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Lockheed Martin Secures Contract for 18 SDA Tranche 2 Satellites
The Space Development Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to build 18 space vehicles as part of its Tranche 2 Tracking Layer constellation. Lockheed Martin will provide 16 wide field-of-view missile warning/missile tracking space vehicles with infrared sensors and two space vehicles with missile defense infrared sensors that can generate fire control-quality tracks to…
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Mynaric Selected by DARPA for Phase 2 of Space-BACN Program
Mynaric one of the leading providers of industrialized, cost-effective, and scalable laser communications products, has been selected as a key development partner for Phase 2 of the Space-based adaptive communications node (Space-BACN) program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. DARPA’s Space-BACN program envisions a low-cost, scalable optical communications terminal that could be reconfigured to…
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Viasat Reveals Details of Satellite Navigation Demonstration in UK
Viasat has revealed details of a key demonstration in the United Kingdom in the aviation arena. It has demonstrated a U.K. satellite-based augmentation system (UK SBAS) for the first time, showing how highly accurate GPS data can maximize safety and improve efficiency. The test flight was flown from Cranfield Airport last month using the National…
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Former NASA administrator hates Artemis, wants to party like it’s 2008
On Wednesday, former NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, 73, put forward a deferential but determined countenance as he addressed a House subcommittee that was conducting a hearing on NASA’s Artemis Program to return humans to the Moon. “I will be direct,” Griffin said. “In my judgment, the Artemis Program is excessively complex, unrealistically priced, compromises crew…
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Tom Mueller Details Kick-Stage Helios — Designed to Disrupt Launch to GEO
Impulse Space is working to simplify access to Geostationary Orbit (GEO), unveiling a new high-performance kick stage on Wednesday called Helios, designed to take 5 tons from Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) to GEO in less than a day. Impulse Space is led by CEO and founder Tom Mueller, who was a founding member of SpaceX and…
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Astroscale Plans Refueling Mission APS-R With Space Force Funding
Astroscale U.S. shared new details about an upcoming satellite refueling mission, which is partially funded by the U.S. Space Force. The spacecraft is called the Astroscale Prototype Servicer for Refueling, or APS-R, and the company plans to deliver it by 2026. The Space Force awarded Astroscale a $25.5 million contract in September 2023. It was…
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GCF to Add Support for Satellite Connectivity and NTN to its Device Certification Program
The Global Certification Forum announced that it is adding support for satellite communications and non-terrestrial networks (NTN) to its device certification program. With the adoption of standards-based satellite connectivity in the communications industry, manufacturers can certify their devices to be directly connected to different satellite operators. This is helping enable the rapid introduction in the…
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Falcon 9 boosts Axiom crew into space for commercial visit to ISS
A Falcon 9 lifts off from Kennedy Space Center carrying an international crew on a commercial mission to the space station. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. After months of training and detailed planning, the most international crew yet to visit the International Space Station blasted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Thursday to kick off…
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Daily Telescope: In which the space station proves it truly is international
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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Exolaunch to Deploy Four Satellites Built by Spire Global for NorthStar
Exolaunch, the premier global provider of launch mission management, integration, and deployment services, announced plans to deploy four Canadian NorthStar Earth & Space satellites, built by Spire Global and launched via Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle. Exolaunch will provide separation systems, deployment, and integration services to ensure mission success for the first tech demo satellites…