Tag: Launch
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Dawn Aerospace and Perigee Aerospace Partners to Develop Advanced Propulsion Systems
Dawn Aerospace, a provider company of satellite propulsion is excited to announce its newest partnership with Perigee Aerospace Inc., a prominent player in Korea’s rapidly growing space industry. Perigee Aerospace is an end-to-end space mobility company based in South Korea. For ground-to-space transportation service, Perigee is developing a two-stage launch vehicle called Blue Whale 1…
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NASA Astronauts Successfully Return to Earth Following Seven-Month Science Expedition on ISS
NASA Astronauts of eighth rotational SpaceX crew mission (Crew-8) have splashed down safely off the coast of Florida after seven months of living and working onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, which is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, included NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut…
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Firefly Aerospace Selected as Approved Vendor for Space Development Agency’s HALO Program
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, announced it was selected as a vendor for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Space Development Agency (SDA) Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) program. Firefly is now eligible to support rapid, end-to-end demonstration missions for SDA’s military satellites utilizing Firefly’s Elytra orbital vehicles. “Firefly is honored to support…
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Astra Space Secures $44 Million Contract by Department of Defense
Astra, a provider company of launch services and spacecraft engines, announced that it has been awarded a contract by Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) with a ceiling of up to $44 Million. The contract supports advancing and scaling the production capabilities of Astra’s unique tactically responsive launch system, to achieve the prototype objective of launching Rocket…
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AST SpaceMobile Unfolds First Five BlueBird Satellites for Space-Based Cellular Network
AST SpaceMobile, Inc., the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for commercial and government applications, announced the successful unfolding of its first five commercial satellites, BlueBirds 1-5. With this significant post-launch technical activity now complete, ahead of schedule 6 weeks after the launch of the…
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Muon Space Selected by Space Development Agency for HALO Program
Muon Space, an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates mission-tailored low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, announced its selection by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (HALO) program. This selection recognizes Muon Space’s proven satellite technology stack and innovative approach to missions, positioning the company to…
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Capella Space Selected for Space Development Agency’s HALO Procurement Vehicle
Capella Space Corp., an American space tech company that offers data and satellite solutions for government and commercial applications, announced its selection to participate in the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) another transaction authority (OTA) procurement vehicle. This acquisition approach will enable Capella Space to bid on prototype orders to build satellite systems for…
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AST SpaceMobile Selected for SDA’s HALO Program to Demonstrate Space-Based Cellular Network
AST SpaceMobile, Inc., the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, announced its selection by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for an Other Transaction (OT) agreement to compete for upcoming prototype demonstration projects under the Hybrid Acquisition for proliferated Low-earth…
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Sidus Space Completes Critical Design Review for LizzieSat NL for TNO Laser Communication Mission
Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced the completion of the critical design review for LizzieSat NL, a laser communication satellite contracted by The Netherlands Organization (TNO). This milestone not only validates the technical baseline for the satellite design but also triggers a milestone payment as part of the multimillion-dollar agreement. The CDR…
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Eutelsat and OneWeb Technologies Offers Iridium Certus and STL Services to the U.S. Government
Eutelsat America and OneWeb Technologies, operating in combination as a wholly owned independent U.S. proxy company and subsidiary of Eutelsat Group, announced a partnership agreement with Iridium Communications, a provider company of global voice and data satellite communications, to provide Iridium Certus and Iridium Satellite Time and Location (STL) services to U.S. government customers. EACOWT…