Tag: Launch
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L3Harris Secures U.S. Space Force Contract to Develop Resilient GPS Satellite Concepts
L3Harris Technologies has received a contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to design concepts for Phase 0 of the Resilient Global Positioning System (R-GPS) program. The R-GPS program involves procuring cost-effective small satellites to augment the existing 31-satellite GPS constellation, providing resilience to military and civil GPS users. Space Force plans to…
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Starlab Space Establishes European Subsidiary for Global Collaboration on Commercial Space Station
Starlab Space LLC announced the opening of its first overseas subsidiary, Starlab Space GmbH. Located in Bremen, Germany, it will extend the company’s capabilities and demonstrates its commitment to its international partners, maintaining global cooperation and permanent human presence, and expanding microgravity research opportunities in a commercial LEO economy. “Successful and sustainable operation of a…
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L3Harris Completes Design Review for Himawari-10 Geostationary Meteorological Satellite Components
L3Harris Technologies has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of key components for the Japan Meteorological Agency’s (JMA) new geostationary meteorological satellite, Himawari-10, which Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will manufacture. The PDR confirms the baseline designs for the Himawari-10’s advanced imager and hyperspectral infrared sounder, instruments that will improve forecasts for typhoons and other extreme…
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Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 Set to Launch NASA Science to the Moon
Carrying NASA science and technology to the Moon as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 is targeting launch Wednesday, Jan. 15. The mission will lift off on a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center…
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NRO and U.S. Space Force Successfully Launch NROL-153 Mission with SpaceX Falcon 9
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30 and SpaceX, successfully launched the NROL-153 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Jan. 9, 2025, at 10:53 p.m. EST. This mission is the seventh launch…
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Dragonfly Aerospace and LatConnect 60 Partners for Advanced SWIR Imaging Satellites
Dragonfly Aerospace, a leading provider of high-performance electro-optical payloads and satellite solutions, is thrilled to announce its partnership with Australian Earth observation company, LatConnect 60. The collaboration will see Dragonfly supply three state-of-the-art Chameleon SWIR (shortwave Infrared) imagers to LatConnect 60 for their upcoming SWIRSAT satellites, scheduled for launch in 2026. LatConnect 60 is supported…
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Rocket Lab Selected to Provide Neutron Launch Services for NASA Under VADR Contract
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced a mutual agreement with NASA has been reached to include Neutron launch services to the agency through Rocket Lab’s existing VADR (Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) contract. Rocket Lab’s new medium-lift reusable rocket Neutron allows the opportunity for Rocket Lab to…
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Rocket Lab Advances U.S. Defense with SDA’s Spacecraft Constellation Development
Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced the successful completion of its Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta (T2TL-Beta) program. This milestone marks a critical step in Rocket Lab’s mission as a prime contractor to deliver 18 advanced data…
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Redwire Cameras to Launch Onboard Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost Lander for Lunar Mission
Redwire Corporation, a company in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced its flight-proven camera technology will launch onboard Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander for their first mission to the Moon. Redwire delivered 12 flight cameras, a vision navigation processor, and two flight floodlights for the Blue Ghost lander. This technology will play…
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ISS National Lab Secures $650,000 in Funding for Technology Advancement in LEO
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory is soliciting flight concepts for technology advancement that utilizes the space-based environment of the orbiting laboratory. This solicitation, “Technology Advancement and Applied Research Leveraging the ISS National Lab” is open to a broad range of technology areas, including chemical and material synthesis in space, translational medicine, in-space edge…