Tag: Launch
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Gilmour Space Sets Launch Window for Australia’s First Orbital Rocket
Gilmour Space Technologies has announced a launch window starting ‘no earlier than’ March 15 for the maiden flight of Eris, the first Australian-designed and built rocket aiming for orbit. The news follows final airspace approvals from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and Airservices Australia, clearing the last regulatory hurdle before launch. It also marks…
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Redwire’s Sentinel Cameras to Support Navigation on Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 Lunar Mission
Redwire Corporation, a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced that its flight-proven Sentinel camera technology (SentinelCam) will launch on board Athena, Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander, on IM-2, the company’s second mission to the Moon. Redwire delivered Terrain Relative Navigation and Hazard Detection and Avoidance cameras from its Sentinel product…
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NASA Awards Planetary Defense Space Telescope Launch Services Contract to SpaceX
NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide launch services for the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, which will detect and observe asteroids and comets that could potentially pose an impact threat to Earth. The firm fixed-price launch service task order is being awarded under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity NASA Launch Services II contract. The total cost…
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Rocket Lab Completes Key Design Review for US Space Force VICTUS HAZE Mission
Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced the successful completion of its Critical Design Review (CDR) for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission, VICTUS HAZE. In April 2024, Rocket Lab announced its…
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PLD Space Expands Global Reach with Second Launch Site at Etlaq Spaceport in Oman
PLD Space, an international space services company with vertical integrated engineering and manufacturing, has announced that the Etlaq spaceport in Oman will be its second global launch base for MIURA launch vehicle family. This infrastructure joins the company’s Launch Complex at the CSG (Kourou, French Guiana), owned by CNES and ESA, thus expanding vehicle service…
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NASA Awards Delivery Order to BAE Systems for NOAA’s Space Weather Program
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has awarded a delivery order to BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems of Boulder, Colorado, to build spacecraft for the Lagrange 1 Series project as a part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next program. The award made under the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV contract, has…
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Airbus-Built Biomass Satellite Ships to Kourou for ESA’s Forest Monitoring Mission
Biomass, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Airbus-built satellite, has left Toulouse for its journey by ship to Kourou, French Guiana, ready for launch. Biomass, an Earth Explorer satellite, is ESA’s flagship mission to measure forest biomass to assess terrestrial carbon stocks and fluxes from an altitude of 666km above the Earth. The spacecraft will carry…
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Isar Aerospace Prepares for First Spectrum Launch After Successful Static Fire Tests
Satellite launch service company Isar Aerospace is preparing for its first test flight, having completed static firings of both stages of its launch vehicle ‘Spectrum’. The first flight will take place from Andøya Spaceport in Norway as soon as possible following Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) approval and licensing. On February 14, Isar Aerospace completed…
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L3Harris Completes Assembly of the First RS-25 Engine for NASA’s Artemis V Mission
Preparations are underway for NASA’s Artemis V mission, with the first RS-25 engine for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket now fully assembled at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The engine is one of four new RS-25s that will help power the core stage of the heavy-lift exploration rocket during the Artemis V mission.…
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Gilat Launches Dedicated Defense Division to Advance Mission-Critical SATCOM Solutions
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd, a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced the formation of its new Defense Division, a strategic move designed to target the increasing demand for government and defense SATCOM solutions. Gilad Landsberg has been appointed President of Gilat’s Defense Division, bringing over 20 years of experience in the…