Tag: Launch
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Redwire and Sener to Host Livestream for Groundbreaking Double-Satellite Solar Mission
Redwire Corporation, a company in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, will co-host a prelaunch livestream event with the industrial engineering and technology group Sener, prime contractor of Proba-3, on December 4 at 10:00 am CET to discuss industry’s role in enabling the Proba-3 mission, the world’s first precision formation flying mission, that…
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GomSpace and ESA Signs 8.4 MSEK Contract to Advance GOMX-5 Project
The European Space Agency (ESA) and GomSpace signed a Contract Change Notice (CCN) valued at 8.9 MSEK for the GOMX-5 project. The CCN augments the ongoing contract signed in 2020 for detailed design and development to also cover launch and operations activities for the GOMX-5 satellite. Further, the CCN updates and consolidates the mission scope…
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L3Harris Completes Key Design Review for SDA Satellite Communication Radios
L3Harris Technologies has reached a major milestone in its mission to provide the Space Development Agency (SDA) with space-based capabilities that enhance our national security. Radios enhance satellite data processing and communication systems, advancing the Space Development Agency’s mission to bolster our nation’s missile warning and defense capabilities. The company conducted a Critical Design Review…
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Exolaunch Sets to Deploy 22 Satellites on Bandwagon-2 Mission with SpaceX
Exolaunch, a global company in launch mission management, integration, and satellite deployment services, is ready for its next major launch: the Bandwagon-2 Rideshare mission with SpaceX. Building upon the success of the inaugural Bandwagon mission earlier this year, Exolaunch will once again integrate and deploy satellites into orbit for a diverse range of international customers.…
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Slingshot Aerospace Secures $13.3M NOAA Contract to Develop TRACSS Interface
Slingshot Aerospace, the leading company in AI-powered solutions for satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation, announced it has been awarded a $13.3 million contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC) to build the TraCSS user interface. This contract includes a 12-month development period ($5.3M) with…
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Firefly Aerospace Completes Testing of Blue Ghost Lander for NASA CLPS Mission
Firefly Aerospace, a leading company in end-to-end responsive space services, announced it completed environmental testing on Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander ahead of its first mission to the Moon supporting NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Firefly is now preparing to ship the lander to Cape Canaveral, Florida, in mid-December for launch on a…
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Rocket Lab Secures U.S. Department of Commerce Award to Expand Semiconductor Production
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, has finalized a $23.9 million award from the U.S. Department of Commerce to increase its compound semiconductor manufacturing capability and capacity at the Company’s Albuquerque, New Mexico facility. The semiconductors produced by Rocket Lab are used in space-grade solar cells and other optoelectronic…
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Spectrum AMT Selected as Satellite Bus Manufacturing Partner for D-Orbit USA
Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, a subsidiary of Ocutrx Technologies, and a leading company in precision electronics and assemblies manufacturing for over 25 years, announced it has been named manufacturing partner for D-Orbit USA, the recently formed U.S. member company of Italian space logistics company D-Orbit Group. As part of the partnership, Spectrum is renovating a…
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NASA Secures SpaceX Launch Services for Upcoming Dragonfly Mission
NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the Dragonfly mission, a rotorcraft lander mission under NASA’s New Frontiers Program, designed to explore Saturn’s moon Titan. The mission will sample materials and determine surface composition in different geologic settings, advancing our search for the building blocks of life. The firm-fixed-price contract has a value…
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Sidus Space Completes Launch Processing of LizzieSat-2
Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced the successful completion of the launch processing of LizzieSat-2 at the Astrotech Space Operations facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. LizzieSat-2 has been turned over to SpaceX and is ready for launch on the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission, which is targeted for no earlier than…