Tag: Launch
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NASA’s Hubble Telescope and Chandra X-Ray Finds Supermassive Black Hole Duo
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a supermassive black hole duo that look like a pair of Sumo wrestlers squaring off. The closest confirmed pair of supermassive black holes are situated about 300 light-years apart, nestled within a pair of colliding galaxies. These black holes are fueled by infalling gas and…
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Pixxel Secures NASA Contract to Advance Earth Science with Hyperspectral Imaging Technology
Pixxel, a leading company in hyperspectral imaging and Earth Observation, is thrilled to announce its selection as part of NASA’s $476 million Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program On-Ramp1 Multiple Award contract. This contract period of performance runs through November 2028. Pixxel’s inclusion in this contract solidifies its position as a key player in the space…
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Skyloom Achieves Key Testing Milestones for Optical Communication Terminals
Skyloom Global Corp., a U.S. innovator in Space data transport services and laser communication technologies, is proud to announce the successful completion of key testing milestones for its optical communication terminals (OCT) as part of the rigorous U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) interoperability qualification process. The recent tests, conducted at Naval Research Lab (NRL) facilities, confirmed…
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Telesat Selects Calian Group to Develop Element Management System for Lightspeed LEO Network
Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, announced that it has selected Calian Group Ltd., an Ottawa-based company with deep experience in delivering advanced technology solutions for the space, defense, and terrestrial sectors, to design, develop, deliver and deploy the Element Management System (EMS) within the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit…
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NASA Chooses Companies for Commercial SmallSat Services Award
NASA, an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research, has selected eight companies for a new award to help acquire Earth observation data and provide related services for the agency. The Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program On-Ramp1 Multiple Award contract is a firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity…
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Boeing’s Starliner Returns to Earth and Concludes the Mission with NASA
NASA and Boeing safely returned the uncrewed Starliner spacecraft following its landing at 10:01 p.m. MDT Sept. 6 at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, concluding a three-month flight test to the International Space Station. “I am extremely proud of the work our collective team put into this entire flight test, and we are…
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Roscosmos to Launch Soyuz MS-26 with NASA Astronaut and Cosmonauts to ISS
NASA astronaut Don Pettit will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft, accompanied by cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, to the International Space Station where they will join the Expedition 71 crew in advancing scientific research. Pettit, Ovchinin, and Vagner will lift off at 12:23 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 11 (9:23 p.m. Baikonur time)…
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ESA and Airbus Achieve Milestone with First Metal 3D Print in Space on ISS
The first metal 3D printer in space, a collaboration between ESA and Airbus, has printed its first metal product on the International Space Station, a breakthrough in crew autonomy for future long-duration exploration missions. ESA’s Metal 3D Printer, a technology demonstrator, was launched to the International Space Station at the start of this year, after…
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Redwire Joins the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council to Support Greater Bilateral Collaboration in Space
Redwire Corporation, a company in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced that it has joined the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council, signaling the importance that Redwire is placing on developing opportunities with the burgeoning Emirati space sector. Redwire has already benefited from the U.A.E.’s growing space prowess. During his historic spacewalk in April 2023,…
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NASA Releases Landing Criteria and Timeline for Boeing Starliner Mission
As NASA and Boeing prepare to return the company’s Starliner spacecraft uncrewed from the International Space Station to Earth, safety and mission success remain as top priorities for the teams. Mission managers will complete a series of operational and weather checks before the spacecraft undocks from the orbital complex. The Starliner spacecraft is the first…