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Huawei aims to become 'China's Nvidia,' rules out building satellites or spacecraft

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digitimes.com 2026-09-17

FCC approves orbital space mirrors, first test satellites will launch this year — large spacecraft reflects sunlight to Earth’s surface for construction sites, search-and-rescue lighting, and more

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tomshardware.com 2026-07-12

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved Reflect Orbital's Eärendil-1 satellite project, a low-Earth orbit spacecraft equipped with four 18-meter thin-film reflectors designed to reflect sunlight onto targeted areas on Earth. This initiative aims to test the feasibility of extending

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Voyager Spacecraft: The Ultimate Power Management Challenge?

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eetimes.com 2026-07-09

This article explores the power management challenges faced by deep-space probes, focusing on the Voyager spacecraft. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 and 2 have traveled beyond our solar system into interstellar space, relying on radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) for power. With a conversion

Power Management Deep Space Exploration Spacecraft Design Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Voyager Spacecraft Power Degradation Thermoelectric Conversion Space Electronics

Heat, Telemetry, and the Rise of the Self-Aware Spacecraft

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eetimes.com 2026-07-01

As spacecraft technology evolves, modern satellites are no longer passive devices merely receiving instructions from the ground. Increasingly, they are equipped with onboard processors, active antennas, and edge AI, enabling higher levels of autonomous decision-making. However, this shift also gener

Spacecraft autonomy Telemetry Thermal management Edge AI Satellite communication Spacecraft health monitoring Smart sensors Data-driven operations

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