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Synspective Signs New SAR Contracts in Central Asia
Synspective is increasing its reach into key Central Asian markets. The Japanese SAR satellite data and analytics solution provider has entered into MoUs with Uzbekistan’s Center for Space Monitoring and Geoinformation Technologies and Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary (KGS), the national space agency of Kazakhstan. Synspective announced the MoUs, Jan. 25. So, how will it work in…
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NOAA’s Polar-Orbiting and Geostationary Satellites Helped Save 350 Lives in 2023
NOAA’s satellites, known for their pivotal role in tracking weather and climate, were behind the rescue of 350 people from harrowing, life-threatening ordeals in the U.S. and its surrounding waters in 2023. NOAA’s polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites are part of the global Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking system, or COSPAS-SARSAT, which uses a network…
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Mitsubishi Electric Developed Smart Lander Achieves Historic Lunar Landing
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), developed by the company under contract with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, successfully landed on the lunar surface at 00:20 a.m. on January 20 (Japan Standard Time). This is Japan’s first lunar landing, making it the fifth country to safely land a spacecraft…
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Despite engine malfunction, powered-down Japanese moon lander achieves major goals
A camera aboard a small micro rover deployed from Japan’s SLIM lunar lander captured an image of the probe resting on one side a few feet away after an engine malfunction during the final stages of descent Jan. 19. Image: JAXA. One of two engines powering a Japanese moon lander during its descent to the…
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AAC Clyde Space and TNO Demonstrate Laser Communication Data Downlink
Dutch research firm TNO and AAC ClydeSpace have successfully transferred data from a laser satellite communications terminal in space down to Earth in a recent demonstration. The laser communication system called SmallCAT was launched in April 2023 aboard NORSAT-TD, a satellite operated by the Norwegian Space Agency. TNO said in a Wednesday announcement that the…
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Innoflight Delivers Engineering Units to L3Harris for SDA’s T1 Tracking Layer Program
SDA awarded a prototype agreement to L3Harris Technologies last year to provide initial missile warning/missile tracking warfighting capability of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). Innoflight is on contract with L3Harris for the delivery of key avionics, including mesh network encryption/decryption, networking, processing, and precision timing for the SDA T1 Tracking Layer program. Innoflight’s deliverables…
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Sierra Space is blowing up stuff to prove inflatable habitats are safe
Sierra Space says it has demonstrated in a ground test that a full-scale inflatable habitat for a future space station can meet NASA’s recommended safety standards, clearing a technical gate on the road toward building a commercial outpost in low-Earth orbit. During a December test at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, Sierra Space’s…
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NASA Reveals Latest Results of Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review
NASA released the outcomes of its 2023 Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review, the agency’s process to build a roadmap for exploration of the solar system for the benefit of humanity. The Moon to Mars architecture approach incorporates feedback from U.S. industry, academia, international partners, and the NASA workforce. The 2023 Architecture Concept Review refined…
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IXPE investigates microquasar jets, finds unexpected magnetic field structure
Creating some of the most powerful gravitational forces and fields in the universe, black holes are known for their extreme nature, including the ways in which they can devour and destroy whole planets and stars in a matter of seconds. When black holes consume planets, stars, and other cosmic objects, the matter from the collision…
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French Startup Aldoria Secures Further Funding
Aldoria has secured a further 10 million euros ($10.87 million) in funding after closing a series A funding round. The space situational awareness (SSA) company has now raised 22 million euros ($23.91 million) in funding in total. The funding round was led by Starquest, a dedicated advocate for green financing through Article 9 of the…