Tag: Launch
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Open Cosmos Selected by ESA to Build Optical Constellation For Greece
Open Cosmos, one of the leading providers of space missions and data, has secured a €60 million contract to deploy an Earth Observation Constellation consisting of seven satellites that will supply daily high-resolution and very-high-resolution imagery. This flagship project forms part of the Hellenic Government’s procurement of an advanced satellite constellation, demonstrating its commitment to…
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Avio’s Successful Testing of Vega C Rocket Motor Boosts Return-to-Flight in 2024
The Zefiro-40 solid rocket motor, the second stage of the Vega-C rocket, was tested by Vega-C prime contractor Avio at its Salto di Quirra test facility in Sardinia, Italy. The motor features an improved engine nozzle design, required to prepare for a Vega-C return-to-flight by the end of 2024. The initial post-test review indicates that…
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Redwire to Enhance its Space Domain Awareness Capabilities through Strategic AI Investment
Redwire Corporation, one of the leaders in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy, announced that it is expanding investment in the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) strategy by funding research projects through a newly formed coalition focusing on the use of AI in space operations. Redwire is one of the two founding corporate sponsors of…
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Rocket Lab Announces Launch Date for Second NASA PREFIRE Climate Change-Focused Mission
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, confirmed the scheduled launch date for the second of two back-to-back Electron launches for NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) climate change-focused mission to detect heat loss over the Arctic and Antarctica The ‘PREFIRE and Ice’ launch is…
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Solstar Space Secures Space Force Contract to Research Radiation Hardened WiFi for Spacecraft
Solstar Space, the company making space Wi-Fi available, announces it has been selected by AFWERX for an SBIR Phase I contract in the amount of $74,752 to address pressing challenges for the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to connect spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and beyond. The contract supports research to support further…
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MDA Space Becomes Strategic Partner in Starlab Space’s Commercial Space Station Joint Venture
Starlab Space, the global joint venture between Voyager Space, Airbus, and Mitsubishi Corporation, has welcomed MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as a strategic partner and equity owner in Starlab Space. The Starlab US-led partnership continues to expand, extending the joint venture’s global reach into Canada. As a…
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Orbit Conducts Successful Trials of AirTRx30 Terminal Over Viasat’s Global Xpress Satellites
Orbit Communications Systems, one of the leading providers of airborne communication solutions, today proudly announced its successful demonstration of the Orbit AirTRx30 business aviation terminal over Viasat’s advanced Global Xpress satellites. A series of recent tests have validated the next-generation system’s remarkable ability to provide reliable and consistent high-speed connectivity, which highlights its ability to…
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SpaceX Successfully Launches ESA’s EarthCARE Climate Mission
ESA’s EarthCARE satellite, poised to revolutionize our understanding of how clouds and aerosols affect our climate, has been launched. This extraordinary satellite embarked on its journey into space on 29 May at 00:20 CEST (28 May, 15:20 local time) aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, US. Just 10…
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The Spaceport Company Secures DoD Contract for Sea-Based Space Launch Demonstration
The Spaceport Company (TSC) was awarded a contract by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to deliver cargo and enable greater access to space by leveraging a unique, sea-going mobile space launch complex. This prototype is intended to demonstrate delivery to a mission-designed orbit and test autonomy-like features of the sea launch vessel. In Phase 1…
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MDA Space Selects TESAT to Deliver 792 Optical Communication Terminals for MDA AURORA
TESAT announced it has been selected to deliver 792 Optical Communication Terminals (OCT) by MDA Space, a provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as part of the company’s supply chain for MDA AURORA, a game-changing product line driving the transition from analog to digital satellite technology. The 792…