Tag: Ground
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CesiumAstro Selected to Support GMD Interceptor Communications for Missile Defense Agency
CesiumAstro, a leader in advanced space communications, has been awarded a contract to deliver a new active phased array variant as part of an expansion to its Skylark product line. This large-aperture array, built on CesiumAstro’s scalable active phased array architecture, will support modernization of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon System (GWS), a critical…
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Benchmark Space Systems Selected by DARPA to Conduct LASSO Feasibility Study
Benchmark Space Systems has been selected to conduct a Phase 1A/1B feasibility and design study under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA’s) Lunar Assay via Small Satellite Orbiter (LASSO) program. The study will evaluate the technologies and spacecraft architectures required to operate safely and persistently in low lunar orbit (LLO), one of the most…
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Redwire Launches Additional Colloids Experiments to the International Space Station
Redwire launched additional colloids experiments to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard a recent commercial resupply mission to the ISS. These modules support Redwire’s Colloidal Solids Instrument (COLIS), a powerful research platform advancing our understanding of diseases, drug development, advanced materials, industrial processes, and biomedical applications. When sunscreen thickens over time or mayonnaise slowly separates…
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Impulse Space Unveils Rigel Engine to Advance Next Generation In-Space Mobility
Impulse Space has introduced Rigel, a new 200 lbf-class rocket engine designed to expand in-space mobility capabilities for missions ranging from precision maneuvering to high-energy transport. As the space economy scales, exploration is expanding, government activity is increasing and missions are pushing further into deep space. In-space operations require increasingly dynamic mobility. The Rigel engine…
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SpinLaunch Selects Equinix to Deploy Ground Infrastructure for Meridian Space Constellation
SpinLaunch, a pioneer of next-generation space solutions, announced it has selected Equinix, the world’s leading digital infrastructure company, to support the global deployment of SpinLaunch’s Meridian Space satellite constellation. Through this agreement, SpinLaunch will leverage Equinix’s worldwide footprint of more than 280 interconnected data centers to rapidly deploy its ultra-compact teleports, addressing a longstanding challenge…
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AeroVironment Contributes to Artemis II Mission with Laser Comms Technology
AeroVironment, announced that its precision pointing hardware was on board NASA’s historic Artemis II Mission as part of the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O) – a laser communications terminal developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory in collaboration with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. During the Artemis II mission, O2O used lasers…
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Rocket Lab Launched Second Dedicated Mission for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its second dedicated mission for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), further strengthening the partnership between Rocket Lab and Japan’s national space agency. The “Kakushin Rising” mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 3:09 p.m.…
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Citra Space Raises $15 Million Series A for Space Object ID Tech
Citra Space Corp, a space technology company developing space object identification (SOI) capabilities, announced a $15 million Series A financing led by Washington Harbour Partners, with participation from Industrious Ventures, Reliable Properties, and existing investors including Scout VC, Squadra Ventures, Alumni Ventures and Flex Capital. The funding will be used to support development and deployment…
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HawkEye 360 to Support NASA in Developing Resilient Space Communications
HawkEye 360, the global leader in signals intelligence data and analytics, announced that the Commercial Crew and Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Programs at NASA have awarded the company a contract to supply its RFIQ data product to support critical research on future space-to-space communications. Leveraging its constellation of satellites, HawkEye 360 provides radio frequency…
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NordSpace Awarded DND IDEaS Funding to Advance VLEO Satellite
NordSpace, a Canadian-owned space missions and launch company, announced that it has been awarded approx. $250,000 in funding under the Department of National Defence (DND) Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program to advance its Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellite constellation technology for resilient non-terrestrial networks (NTN). This award stems from the IDEaS…