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MDA Space Selects Frontgrade Technologies as Part of MDA AURORA Supply Chain
Frontgrade Technologies, one of the leading independent suppliers of high-reliability, advanced electronic solutions for space and national security missions, has announced that it has been selected by MDA Space, a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as part of the company’s supply chain for MDA AURORA, a…
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Isar Aerospace Receives $20 Million Venture Debt Facility from ATEL Ventures
ATEL Ventures, a division of ATEL Capital Group and a provider of venture debt financing solutions to growth-stage companies announced the completion of an agreement to provide $20M of growth debt to Isar Aerospace, a launch service provider for small and medium-sized satellites. Founded and headquartered in Munich, Germany, Isar Aerospace is developing Spectrum, a…
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Terran Orbital’s Nebula and Ambassador Platforms Added Under NASA’s Rapid IV IDIQ Contract
Terran Orbital Corporation, one of global leaders in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced the expansion of its capabilities under NASA’s long-standing multi-participant Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV (Rapid IV) Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract. NASA has on-ramped two additional space vehicle platforms, which could position Terran Orbital as a premier partner for the…
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Rocket Lab Completes Two NASA Launches in Less than Two Weeks
Rocket Lab has launched two satellites in 11 days, in another key milestone for the company. It has completed the second of two Electron launches for NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) climate change-focused mission. The turnaround was less than two weeks. ‘PREFIRE and Ice’ lifted-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1…
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SpaceX is about to launch Starship again—the FAA will be more forgiving this time
The Federal Aviation Administration approved the commercial launch license for the fourth test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket Tuesday, with liftoff from South Texas targeted for just after sunrise Thursday. “The FAA has approved a license authorization for SpaceX Starship Flight 4,” the agency said in a statement. “SpaceX met all safety and other licensing…
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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on 14th anniversary of the first Falcon 9 launch
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 8-5 mission on June 4, 2024. The mission coincided with the 14th anniversary of the first Falcon 9 launch in 2010. Image: Spaceflight Now SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday night, 14 years to the…
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The Hubble Space Telescope has lost a majority of its gyroscopes
The venerable Hubble Space Telescope is running out of gyroscopes, and when none are left, the instrument will cease to conduct meaningful science. To preserve the telescope, which has been operating in space for nearly three and a half decades, NASA announced Tuesday that it will reduce the Hubble’s operations such that it will function…
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Arkisys’ Applique Technology Achieves Flight Heritage on Sidus Space’s LizzieSat-1
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service satellite company, announced in conjunction with Arkisys, the successful completion of a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) contract deliverable and the achievement of flight heritage status for Arkisys Applique aboard LizzieSat-1. Arkisys is a creator of spacecraft architectures and platform solutions that open up in-space services. Arkisys integrated their…