Tag: Aerospace
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Starlab Selects Vivace for Commercial Space Station Structure
Starlab Space LLC has selected Vivace Corporation to manufacture the primary structure for its next-generation commercial space station. The aluminum-based structure, one of the largest single spaceflight structures ever developed for launch, will be built at Vivace’s facility in New Orleans, La., with additional development and testing support from the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in…
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SDA Selects SpiderOak to Deliver Next-Gen High-Assurance Encryptor with Zero-Trust Capabilities
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded SpiderOak a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to deliver a High-Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor (HAIPE) enhanced with microsegmentation across SDA’s Network Established Beyond the Upper Limits of the Atmosphere (NEBULA) on-orbit “red” networks. This effort represents the first time zero-trust concepts such as decentralized identity-based authentication and…
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Ursa Space and Aireon Partner to Deliver Real-Time Insights for U.S Combatant Commands
Ursa Space Systems, a leading provider of space-based insights, and Aireon, the global leader in space-based air traffic surveillance, are partnering to provide time-critical shareable insights for U.S. Combatant Commands. The two companies have produced several Operational Planning Products for the U.S. Space Force to meet unified combatant command needs. Ursa Space, supplemented by Aireon’s…
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Terran Orbital Completes Satellite Bus Deliveries for Lockheed Martin’s Tranche 1
Terran Orbital Corporation, a leading manufacturer of small satellites primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced the successful delivery of all 42 satellite bus platforms for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 1 program. These spacecraft help form a resilient, low-latency communications network in low Earth orbit, designed to deliver…
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Maxar Partners with AIDC to Deploy Raptor Software for Advanced UAV Operations in Taiwan
Maxar Intelligence, the leading provider of secure, precise geospatial insights, announced a partnership with Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) to deploy the Maxar Raptor software suite across Taiwan’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry, helping the country accelerate the resilience and reliability of autonomous systems in GPS- and GNSS-denied environments. Raptor is a vision-based software…
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Yokogawa Partners with Toyota to Develop Control Platform for Manned Pressurized Rover
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it has signed agreements with Toyota Motor Corporation for research and development activities that will include prototype measurement and control equipment for a manned pressurized rover (nicknamed “Lunar Cruiser” by Toyota) that is being developed by Toyota and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). In recent years, there has been…
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Ursa Major Secures $34.9 Million to Advance Draper Engine for Space-Based Defense
Ursa Major was awarded a $34.9 million contract from an undisclosed U.S. aerospace and defense company to deliver Draper engines and associated services. The effort will accelerate development, production, and deployment of Draper for critical national security applications in space and ultimately validate the engine’s performance and flexibility under operational conditions. Emerging national security requirements demand…
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Collins Aerospace Secures NATO Contract for Electronic Warfare Planning and Battle Management Solution
Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has been awarded a contract by the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) to provide its Electronic Warfare Planning and Battle Management (EWPBM) solution to NATO. This integrated software tool is designed to plan, direct, coordinate, synchronize, and assess electromagnetic warfare activities. The EWPBM solution will deliver a Recognized Electromagnetic…
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SWISSto12 and Astrum Mobile Complete Preliminary Design Review for NEASTAR-1 Satellite
SWISSto12, one of the world’s fastest-growing aerospace companies and a leading manufacturer of advanced satellite systems and radio frequency products, together with Astrum Mobile, Asia Pacific’s only Satellite-to-Device (S2D) company, announced a major milestone in the development of the NEASTAR-1 geostationary satellite: the successful completion of the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). This marks a key…
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Capgemini, Thales and Thales Alenia Space Selected by CNES for 5G Direct-to-Device Demo Under France 2030
Capgemini, a global leader in business and technology transformation, Thales, a global leader in advanced technologies for the Defense, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors, and Thales Alenia Space, a joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), have been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) as part of a government-backed call for projects under…