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News from the Press Site: Eclipse preview, spacecraft testing and space junk hitting a Florida home
The opportunity to see a total solar eclipse is capturing the attention of millions across the country, spacecraft are going through key environmental testing and a Florida resident is dealing with an out-of-this-world garbage problem. These are just some of the topics on deck for this week’s edition of News from the Press Site.…
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SwRI to Build a Small Demonstration Spacecraft for In-Space Refueler Servicer Program
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) will build, integrate and test a small demonstration spacecraft as part of a $25.5 million Space Mobility and Logistics (SML) prototyping project funded by the U.S. Space Force and led by prime contractor Astroscale U.S. The spacecraft, called the Astroscale Prototype Servicer for Refueling (APS-R), will refuel other compatible vehicles while…
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Sierra Space Debuts Eclipse Satellite Bus Line
Sierra Space announced a new line of three satellite buses called Eclipse, designed for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) and Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) missions. Sierra Space announced the line on April 5. The three satellite buses are Eclipse Velocity, Eclipse Horizon, and Eclipse Titan. Eclipse Velocity is a highly maneuverable small satellite that…
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Your (nearly) last-minute guide to getting the maximum out of the total solar eclipse
Eclipse watchers at Kerry Park in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood in 2017. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) It’s prime time for eclipse-chasers: A total solar eclipse will trace a line from coast to coast on Monday, and the anticipation is at its peak. So are the travel costs. Hard-core eclipse fans made their travel…
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Sidus Space Unveils Spacecraft Mission Control Center for Commercial Customers
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service satellite company, unveileed its Mission Control Center as an additional revenue stream within the Company’s Space-Based Data Solutions business unit. Sidus’ products and services are offered through its four business units: Space and Defense Hardware Manufacturing, Satellite Manufacturing and Payload Integration, Space-Based Data Solutions, and AI/ML Products and…
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Kratos Successfully Demonstrates Virtualized SATCOM Ground System Over LEO for U.S. Army
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a technology company in the defense, national security and global markets, announced that it successfully demonstrated a fully virtualized satellite communications (SATCOM) ground system using Kratos’ OpenSpace Platform for the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T). With demonstration partners Telesat Government Solutions and Cobham Satcom, the…
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China, Thailand to cooperate in peaceful use of outer space, lunar exploration missions
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) and Thai Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation on Friday jointly signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the exploration and peaceful use of outer space and an MoU on cooperation in the international lunar scientific research station. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of the Kingdom…
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Helicity Space Secures Funding from Lockheed Martin Ventures for Fusion Propulsion Tech
Helicity Space, a commercial space company developing in-space propulsion and power technology based on fusion power, announced an investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures, the venture capital arm of Lockheed Martin. This latest raise from Lockheed Martin Ventures comes on the heels of a $5 million seed round of Helicity Space funding from investors including Airbus…
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Blue Origin puts a test pilot who could have been NASA’s first Black astronaut on its next space crew
Air Force Capt. Ed Dwight missed out on space in the 1960s. (Courtesy of Ed Dwight via National Geographic) If the fates decided differently, Air Force test pilot Ed Dwight could have become NASA’s first Black astronaut in the 1960s — but he lost out, amid racial controversy. Now he’s in line to travel to…