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Sidus Space Achieves Critical AI and Hardware Contract Milestones Ahead of LizzieSat-1 Launch
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service company achieves critical Artificial Intelligence (AI) and hardware contract milestones as the Company prepares for the commencement of its satellite constellation scheduled for launch in March 2024 with LizzieSat-1 as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Notable recent achievements include the successful delivery…
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Voyager Space and Airbus Finalize Creation of Starlab Space LLC Joint Venture
Voyager Space and Airbus, global leaders in space exploration, announced they have completed the transaction to create Starlab Space LLC, a transatlantic joint venture that will design, build, and operate the Starlab commercial space station. Alongside the joint venture execution, the Starlab team completed the station-level System Definition Review (SDR), a critical milestone assessing the…
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Einstein Probe Launches with a Mission to Monitor the X-ray Sky
The Chinese Academy of Sciences spacecraft Einstein Probe lifted off on a Chang Zheng (Long March) 2C rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in China at 15:03 CST / 07:03 GMT / 08:03 CET on 9 January 2024. With the successful launch, Einstein Probe began its mission to survey the sky and hunt for…
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Viasat Secures Orders from U.S. Army for High-Throughput Satellite Technology
Viasat, one of the global leaders in satellite communications, has been selected by the U.S. Army as part of its Commercial Satellite High-Throughput, Low Latency assessment (HT-LL). The Army PEO-C3T has ordered Viasat’s High-Throughput Upgrade Kits, which utilize the Army’s HAWKEYE III LITE terminals connected to the Viasat High-Capacity Ka-band network to provide flexible, secure,…
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ISRO Successfully Flight Tests Fuel Cell in PSLV C58
ISRO has successfully tested a 100 W class Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell based Power System (FCPS) in its orbital platform, POEM3, launched onboard PSLV-C58 on January 1, 2024. The objective of the experiment was to assess Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel cell operation in space and to collect data to facilitate the design of systems…
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Rocket Lab to Launch NorthStar and Spire SSA Mission This Month
A group of four space situational awareness satellites for Spire Global and NorthStar Earth & Space will be Rocket Lab’s first launch of 2024. Rocket Lab announced Monday it plans to launch the mission no earlier than Jan. 18 from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. These satellites will be the first of NorthStar’s space…
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Remote Sensing
Remote sensing, a powerful technology that allows us to gather information about the Earth’s surface or other objects from a distance, has revolutionized various fields, from environmental monitoring to urban planning. While it offers numerous advantages, it is crucial to acknowledge there are disadvantages of remote sensing that can feel like drawbacks. In this article,…
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Launch Roundup: Axiom-3 crew and Tianzhou 7 cargo space station missions this week
A pair of missions to space stations headline the launches for the week of Jan. 10 to Jan. 17. Axiom-3 will be flying four private astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), becoming the first crew launch of 2024. Crew Dragon Freedom will fly from Florida, with a multinational crew, for a mission to the…
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Launch Roundup: Axiom-3 crew and Tianzhou 7 cargo space station missions this week
A pair of missions to space stations headline the launches for the week of Jan. 10 to Jan. 17. Axiom-3 will be flying four private astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), becoming the first crew launch of 2024. Crew Dragon Freedom will fly from Florida, with a multinational crew, for a mission to the…
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NOAA Awards Spire Global $9.4 Million Contract for Satellite Weather Data
Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, has been awarded $9.4 million by the National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration to provide radio occultation (RO) data for 8 months. The award is part of an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for NOAA’s Commercial Weather Data Program’s Radio Occultation Data Buy…