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Scientific Systems Awarded $1.5 Million SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Contract
Scientific Systems, one of the leaders in intelligent autonomous systems, announced it has been selected by SpaceWERX for a $1.5 Million STTR Phase II contract, under the SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Program. Scientific Solutions’ vision-based solution, for US-RIPTIDE (Unknown Satellite Realtime Inspection, Pose, Tracking and IDEntification,) focuses on enabling In-space Service Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities…
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Space Force Gen. Saltzman: Proliferated LEO Shows Mettle in Ukraine
Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations for communications and other uses are demonstrating that they can endure and adapt to adversary assaults, such as jamming, the head of U.S. Space Force suggested on Oct. 18. “We are seeing evidence that proliferated Low-Earth Orbit constellations are resilient against attack,” Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman…
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China Details Solar System Exploration Plans
In the last few weeks, China has not only conducted several launches — of which one failed — but also detailed its Solar System exploration plans for the next decade, with updated details and target dates for several missions. Chinese Long-Term Solar Exploration Plan At the 74th International Astronautical Congress, China revealed an updated roadmap…
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AnySignal Closes $5M Oversubscribed Seed Round to Build Multi-Domain Radio Platform
AnySignal, one of the leading technology companies building a radiofrequency (RF) connectivity and sensing platform for industrial, aerospace, and defense markets has closed an oversubscribed $5.0M USD seed round. The funding will be used to execute a considerable backlog of commercial and government contracts. Founded in 2022, AnySignal enables its customers to get the data…
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CesiumAstro Wins $395,000 NASA Contract for Communications Study
CesiumAstro won a NASA award worth $395,640 for a wideband satellite communications capability study, the company announced Wednesday. The award is from NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program, which manages the agency’s two communication networks — the Deep Space Network and Near Space Network (NSN). NASA has a goal of creating an interoperable network…
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Blue Origin Unveils Multi-Orbit Space Mobility Platform for In-Space Logistics and Delivery
Expanding upon its mission to build a road to space for the benefit of Earth, Blue Origin has unveiled Blue Ring, a spacecraft platform focused on providing in-space logistics and delivery. Blue Ring serves commercial and government customers and can support a variety of missions in medium Earth orbit out to the cislunar region and…
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Astronomers say new telescopes should take advantage of “Starship paradigm”
This slide from a presentation by Lee Feinberg, an engineer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, shows concepts for a space telescope fitting inside the volumes of a SpaceX Starship rocket and a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket. Credit: NASA/Lee Feinberg A consensus among leading American astronomers is that NASA’s next wave of great observatories…
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Momentus Signs Contract with SatRev to Provide Orbital Delivery Services in 2024
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, has signed a contract with SatRev for transportation and orbital delivery services in 2024. SatRev is a Polish company established in 2016 that specializes in building small, lightweight nanosatellites. The company has contracted to fly its SOWA-1 payload with…
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Viasat to Open New IoT Hub in the Middle East
Viasat’s Elevate partners MinFarm Tech and Global Beam Telecom are to open a new facility in Business Bay, Dubai, UAE for IoT-over-satellite innovation. Viasat announced the move, Oct. 16. Viasat believes the hub to be a first of its kind in the region. It is scheduled to open in November. It will offer customers the chance…
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Citing slow Starship reviews, SpaceX urges FAA to double licensing staff
In a remarkably frank discussion this week, several senior SpaceX officials spoke with Ars Technica on background about how working with the Federal Aviation Administration has slowed down the company’s progress not just on development of the Starship program, but on innovations with the Falcon 9 and Dragon programs as well. The SpaceX officials said…