Tag: Ground
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Honeywell Aerospace-Led Consortium Secures UK Support to Advance Aerospace Manufacturing
A consortium led by Honeywell has received UK Government funding for a project that aims to revolutionise how critical aerospace technologies are manufactured in the UK through the use of AI and additive manufacturing. The £14.1m research and development project, funded through the ATI Programme, will explore how AI and other technologies can drive simulations…
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Loft Orbital Federal Secures NASA Task Order for RadPC Project Under Flight Opportunities Program
Loft Orbital Federal, a provider of turn-key space infrastructure services, today announced the award of a task order from NASA under the agency’s Flight Opportunities program. This task order is for the integration, launch, and on-orbit operations of a mission supporting the Fault Tolerant RISC-V Flight Computer with Coprocessor Support (RadPC) project. The task order…
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ISRO Announces Fully Indigenous 32-Bit Deep-Space Microprocessor
India unveiled a fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor – ‘Vikram’, that has been developed by, and for, the Indian Space Research Organisation – at a semiconductor industry event in Delhi. At the event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, fresh from China and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, called microprocessors ‘digital diamonds’. “If the last century was shaped by…
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Collins Aerospace Expands Space Leadership with Advances in Human Spaceflight and Space Suits
Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, is a global leader in designing and delivering advanced aerospace and defense solutions that serve civil aviation, defense and space sectors. The company was formed in the late 2010s following the merger of United Technologies Corporation’s aerospace units with Rockwell Collins, combining decades of heritage expertise into one of the…
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MSBAI Secures $1.2 Million DoD Contract to Advance OrbitGuard, Empowering Real-Time SDA
MSBAI announced it has secured a Direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to mature OrbitGuard, its hybrid-intelligence copilot for space domain awareness. The opportunity originated from the Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), was competitively selected by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and has been executed by…
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Interlune Secures $4.84 Million Grant to Develop Lunar Regolith Simulant Center in Texas
Interlune, a natural resources company, announced that it has been awarded up to $4.84 million in a grant from the Texas Space Commission (TSC) to develop and test highly specialized simulants of Moon dirt, or regolith. Interlune will use the grant funds, along with internal investment, to create a Lunar Regolith Simulant Center of Excellence…
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Momentus Secures NASA Contract to Explore Robotic Technology Launches for Future Space Missions
Momentus Inc., a U.S. commercial space company offering satellites, satellite components, and in-space transportation and services, announced that it was awarded a contract by NASA to perform a study to fly critical foundational robotics technologies into space. Momentus has subsequently completed work under this initial contract and expects to submit a proposal to NASA to…
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Mynaric Completes Financial Restructuring to Secure Long-Term Funding with JVF-Holding
Mynaric AG, a leading provider of industrialized, cost-effective, and scalable laser communications products, announced the successful completion of its financial restructuring under the German Corporate Stabilization and Restructuring Act (StaRUG). With this milestone, Mynaric has secured long-term funding and strengthened its financial foundation through its new principal shareholder, JVF-Holding GmbH. The court-approved restructuring plan significantly…
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Little Place Labs Named Finalist in 2025 Verizon Disaster Resilience Prize for Space-Based Insights
Little Place Labs (LPL), a company pioneering real-time space-based insights and alerts, has been selected as a Finalist in the 2025 Verizon Disaster Resilience Prize, a national competition hosted by Verizon and MIT Solve. The challenge recognizes breakthrough technologies that help communities across the United States better prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural…
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Terran Orbital Completes First Anniversary of Pathfinder-4 and Pathfinder-R Launch
Terran Orbital Corporation, a leading manufacturer of small satellites serving the aerospace and defense industries, marks the first anniversary of the successful launch of Pathfinder-4 (PTD-4) and Pathfinder-R (PTD-R). Both 6U CubeSats launched on August 16, 2024, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 and have since delivered exceptional mission results. PTD-4 was built to test NASA’s…