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What is the oldest American object ever launched into space?
Did you know that the space shuttle once launched the Statue of Liberty into space? In fact, there were two “Lady Liberties” on board Discovery when it lifted off on its fourth flight in April 1985. To be fair, each statue was only 15 inches tall (38.1 centimeters), but they were also each made of…
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GomSpace Secures 2 Million Euro ESA contract to Support Apophis RAMSES Mission
GomSpace has secured a contract valued at 1.5 MEUR (16.6 MSEK), with an additional 500 KEUR (5.5 MSEK) in optional activities, as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) RAMSES mission to visit the Apophis asteroid in 2029. Under the contract, GomSpace will act as a subcontractor to EMXYS (Spain), supporting the development of a…
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Iridium Completes Acquisition of Aireon
Iridium Communications, a leading provider of global voice, data, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Aireon LLC, operator of the world’s only space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) air traffic surveillance system. “Iridium and Aireon are fully aligned in our mission to advance the future of…
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Spectrolab Advances Spacecraft Power Generation with Multi-Junction Photovoltaic Technologies
Spectrolab continues to support commercial, civil and defense space missions through the portfolio of high-efficiency multi-junction photovoltaic technologies and integrated solar power solutions. The company develops, manufactures and tests space-qualified solar cells and complete solar panel assemblies engineered to provide reliable electrical power for satellites operating across orbital environments and mission durations. Satellites rely on…
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Iridium Absorbs Aireon in $367 Million Deal Ahead of Rocket Lab Sale
Iridium announced the completed purchase on July 6, acquiring Aireon shares from air navigation service providers in Canada, England, Denmark, Ireland and Italy. Aireon has provided an aviation safety service since 2019, using Iridium satellites and the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast signals that aircraft transmit. It will continue to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary. The…
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AAC Clyde Space Secures ESA Contract for Airborne Radiometer Instrument
AAC Clyde Space has received a EUR 2.0 M (approx. SEK 22.1 M) order from the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop and demonstrate via flight an airborne microwave radiometer instrument for future satellite altimetry missions. Revenue from the project will be recognized over the project’s expected 24-month duration. AAC Clyde Space’s subsidiary AAC Omnisys,…
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Redwire Completes On-Orbit Operations for Cancer Therapeutic and Pharmaceutical Investigation
Redwire has completed on-orbit operations for the latest batch of pharmaceutical drug development investigations, which launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard recent commercial resupply missions. Four investigations focused on advancing development of a cancer therapeutic and analyzing crystal formation in space to improve drug manufacturing. The investigations were conducted in partnership with world-leading…
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ULA’s last six Atlas Vs can’t launch anything besides Boeing’s Starliner
The final flight of United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket is still several years off, but an important era for the once-dominant launch company came to a close last week. The final flight of an Atlas V for the Amazon Leo broadband constellation lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 12:30…
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South Korea Approves Sovereign LEO Constellation, Pulls Lunar Landing Forward to 2030
The initiative was deliberated and approved during the 5th National Space Committee meeting chaired by President Lee Jae-myung in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province. South Korea aims to raise its share of the global space economy from roughly 0.7 percent to 3.0 percent by 2035, a target revenue base of 70 trillion won, approximately 49 billion…
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Teledyne Digital Imaging US Launches High-Resolution Space-Ready Camera
Teledyne Digital Imaging US, a Teledyne Technologies company, announced a new high-resolution space-ready camera based on its Emerald™ 67M CMOS image sensor. The camera is enabled by an intellectual property licensing agreement with Space Dynamics Laboratory that gives Teledyne rights to commercialize SDL-developed sensor electronics technology. The licensed technology includes sensor electronics designs, software, technical…