaps as much as 25mhz on the downlink in n70.
SpaceX now also has the grain spectrum, which could be activated on the V2 constellation, although timing is uncertain.
And finally, without Ligado, AST may have as little as 1.5mhz of spectrum in some areas for D2D service in the US, going up to 10 mhz - likely hitting something closer to 20-30mbps shared over a 42km area in real-world conditions at launch.
TLDR - SpaceX is actually better positioned for initial faster speeds.
$ASTS
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A coronal hole is directly facing Earth today! We may see fast wind from this open patch of magnetic fields sweep past Earth and trigger minor geomagnetic storming around 10/20 or 10/21.
High-latitudes may be in for quite a show of active and exciting auroral displays. Mid-latitudes, too just a bit more sporadic of chances with displays lower on the poleward horizon. Let’s wait and see!
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On this World Food Day, learn more about a CSA project with The Growcer Inc. and Arctic Fresh Group of Companies. 🌱🛰️
Learn more: asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/news/artic…
ALT Five green seedlings of increasing size growing in dark soil against a blurred green background.
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Team Blue is building the infrastructure and hardware to meet the mission ahead of us. Take a look at our upper stage manufacturing facility at Rocket Park - it will produce up to 150 upper stages a year to support high launch cadence. This is one piece of a connected system designed to run at rate: manufacturing, integration, launch, recovery, refurbishment, and back to flight. Every step optimized for cadence.
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This is very interesting to hear . 48 activations already this year is a serious pace. Is the limiting factor the Sentinel revisit rate or the downstream processing to get maps to responders?
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🛰️ @CopernicusEU is strengthening early warning & response through 24/7 @CopernicusEMS:
🔹 Flood & damage assessment
🔹 Population exposure
🔹 Rapid information for responders
🔥 In 2026, EMS has already been activated 48 times for wildfires, followed by floods & storms.
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Southwest is accelerating it's transition to Starlink and expects to be "the first major US airline" to complete fleetwide rollout in fall 2027
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🚀SPECIAL EVENT 🚀NASA Briefing to Highlight Contributions to Martian Moons Mission
4 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026
LIVE: tinyurl.com/43nj2uc8
Preview the agency’s contributions to JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. The mission is scheduled to launch from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on Monday, Oct. 19 EDT (Tuesday, Oct. 20 JST).
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This is very interesting to hear. I have a quick question - does the on-device model handle mixed CN-EN speech offline, or does it need the cloud for that?
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Apple reviews input methods extremely strictly, and Aria complies with every rule. It collects no user data. Everything is processed on your own phone and never sent anywhere, with no network connection needed, and voice input works fully offline.
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Thanks for the context Adam. I've done enough battery R&D to know packs fail during testing, that is the entire point of doing it in a controlled environment. Root cause it and back to work the next day.
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Im sure many will disagree with this but outside of putting man on the moon, proving a fully reusable spacecraft is feasible will unlock the future of spaceflight as we know it.
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Wow! Huge eruptive prominence in the northern hemisphere on the near side of the Sun this afternoon (UTC)! Impressive.
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Very interesting to hear. I have a quick question, with coalition operations in the theater, how do allied regional space assets get integrated into the command architecture?
In this edition of the Schriever Spacepower Series, Brig. Gen. Todd Benson discusses how the Space Force is delivering combat power across the U.S. Central Command theater. From missile defense and regional deterrence to commercial capabilities and coalition operations, this conversation offers a rare operational perspective on how space has become indispensable to modern warfare. Register: mitchellaerospacepower.org/e…
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