Tag: Launch
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Teledyne Launches Two Imaging Sensors in Sun-Synchronous Orbit NASA Explorer Missions
Teledyne Technologies, a leading provider of advanced imaging solutions, is proud to announce that sensors from Teledyne Space Imaging will play a key role in two prestigious NASA explorer missions that are ready to launch this month. Both missions launch on the same rocket on 28 February 2025 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA.…
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BlackSky Secures Defense Contract to Advance Space-Based Tactical ISR Satellites
BlackSky Technology Inc. won a multimillion-dollar Defense Innovation Unit Gen-3 Tactical GEOINT (TACGEO) launch integration contract that expands on early U.S. government-funded R&D efforts to build out advanced space-based tactical ISR capabilities. Under the contract, BlackSky will prepare and manage a Gen-3 satellite launch, on behalf of the customer. “BlackSky is on a mission to push…
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AST SpaceMobile Secures $43 Million Contract for US Space Development Agency
AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, announced a new contract award in support of the United States Space Development Agency (SDA) through a prime contractor, with total expected revenue of $43 million. As part of the…
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Intuitive Machines’ Lunar Lander Separates from SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket
At approximately 8:01 p.m. EST, Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander separated from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, powered on approximately 12 minutes later, and will continue its weeklong journey to the Moon. Aboard the lander is NASA Science and Technology as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign. Also launching as…
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Blue Origin Successfully Completes 10th Crewed New Shepard Mission
Blue Origin completed its tenth human spaceflight and the 30th flight for the New Shepard program. Also, they conducted the tenth crewed flight of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on Feb. 25, carrying six people, one of whom remained at least semi-anonymous. It has lifted off from Launch Site One in West Texas. The New…
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ispace and EdgeCortix Partner to Advance AI-Powered Lunar Exploration
ispace, a global lunar exploration company, and EdgeCortix Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company specializing in energy-efficient Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing at the edge, today announced a mutual strategic cooperation to explore cislunar development using EdgeCortix’s low-power AI-specific processors with ispace lunar exploration activities. ispace and EdgeCortix have agreed to collaborate using data from existing…
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Exolaunch to Support Lunar Deployments with Hardware for Intuitive Machines IM-2 Rideshares
Exolaunch, the global leader in mission management, satellite integration, and deployment services, is set to support the deployment of two rideshare payloads aboard the Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission launching no earlier than February 26, 2025, marking a historic first: Exolaunch’s debut on a lunar-bound mission. For this mission, Exolaunch is supplying its flight-proven CarboNIX separation…
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Esri Unveils Content Store for ArcGIS to Provide On-Demand GIS-Ready Imagery
Esri, the global market leader in location intelligence, is launching Content Store for ArcGIS, a new web app that simplifies the process of purchasing and integrating commercial satellite imagery. This app, developed by Esri and SkyWatch, allows organizations to buy high-quality imagery from Esri’s cornerstone partner, Maxar, as well as other leading providers. Previously, users…
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Marble Visions to Develop 3D Earth Observation Satellite Project with NTT DATA, PASCO and Canon
NTT DATA, a global digital business and IT services leader, and Marble Visions Inc., a provider of advanced Earth observation (EO) satellite services, announce that Marble Visions has commenced the development of a high-resolution, high-frequency satellite system in a joint venture between NTT DATA, PASCO CORPORATION and Canon Electronics Inc. Marble Vision’s aims to transform…
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HALO Lunar Habitat Structure Ready for Shipment to the US for Final Assembly
HALO’s (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) primary structure is ready to be packaged for shipment to the United States. After completing a series of environmental tests in Thales Alenia Space’s plant of Turin, Italy, HALO’s pressurized structure, built by our company, will be delivered to Gilbert, Arizona, where prime contractor Northrop Grumman will complete its outfitting ahead…