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Blue Origin announced plans for its first crewed flight of the New Shepard rocket this July, and opened up one seat to the winning bidder of an online auction. 60 years to the day that Alan Shepard launched on the Freedom 7 mission to become the first American in space, the company founded by Jeff Bezos revealed the target to launch the rocket July 20. It has yet to announce the normal price .
27 April 2021, 07:04 pm
Elon Musk recently praised the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and other regulators after giving SpaceX and Starlink the license it needs for modification that is inclined to upgrade its safety features. This license would ensure that the satellite constellation could service the areas where land-based internet services are unavailable.
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It s a win for SpaceX and Starlink, especially as the company aims to expand its service more and more in the country, as it plans to move out of the beta testing phase and have it ready for its public availability soon. This venture was opposed by Amazon and Viasat, as both competitors aim to also get their service up and running in the coming time.
UK enters race to permit wider use of drones for business activities
By Josh Lowe on 23/04/2021
Pilotless pilots: the UK’s new drone trials reflect tests being held by many other countries to explore their use by businesses. Picture by JESHOOTS.com via StockSnap
The UK’s aviation regulator has granted permission to a tech company to trial routine long-distance drone services, bringing another country into the global race to make drone use an everyday part of economic activity.
The move was announced by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Tuesday. It will allow Sees.ai which operates drones at industrial sites for inspection, monitoring and maintenance to run so-called “Beyond Visual Line Of Sight” (BVLOS) services at three sites without pre-authorising each flight.