Tag: Launch
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Apex Selected for Space Development Agency’s HALO Program
Apex, the provider company of productized satellite bus platforms, has been selected to participate in the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) program, SDA Director Derek Tournear announced. HALO creates a pathway for SDA to solicit and award rapid feasibility demonstrations. As a HALO participant, Apex will be eligible to compete…
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Southwest Research Institute Expands Spacecraft EMC/EMI Testing with New Chamber
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has added a semi-anechoic shielded enclosure for electromagnetic compatibility and interference (EMC/EMI) testing for spacecraft. The test chamber is the next step in SwRI’s plans to create a turnkey spacecraft integration and test center within its 74,000-square-foot Space System Spacecraft and Payload Processing Facility. The 400-square-foot EMC/EMI Chamber is semi-anechoic, or free…
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Holt Introduces Radiation-Hardened HI-1592 Dual Transceiver for High-Reliability Space Applications
Holt Integrated Circuits announced the introduction of HI-1592, a radiation-hardened 3.3V MIL-STD-1553 dual transceiver for high reliability and space applications. Holt has been a supplier of MIL-STD-1553 IP, protocol, transceiver, and transformer components to the military and aerospace industries for over 20 years and this new product offering provides additional robustness for demanding Hi-Rel applications…
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Redwire Supports Successful Launch of X-Bow’s Bolt Rocket with 3D-Printed Solid Rocket Motor
Redwire have taken part in the launch of X-Bow Systems’ latest Bolt Rocket design. X-Bow’s Commercial Mission-1 (CM-1) mission launched from White Sands Missile Range on September 12, 2024. The CM-1 mission is the latest iteration in X-Bow’s launch vehicle designs and uses lessons learned from its previous XL-2 missions that launched in the summers…
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National Reconnaissance Office Launches NROL-167 Proliferated Constellation Mission
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30 and SpaceX, successfully launched the NROL-167 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Oct. 24, 2024 at 1:13 p.m. EDT. This mission is the fourth launch of…
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NASA Reveals Nine Potential Landing Sites for Artemis III Near Lunar South Pole
As NASA prepares for the first crewed Moon landing in more than five decades, the agency has identified an updated set of nine potential landing regions near the lunar South Pole for its Artemis III mission. These areas will be further investigated through scientific and engineering studies. NASA will continue to survey potential areas for…
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Proteus Space’s AI Design Platform Selects GomSpace for Groundbreaking Satellite Mission
GomSpace North America providing critical components and expertise to satellite mission projected to set world record for rapid design, assembly, and testing. Contract value is $250,000 (2.6 MSEK). Proteus Space is a trailblazer in rapid space system design, assembly, and deployment, driven by their AI-enabled custom satellite bus design platform, MERCURY. As part of their…
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Redwire and Bristol Myers Squibb Launch ISS Study to Advance Drug Development for Critical Therapies
Redwire Corporation, a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced that it is launching an investigation into the International Space Station (ISS) in partnership with global leading biopharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) to study model small molecule compounds using Redwire’s pharmaceutical drug development platform (PIL-BOX). The research being conducted with…
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Bae System Successfully Demonstrates M-Code Increment 2 Global Navigation Satellite System
BAE Systems has successfully demonstrated M-Code signal tracking with an Increment 2 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver powered by the company’s Next-Generation Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). This technological breakthrough is part of the Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment (Inc) 2 Miniature Serial Interface (MSI) program, the result of a $247 million contract received…
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TelePIX Successfully Demonstrates World’s First Satellite AI Processor TetraPLEX in Space
TelePIX, a total satellite solution company, announced the successful completion of the in-space demonstration of TetraPLEX, an artificial intelligence (AI) processor for satellites launched in August. This marks the world’s first successful demonstration of real-time, high-speed parallel processing of a satellite big data AI model in extreme space conditions. TetraPLEX, developed by TelePIX, is an…