Tag: Launch
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Sidus and Warpspace Sign MOU to Develop Advanced Optical Space Communication
Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Warpspace, a pioneering Japanese space-tech company specializing in near real-time high-speed communication network services. The agreement establishes the framework to pursue a Joint Venture focused on delivering integrated solutions for next-generation satellite communications and mission operations. “This…
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NASA Launches Missions to Study Sun and Origin of Universe
NASA‘s newest astrophysics observatory, SPHEREx, is on its way to study the origins of our universe and the history of galaxies, and to search for the ingredients of life in our galaxy. Short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer, SPHEREx lifted off at 8:10 p.m. PDT on…
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VIAVI Supports NASA’s SPHEREx Mission to Unveil Cosmic Origins with Infrared Survey
VIAVI Solutions announced its contribution to NASA’s Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission, which launched on March 11, 2025. A groundbreaking endeavor led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the mission will conduct the first all-sky spectral survey in…
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Kratos Secures Contract for Sub-Orbital Vehicle Development with Corvid Technologies
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a technology company in the defense, national security, and global markets, announced the award of the Short/Medium Range Sub-Orbital Vehicle (SSOV) II contract as a partner to Corvid Technologies, LLC. The contract, awarded by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, White Sands Detachment, will encompass the design, manufacture, and…
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Momentus and Solstar Partners for On-Demand Communication for Space Systems
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company offering satellite buses, technologies, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, and Solstar Space, a U.S. space communications company making on-orbit WiFi communications available, announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement. Momentus and Solstar Space will collaborate to make new ways of operating in space possible by enabling their…
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NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory Launches with BAE Systems’ Spacecraft Bus and Telescope
BAE Systems is celebrating the successful launch of NASA‘s Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) Observatory from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The observatory launched alongside NASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. BAE Systems built the…
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Norwegian Space Agency and Isar Aerospace Sign Satellite Launch Contract
The Norwegian Space Agency has signed a contract with the European satellite launch service company Isar Aerospace to launch its Arctic Ocean Surveillance (AOS) program satellites. Isar Aerospace’s launch vehicle ‘Spectrum’ will transport two satellites to sun synchronous orbit (SSO) from the company’s dedicated launch complex at Andøya Spaceport launch site in Norway. The launch…
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Space Norway Selects Telesat Lightspeed for Low Earth Orbit Connectivity Solutions
Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators and Space Norway, Northern Europe’s leading satellite operator, announced the parties have signed a Term Sheet for Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity services. Space Norway plans to integrate a multi-Gbps Telesat Lightspeed capacity pool into its services portfolio to provide secure, low-latency…
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Rocket Lab Plans to Acquire Mynaric, Expanding it’s Space Capabilities
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has entered into a non-binding term sheet with certain lenders to acquire, subject to receipt of certain governmental approvals including those described herein, a controlling equity position in Mynaric AG. Mynaric is a leading provider of laser optical communications terminals…
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Astrum Mobile Selects SWISSto12 to Manufacture NEASTAR-1 Geostationary Satellite
Astrum Mobile, Asia Pacific’s only Satellite-to-Device (S2D) company, will operate the very first Satellite-to-Device (S2D) platform delivering 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) services. Astrum Mobile’s vision for a ubiquitous Satellite-to-Device (S2D) service directly to end-user smartphones and smart devices is advancing with the selection of SWISSto12 as the manufacturer of the NEASTAR-1 satellite, based on the…