Tag: Ground
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Thales Alenia Space Partners with ESA to Develop Digital Twin for Sustainable Agriculture
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead the SaveCrops4EU project. Part of ESA’s Digital Twin Earth programme, this pre-operational digital twin component will enhance agriculture’s resilience to climate change and support agricultural resource management. The SaveCrops4EU digital twin…
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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship
NASA has awarded SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, a modification under the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to add Starship to their existing Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch service offerings. The NLS II contracts provide a broad range of commercial launch services for NASA’s planetary, Earth-observing, exploration, and scientific satellites. These high-priority, low and…
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Rocket Lab’s Neutron Rocket Joins US Space Force’s National Security Space Launch Program
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, has been selected by the U.S. Space Force to compete for the Department of Defense’s highest-priority national security missions for its National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 program. The firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract has a five-year ordering period…
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SWISSto12 Announces High-Performance User Terminal for Continuous GEO Connectivity
SWISSto12, a leading manufacturer of satellite communication (SATCOM) products based in Switzerland and a pioneer in the aerospace industry with its small yet powerful geostationary (GEO) telecommunications satellite, HummingSat, announces the release of HummingLink-SOTP. This new type of terminal for GEO connectivity combines a small form factor, high portability, quick deployment, and high-throughput. Humming Link-SOTP…
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L3Harris’ Advanced Large Solid Rocket Motors Power US Missile Defense Test
L3Harris Technologies has debuted an advanced large solid rocket motor to power the company’s air-launched Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) target vehicle. The new L3Harris solid rocket motor, named eSR-19, was part of a recent Missile Defense Agency (MDA) test that powered the target’s first and second stages. The test, designated as Flight Test Other-40…
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ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Secures U.S. Space Force Certification for National Security Missions
Following years of development and completing a comprehensive certification plan, including two successful certification missions, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket has been certified by the United States Space Force to fly National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions. “Thank you to all our customer partners who have worked hand-in-hand with us throughout this comprehensive…
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Rocket Lab Launches OroraTech’s Wildfire Detection Satellites in Record Time
Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its latest mission within four months of contract signing for Germany-based global wildfire and detection company OroraTech. The ‘Finding Hot Wildfires Near You’ mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Pad B, in Mahia, New Zealand at 4:30…
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Viasat and Telespazio to Design Lunar Orbiting Satellite System
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, joined the European Space Agency’s Moonlight project alongside program lead Telespazio. Moonlight is the European Space Agency’s (ESA) program to develop a lunar orbiting Navigation and Communication system that will greatly enhance combined navigation and communications services for European and international missions both on the surface of the…
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Gravitics Secures $60M Space Force STRATFI Contract to Advance Orbital Carriers
Gravitics, a leading innovator in space infrastructure, announced it has been selected for a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) by SpaceWERX of the United States Space Force with potential funding of up to $60 million between government funds, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funds, and private funds to demonstrate and fly the Orbital Carrier, a groundbreaking…
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SuperSharp Attains Two Critical Milestones Towards Launch In 2026
SuperSharp Space Systems, a University of Cambridge spinout, has received a £5 million award from the UK Space Agency. The funds will enable an in-orbit demonstration of SuperSharp’s unfolding thermal infrared (TIR) space telescope for climate change mitigation applications. In addition, the company has delivered the first prototype of its ultra-high resolution telescope, Hibiscus, which…