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Reflect Orbital Selected to Advance Satellite-Based Sunlight Redirection Technology
Reflect Orbital announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Phase II SBIR contract in the amount of $1.25 million focused on its sunlight-on-demand satellite reflector technology to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small…
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Tianwen-2 probe operating smoothly in orbit: CNSA
As of Friday morning, the Tianwen-2 probe had been operating smoothly in orbit for over eight days, reaching a distance of more than 3 million kilometers from Earth, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) Friday. The CNSA also released an image captured by the probe, showing one unfolded solar panel. China launched its…
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Tomorrow.io to Provide AI-Driven Weather Intelligence for Farmers in Philippines
Tomorrow.io, the global weather intelligence leader, headquartered in the United States, and a technology provider of U.S. agencies NOAA, NASA, and Department of Defense, has partnered with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to help farmers adapt to volatile and challenging climate conditions and boost productivity using Artificial Intelligence in the Philippines. In collaboration with the…
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Kongsberg Discovery and Silicon Sensing Partner to Develop Next-Gen Inertial Tech
Kongsberg Discovery AS and Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd have formally entered into a strategic cooperation agreement on Monday, June 2nd, during EXPO in Osaka in Japan. The purpose is to bring the companies together to co-develop next-generation inertial technology. Executive Vice President Anders Rønningen in Kongsberg Discovery states the importance of this agreement: “In the current…
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Axiom Space: Building the Commercial Gateway to Low Earth Orbit
Axiom Space, Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, is pioneering a new era of human spaceflight by developing the world’s first commercial space station and expanding access to low Earth orbit (LEO) for both governmental and private entities. Led by former NASA leadership and industry veterans, the company aims to create a thriving…
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BAE Systems Wins $1.2 Billion Contract to Build U.S. Space System Command’s Epoch 2 Missile Warning Constellation
U.S. Space Systems Command selected BAE Systems to serve as the prime contractor for its Resilient Missile Warning & Tracking (RMWT) – Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Epoch 2 program under a $1.2 billion contract. BAE Systems confirmed the June 5th contract award, putting it on track to provide the U.S. Space Force with satellite warning…
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As it happened: ispace makes second attempt at historic Moon landing
A Japanese startup was hoping that the second time will be the charm as it targets a landing on the surface of the Moon Thursday afternoon. Read through our live blog for the latest updates on the landing attempt for ispace and its Resilience lander as they happened.
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HAKUTO-R Mission 2 lost during landing attempt
Just over two years after the Japanese company ispace attempted but failed to land its HAKUTO-R Mission 1, the HAKUTO-R Mission 2 Resilience lander attempted a lunar landing this week but was not successful. Mission 2 was to touch down on the lunar surface at 60.5 degrees north and 4.6 degrees west, in Mare Frigoris,…
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Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics Successfully Integrates U.S. Naval Research Lab Payload onto MRV
Northrop Grumman‘s SpaceLogistics in-space servicing business integrated a U.S. Naval Research Laboratory robotics payload onto its Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) spacecraft bus at its Dulles, Virginia facility, the company announced Thursday. The milestone, part of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program, brings SpaceLogistics closer to delivering the…
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Jared Isaacman speaks out, and it’s clear that NASA lost a visionary leader
In a revealing interview published by the All-In Podcast on Wednesday, the private astronaut nominated to lead NASA, Jared Isaacman, spoke at length on what he thought about the nomination process, how he would have led NASA, and the factors that led to the abrupt rescission of his nomination by President Trump. “I got a…