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Boyd Introduces New Solid Conduction Material System for Aerospace Applications
Boyd, one of the world’s leading innovators in sustainable engineered materials and thermal solutions has introduced k-Core a patented, and high-performance advanced solid conduction material system for aerospace and spacecraft communications satellites. The main component of k-Core is APG, which has an in-plane, isotropic room-temperature thermal conductivity of 1700 W/m.K. Thermal conductivity is 7-8 times…
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Satixfy Successfully Demonstrates New Antenna Together with OneWeb Technologies and Air Force Research Lab
SatixFy Communications, one of the leaders in next-generation satellite communication systems announced the completion of a contracted demonstration with OneWeb Technologies and the Air Force Research Lab, to demonstrate SatixFy’s new antenna for use by the United States Department of Defense (DoD), under its initiative Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI). This program was…
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Airbus Built MetOp-SG Second-Generation Weather Satellites Enter their Test Phases
The Airbus-built satellite twins, MetOp-SG A, and B will provide a panoply of new meteorological data that will substantially improve numerical weather prediction – the backbone of our daily weather forecasts – at regional and global levels. The multiple instruments on board will also provide key observations for climate monitoring, atmospheric chemistry, and other services…
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NASA Awards Capella Space Blanket Purchase Agreement for SAR Data
NASA has awarded Capella Space a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for the company’s synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, NASA announced Monday. This gives NASA five years to order Capella’s data, not to exceed a value of $7 million. Capella has agreed to deliver a comprehensive catalog of its high-resolution SAR commercial Earth observation data products…
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BridgeComm Demonstrates Quantum Encryption With Optical Ground Modem
BridgeComm has demonstrated quantum encryption technology over the company’s optical ground modem, BridgeComm announced April 5. The company tested both AES-256 and post quantum attack resistant (PQC) Kyber-1024 encryption between its internally developed space terminal modem over a free space optical link to its optical ground modem. BridgeComm reported the trial demonstrated the system can…
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D-Orbit Signs €26-Million Contract with ESA for IRIDE Space-based Earth Observation Program
Space logistics and orbital transportation company D-Orbit signed a 26-million euro contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for IRIDE, a space-based observation program initiated by the Italian government that will leverage national competencies and responsibility with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA), which will manage the project, and the Italian Space Agency…
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All.Space Hires Charles Hannaford as Chief Development Officer
Multi-orbit antenna manufacturer All.Space has hired a former SES leader as the company’s new chief development officer (CDO) to help the company scale as it prepares to release its products to market. All.Space announced the appointment of Charles Hannaford as CDO on April 5. Hannaford was most recently chief of staff for SES Satellites in…
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Space Safety Coalition Releases Updated Guidelines for In-Orbit Operations
The Space Safety Coalition released updated guidelines for sustainable space operations this month, endorsed by 27 companies and groups including The Aerospace Corporation, Avanti, Intelsat, LeoLabs, Planet, and Slingshot Aerospace. The Space Safety Coalition is an ad hoc group that promotes responsible space safety. Its new guidelines are updated from the last release in Sept.…
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Dawn Aerospace’s Mk-II Aurora Spaceplane Successfully Completes its First Rocket-Powered Flight Campaign
Dawn Aerospace, a space transportation company with operations in New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the United States, announced the successful completion of the first rocket-powered flight campaign of its spaceplane, the Mk-II Aurora. The flights occurred at Glen Tanner Aerodrome on 29, 30, and 31 March. Dawn is already the fastest-growing supplier of green in-space…
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Great American Eclipse Part 2: One More Year!
The 2017 solar eclipse brought out millions of observers across the United States and North America. It was the first eclipse to have a path of totality that crossed the western and eastern shores of the United States since 1918. Entering over Oregon and exiting over South Carolina, the Moon’s shadow, the moment of the…