Tag: Ground
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Rocket Lab to Launch NASA’s TROPICS Constellation from New Zealand
Rocket Lab USA, one of the leading launch and space systems companies, announced that it will launch NASA’s TROPICS constellation across two dedicated Electron missions lifting off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand next month. The TROPICS constellation (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Small Sats) will monitor…
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GomSpace Showcases New Camera System for Earth Observation Projects
GomSpace, one of the global leading manufacturers and suppliers of CubeSat and small satellite solutions for customers in the academic, government, and commercial markets has introduced a new high-performing camera system for earth observation projects. The NanoCam C1U system from GomSpace is a flexible and modular system to rapidly implement tailored imaging systems based on…
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Boyd Introduces New Solid Conduction Material System for Aerospace Applications
Boyd, one of the world’s leading innovators in sustainable engineered materials and thermal solutions has introduced k-Core a patented, and high-performance advanced solid conduction material system for aerospace and spacecraft communications satellites. The main component of k-Core is APG, which has an in-plane, isotropic room-temperature thermal conductivity of 1700 W/m.K. Thermal conductivity is 7-8 times…
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Satixfy Successfully Demonstrates New Antenna Together with OneWeb Technologies and Air Force Research Lab
SatixFy Communications, one of the leaders in next-generation satellite communication systems announced the completion of a contracted demonstration with OneWeb Technologies and the Air Force Research Lab, to demonstrate SatixFy’s new antenna for use by the United States Department of Defense (DoD), under its initiative Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI). This program was…
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Airbus Built MetOp-SG Second-Generation Weather Satellites Enter their Test Phases
The Airbus-built satellite twins, MetOp-SG A, and B will provide a panoply of new meteorological data that will substantially improve numerical weather prediction – the backbone of our daily weather forecasts – at regional and global levels. The multiple instruments on board will also provide key observations for climate monitoring, atmospheric chemistry, and other services…
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D-Orbit Signs €26-Million Contract with ESA for IRIDE Space-based Earth Observation Program
Space logistics and orbital transportation company D-Orbit signed a 26-million euro contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for IRIDE, a space-based observation program initiated by the Italian government that will leverage national competencies and responsibility with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA), which will manage the project, and the Italian Space Agency…
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Dawn Aerospace’s Mk-II Aurora Spaceplane Successfully Completes its First Rocket-Powered Flight Campaign
Dawn Aerospace, a space transportation company with operations in New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the United States, announced the successful completion of the first rocket-powered flight campaign of its spaceplane, the Mk-II Aurora. The flights occurred at Glen Tanner Aerodrome on 29, 30, and 31 March. Dawn is already the fastest-growing supplier of green in-space…
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Leo Labs and Clear Space Collaborate for a Safer and Sustainable Space Environment
Leo Labs, the commercial provider of low Earth orbit (LEO) Space Situational Awareness and Space Traffic Management services, announced that a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Clear Space, the Swiss-based, in-orbit satellite servicing company. The MOU recognizes the two companies’ shared vision of a safe and sustainable space ecosystem and their mutual efforts in making this…
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Blue Canyon Enabling Space Missions to Expand the Frontiers of Science and Defense
Blue Canyon, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, is a complete end-to-end spacecraft company and a leading provider of turnkey small satellites solutions, including nanosatellites, microsatellites, and ESPA-class satellites. BCT, through its various missions, is enabling space missions to expand the frontiers of science and defense. Their attitude determination and control components are one-of-a-kind, allowing for…
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Northrop Grumman Wins the Robert J. Collier Trophy for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope industry team, led by Northrop Grumman has won the prestigious National Aeronautic Association (NAA) Robert J. Collier Trophy for revolutionizing the field of astrophysics with the team’s pioneering design and exceptional performance of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, world’s first space deployable telescope and includes 10 new technologies. Northrop Grumman…