Tag: Launch
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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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SpaceX’s unmatched streak of perfection with the Falcon 9 rocket is over
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffered an upper stage engine failure and deployed a batch of Starlink Internet satellites into a perilously low orbit after launch from California Thursday night, the first blemish on the workhorse launcher’s record in more than 300 missions since 2016. Elon Musk, SpaceX’s founder and CEO, posted on X that…
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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…
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D-Orbit Expands its Presence in US Satellite Manufacturing Market
D-Orbit, a company in the space infrastructure, logistics and orbital transportation industry, announced that it has formed D-Orbit USA, a joint venture with Mike Cassidy, Mark Krebs, Miles Gazic, Danny Field, and David Harrower to strengthen their presence in the US satellite bus market. D-Orbit USA is the latest addition to the D-Orbit Group and…
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Europe’s Ariane 6 Heavy-Lift Rocket Successfully Completes Inaugural Flight
Europe’s new heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, made its inaugural flight from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 16:00 local time on 9 July (+4 20:00 time BST, +5 21:00 time CEST). Ariane 6 is the latest in Europe’s Ariane rocket series, taking over from Ariane 5, and featuring a modular and versatile design that can…