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Orbit Fab’s RAFTI Fueling Port Becomes First Flight-Qualified Interface for In-Space Refueling
Orbit Fab, the premier provider of on-orbit refueling services, announced its RAFTI (Rapidly Attachable Fluid Transfer Interface) fueling port is the first refueling interface to be flight-qualified. Following years of development, RAFTI has successfully completed a battery of stringent qualification tests and is ready for launch site fueling and in-space refueling of satellites of any…
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Researchers find a way to detect signs of extraterrestrial life in a single grain of ice
An artist’s conception shows NASA’s Europa Clipper probe flying over Europa. (NASA / JPL-Caltech Illustration) Scientists have verified that a method to look for cellular life on Europa, an ice-covered moon of Jupiter, just might work. The technique could be put to the test in the 2030s, when NASA’s Europa Clipper probe is due to…
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Sierra Space Solar Panels Powers Sidus Space’s LizzieSat Satellite in Low Earth Orbit
Sierra Space, a commercial space company and emerging defense tech prime building a platform in space to benefit and protect life on Earth has achieved yet another milestone in space technology by providing the cutting-edge solar technology that powers Sidus Space’s first LizzieSat satellite, which successfully launched and deployed to Low Earth Orbit on March…
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Following IFT-3 milestones, SpaceX prepares for fourth Starship flight
SpaceX is preparing to follow up its third flight of Starship – one that achieved another leap forward with the world’s largest rocket in history – with the IFT-4 mission. Potentially as early as May, the fourth flight is expected to pair Booster 11 with Ship 29, with the latter already back at the launch…
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Advanced Space Demonstrates Successful Use of AI in Cislunar Space with CAPSTONE Mission
Advanced Space, a leading space tech solutions company announced the successful use of machine learning in cislunar space. The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) spacecraft has been busy testing new software that is laying the groundwork for a substantial and transformative advance in autonomous navigation in orbit. SigmaZero is a…
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SpaceX’s workhorse launch pad now has the accoutrements for astronauts
Upgrades at SpaceX’s most-used launch pad in Florida got a trial run Thursday with the liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon cargo ship heading for the International Space Station. SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft launched at 4:55 pm EDT (20:55 UTC) Thursday from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force…
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China launches satellites to monitor atmospheric, space environments
China on Thursday sent a group of satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The Yunhai-2 02 satellites were launched by a Long March-2D carrier rocket at 1:27 p.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered the planned orbit. These satellites will be used mainly for atmospheric environment detection, space environment monitoring,…
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Aerospacelab and Xona Space Systems Collaborate to Revolutionize Navigation Satellite Systems
Aerospacelab, one of the leading companies in small satellite design, manufacturing, and operations, and Xona Space Systems, a pioneering service provider in high-performance navigation satellite systems, are pleased to announce they have entered into a groundbreaking partnership. The collaboration between the two companies marks a significant step forward in the evolution of satellite technology spearheaded…
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Thales Alenia Space Secures ESA Contract for LEO-PNT Orbit Demonstrator
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), signed a contract with the European Space Agency to deliver an end-to-end solution for the LEO-PNT (Low Earth Orbit Positioning Navigation and Timing) orbit demonstrator. This contract includes the space (5 satellites to be launched), ground and users segments, the in orbit operations…
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SkyServe Partners with Loft Orbital to Deploy its AI-Edge Computing Platform on YAM-6
SkyServe and Loft Orbital have joined forces for Mission Denali to deploy SkyServe STORM, SkyServe’s in-space edge computing platform on YAM-6. Mission Denali will leverage Sensing and Compute Resources on YAM-6 to deliver insights from space. By processing multispectral and hyperspectral data in real time, SkyServe STORM is defining the paradigm of space-based data processing, delivering…