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Teledyne Starts Production of Infrared Focal Plane Modules for SDA Tracking Layer Tranche 3
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, a global leader in advanced imaging and sensor solutions, is pleased to announce the start of production on multiple awards to deliver state-of-the-art infrared Focal Plane Modules (FPMs) in support of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tracking Layer Tranche 3 (TRKT3) program. These sensors will support SDA satellites in low Earth orbit…
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Voyager Awarded $24.5 Million NASA JSC Mission Management Contract
Voyager Technologies was awarded a new Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract for NASA’s Johnson Space Center, with a ceiling of $24.5 million for a four-year period, to provide full-service mission management services to the International Space Station. “Exploration depends on execution,” said Scott Rodriguez, vice president, Government Programs, Voyager. “We make missions routine, safe and repeatable, integrating…
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Azenta Life Sciences Partners with Frontier Space to Advance Space-Based Life Sciences Research
Azenta announced a strategic partnership with Frontier Space, a pioneer in commercial space-based research systems, to conduct cutting-edge scientific experiments in space. This collaboration aims to harness the unique benefits of the microgravity environment to accelerate discovery and innovation in life sciences, including participation in the recently launched EGGS-2 (Early Gen micro-Gravity Service) mission, developed…
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Mitsubishi Electric Awarded Contract for Defense SATCOM System by Japan Ministry of Defense
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it was awarded a contract by the Japan Ministry of Defense on February 6 to construct a next-generation defense satellite communications system. Under this contract, Mitsubishi Electric will develop and manufacture the next-generation defense communications satellite, which will succeed the current Kirameki-2 satellite, as well as design the ground system…
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Globe Telecom and Starlink Partner to Launch SEA’s First DTC Satellite Service
Globe Telecom, the Philippines’ leading mobile operator, has become the first in Southeast Asia, and the second in Asia, to offer Starlink‘s groundbreaking Direct-to-Cell (DTC) satellite service. Joining a growing group of countries worldwide, Globe’s partnership with Starlink marks a historic milestone in global connectivity. Using satellite technology, Filipinos using standard LTE mobile phones will…
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Launch Preview: Vulcan launches USSF-87, SpaceX sends Crew-12 to ISS
The launch manifest is full this week, with eight launches scheduled from different launch sites worldwide. The week kicked off with a SpaceX Starlink mission on Wednesday, followed by a busy Thursday, during which five different rockets — including a Vulcan, a Proton, and the first Ariane 64 — launched. SpaceX and NASA are launching…
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The European hardware powering Artemis 2’s journey around the Moon
The European Service Module for Artemis 2 before it was shipped to Kennedy Space Center in 2021. Image: NASA From Europe to Florida The European Service Module is built at Airbus’ facility in Bremen, Germany, before making a transatlantic journey to the United States for testing and integration with Orion’s crew module. That handoff is…
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Amazon Expects to Increase Spending on Amazon Leo by $1B in 2026
Amazon expects to spend $1 billion more on expenses for the Amazon Leo constellation in 2026, leadership advised investors in its recent financial reporting. Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky told investors on Feb. 5 the company expects a year-over-year cost increase of approximately $1 billion related to Amazon Leo this year. “We have more than 20…
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Es’hailSat Form LEO Strategic Partnership With Telesat
Telesat has signed a strategic partnership deal in the Middle East with Es’hailSat to deliver Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services to Qatar and across key international markets. The two companies announced the partnership, Feb. 9. Telesat’s LEO network, currently in production, is designed to deliver high‑throughput, low‑latency connectivity to a broad range of markets.…
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Momentus to Demonstrate Multispectral Sensor for Space Force, With NASA Support, in March
Momentus will undertake a rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) demonstration mission with NASA next month, as the former moves to fulfill a contract signed with the U.S. Space Force last year. Momentus’ Vigoride 7 orbital service vehicle (OSV) will carry NASA’s R5 Spacecraft 10 (R5-S10) alongside other payloads when it is launched via the upcoming…