Tag: Launch
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Beyond Gravity’s Technology Supports the Europe’s Hera Mission for Planetary Defense
Beyond Gravity, a supplier to the space industry, provided key products for Europe’s first-ever planetary defense mission, Hera. The company provided the solar wings of the spacecraft, its central tube (backbone) and electronic products. The European Space Agency’s Hera planetary defense mission is expected to launch between 7 and 27 October 2024 from Cape Canaveral…
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NASA Awards Study Contract to Rocket Lab to Bring Rock Samples from Mars to Earth
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced the company has been selected by NASA to complete a study for retrieving rock samples from the Martian surface and bringing them to Earth for the first time. The mission would fulfill some of the highest priority solar system exploration goals for…
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ESA’s Hera Mission Launches to Study Human-Deflected Asteroid Advancing Planetary Defense
ESA’s first planetary defense spacecraft has departed planet Earth. The Hera mission is headed to a unique target among the more than 1.3 million known asteroids in our Solar System the only body to have had its orbit shifted by human action to solve lingering mysteries associated with its deflection. By sharpening scientific understanding of…
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Impulse Space Secures $34.5M Contract from SSC for VICTUS SURGO and VICTUS SALO Missions
Impulse Space, a company in the development of in-space transportation services, announced it has been awarded a $34.5 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract by the United States Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Space Safari Office, in partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). The contract is in support of…
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Media Accreditation Opens for SpaceX’s 31st NASA Resupply Mission to ISS
Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This launch is the 31st SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for the agency and will liftoff on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket. NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than…
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Sierra Space Secures AFRL Contract for REGAL Program for Space-Based Logistics Innovation
Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense-tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth and protect economic freedom in the Orbital Age, announced that it has been awarded a competitive, firm-fixed-price contract for the Rocket Experimentation for Global Agile Logistics (REGAL) program by Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).…
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United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Second Certification Flight of Vulcan Rocket
United Launch Alliance ushers in a new era of space capabilities with the successful launch of its second certification flight (Cert-2) of the next generation Vulcan rocket on Oct. 4 at 7:25 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. “The success of Vulcan’s second certification flight heralds a new age…
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NASA to Provide Coverage for Europa Clipper Launch to Jupiter Moon
NASA will be providing live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for Europa Clipper, the agency’s mission to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. NASA is targeting launch at 12:31 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 10, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Beyond Earth, Jupiter’s moon…
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Apex and Anduril Partners to Advance Space Capabilities for United States and Allies
Anduril Industries is announcing a strategic partnership with Apex, a Los Angeles-based merchant supplier of productized satellite buses, to enable rapid development and delivery of space systems for the United States and partners. Anduril will use Apex’s buses for missions where Apex’s off-the-shelf approach and scalable manufacturing enable Anduril to rapidly deliver capability to customers;…
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Morpheus Space Enhances JOURNEY Platform with Advanced Ground Station & Target Analytics
Morpheus Space is proud to introduce a significant update to its JOURNEY platform, designed to enhance users’ analysis around ground station contacts and target collects, not only for individual satellites but also for entire constellations. The Ground Station & Target Analytics feature offers comprehensive insights into mission performance, enabling users to monitor satellite visibility, data…