Tag: Launch
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General Atomics Secures Contract for Second EWS Satellite and On-Orbit Services from USSF
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded GA-EMS a contract modification to help alleviate Government on-orbit risks through delivery of a second weather satellite and to provide three years of operations services for each of the two satellites to support the Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR)…
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Thales Alenia Space and Exotrail Sign MoU to Develop Software Solutions for Satellite Operations
Thales Alenia Space and Exotrail have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop an innovative surveillance, command and control (SCC) solution designed to meet the needs of constellations of small satellites, based on NewSpace concepts and technologies. This partnership combines the proven satellite systems expertise of Thales Alenia Space with Exotrail’s disruptive space mobility…
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Tyvak International’s Milani Satellite Successfully Completes Qualification and Acceptance Review
Tyvak International SRL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Terran Orbital Corporation and a European nano and microsatellite manufacturer based in Turin, Italy, announced the successful achievement of Milani’s Qualification and Acceptance Review. Delivered in March of 2024 to the European Space Agency, the vehicle successfully completed its system level testing with the Hera mothercraft at the…
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Virgin Galactic Completes Construction of New Spaceship Manufacturing Facility in Arizona
Virgin Galactic Holdings, announced the completion of its new manufacturing facility in Mesa, Arizona (Greater Phoenix area), where final assembly of its next-generation Delta spaceships is scheduled to take place starting in Q1 2025. An initial team of Virgin Galactic technical operations and manufacturing personnel has begun preparing the facility to receive and install tooling,…
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Microchip Launches New 64-bit HPSC Microprocessor Family for Autonomous Space Computing
The world has changed dramatically in the two decades since the debut of what was then considered a trail-blazing space-grade processor used in NASA missions such as the comet-chasing Deep Impact spacecraft and Mars Curiosity rover vehicle. A report released by the World Economic Forum estimated that the space hardware and the space service industry…
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Rocket Lab Announces Launch Window for Capella Space’s Next Mission from Launch Complex 1
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, announced it has set the launch window for its 51st Electron launch, a dedicated mission for American space tech company Capella Space. The ‘A Sky Full Of SARs’ mission is scheduled to launch during a 14-day window that opens on July…
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Leidos Secures $476 Million NASA Contract to Provide Cargo Mission Services for ISS and Artemis Campaign
Leidos, a Fortune 500 innovation company, was recently awarded a new contract to continue providing cargo mission engineering and integration services for NASA’s International Space Station (ISS) Program and Artemis campaign. The award has a total potential value of $476 million with a base period of performance of two years. Work will primarily be performed…
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Exolaunch Deploys Satellites on Ariane 6 Inaugural Launch to Enhance European Space Access
Exolaunch, a global company in launch mission management, integration, and satellite deployment services, proudly announced the successful deployment of four satellites aboard Arianespace’s Ariane 6 maiden flight. The liftoff occurred on July 9 at 1600 GFT from the Guiana Space Centre, also known as Europe’s Spaceport, in Kourou, French Guiana. Representing customers ESA, NASA, and Spacemanic,…
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NASA CubeSat Rides on ESA’s First Ariane 6 Launch
NASA has launched CURIE (CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment) as a rideshare payload on the inaugural flight of ESA’s (European Space Agency) Ariane 6 rocket, which launched on July 9 from Europe’s Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, in French Guiana. Designed by a team from the University of California, Berkeley, CURIE will use radio…
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Gravitics Secures Axiom’s Contract to Construct Commercial Space Infrastructure
Gravitics, an aerospace company that designs and manufactures large space structures, has announced that it has been awarded a $125-million contract by Axiom Space, a leader in the commercial space industry, to provide a pressurized spacecraft that will support Axiom Station operations. The Gravitics spacecraft will play a utility role and will be capable of…