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NASA Launches PACE Satellite in New Climate Mission to Study the Ocean and Atmosphere
The NASA PACE spacecraft encapsulated before launch. Photo Credit: NASA Goddard/Denny Henry SpaceX launched NASA’s satellite mission to study ocean health, air quality, and the effects of climate change into orbit early Thursday morning. After being rescheduled twice due to weather conditions, PACE — the Plankton, Aerosol, Climate, ocean Ecosystem satellite — launched aboard a…
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Daily Telescope: A bright nebula in a one-horned constellation
Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light, a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we’re going to take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a…
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Dream Chaser undergoes NASA testing ahead of first flight
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser vehicle is one step closer to launching no earlier than the first half of 2024 following testing at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility, formerly known as Plum Brook Station, in Ohio. NSF was among a select group of media members that received access to the vibration testing chamber where the vehicle…
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GEOST Selected to Supply Missile Warning Sensor for Sierra Space Satellites
GEOST, a LightRidge Solutions Company, announced that it has been awarded the opportunity to provide the mission payloads as a subcontractor under prime awardee Sierra Space for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tracking Layer Tranche 2 missile warning and tracking satellites. The Tracking Layer Tranche 2 satellites are a critical component in SDA’s proliferated warfighting space…
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ThrustMe Secures Contract from CNES for Several Off-the-Shelf Propulsion Systems
ThrustMe, a pioneering leader in advanced in-orbit propulsion systems, proudly announced a transformative off-the-shelf contract with the French Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES). This purchase agreement is a testimony to the rapidly changing aerospace sector, where the lines between the legacy and new space are blurring. Long-standing actors such as CNES can benefit from complete…
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Es’hailSat and Nilesat Look to Work More Closely Together
Es’hailSat and Nilesat have signed an MoU to work more closely together. The partnership brings Qatar’s and Egypt’s biggest satellite companies together to work on a variety of projects. This partnership allows the customers of both companies to leverage the combined satellite fleet of both operators as well as the wide ground infrastructure that brings…
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AmpliTech to Showcase its Latest 5G and SATCOM Advancements at MWC and Satellite Show 2024
AmpliTech Group, a designer, developer, and manufacturer of state-of-the-art signal-processing components for satellite, 5G, and other communications networks, including the design of complete 5G/6G systems, and a global distributor of packages and lids for integrated circuit assembly, announced its participation in two upcoming shows, where it will exhibit its latest technological 5G and SACTCOM advancements…
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NASA launches a billion-dollar Earth science mission Trump tried to cancel
NASA’s latest mission dedicated to observing Earth’s oceans and atmosphere from space rocketed into orbit from Florida early Thursday on a SpaceX launch vehicle. This mission will study phytoplankton, microscopic plants fundamental to the marine food chain, and tiny particles called aerosols that play a key role in cloud formation. These two constituents in the…
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BlackSky CEO Details Sovereign Deal with Indonesian MoD
BlackSky Technology shared more details this week about a recent $50 million deal to supply subscription imagery and analytics to the Indonesian Ministry of Defense (MoD). In this deal, the Indonesian MoD will integrate BlackSky’s software and hardware capabilities into a sovereign capability. BlackSky received a contract from Thales Alenia Space supporting the MoD to…
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Redwire to Present at the SmallSat Symposium 2024
Join Redwire at the SmallSat Symposium 2024 at one of our special events below and be sure to stop by Booth #34 in the upstairs lunch area to meet our team and discuss your mission needs. Discover our showcased offerings including Link 16 antennas for warfighter communications, Argus intelligent vision systems, flight-proven power systems, and…