Tag: Launch
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Aitech’s Space Systems Integral to the Success of Intuitive Machines’ Moon Landing Mission
Aitech, one of the leading providers of rugged boards and system-level solutions for military, aerospace, and space applications, provided a complete avionics computer system to Intuitive Machines for the IM-1 Mission, that successfully landed on the Moon on February 22, 2024. The space-rated system developed by Aitech includes its SP0-S space-rated single board computer, S740…
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Unseenlabs Secures €85 Million in Funding to Advance Space-Based Maritime Surveillance
Unseenlabs, a France-based company and global leader in maritime surveillance through detection and geolocation of radio frequency signals from space, announced the closure of an exceptional fundraising round of €85 million. This operation, one of the largest in the space industry, confirms the global interest in Earth observation and marks a new milestone in Unseenlabs’…
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Lonestar Makes History with Successful Test Of Data Storage Concept From Moon’s Surface
Lonestar Data Holdings, one of the world’s leading lunar data storage and edge processing companies, has achieved a historic milestone by successfully conducting a full data storage test from the Moon’s surface. This measurable and historic milestone was achieved for Lonestar’s customer, the State of Florida led by Space Florida, together with the world’s leading…
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Firefly Aerospace Expands its Briggs, Texas Facilities to Support Medium Launch Vehicle
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, held an official ribbon cutting in celebration of the company’s Rocket Ranch expansion in Briggs, Texas. Firefly more than doubled the size of its manufacturing facilities, added two new test stands, and installed state-of-the-art machinery to support the production of Northrop Grumman’s Antares 330 and the Medium Launch…
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HyImpulse SR75 Rocket Shipped to Australia for Germany’s First Private Newspace Launch
The rocket SR75 from HyImpulse has been fully prepared and packaged in time at the HyImpulse headquarters in Neuenstadt, Germany. Both the rocket and its ground support equipment have started the journey by ship through the Atlantic Ocean, around South Africa, and all the way to Southern Australia. The Koonibba test range will be the…
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Ascent Solar’s Space Solar Modules to Fly on NASA’s Upcoming LISA-T Mission
Ascent Solar Technologies, one of the leading U.S. innovators in the design and manufacture of featherweight, flexible, and durable CIGS thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solutions, announced that the Company’s solar module products will fly on NASA’s upcoming Lightweight Integrated Solar Array and AnTenna (LISA-T) mission, scheduled for launch this summer. The mission, led by NASA’s Space…
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Sidus Space’s LizzieSat Satellite Scheduled for Launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 Mission
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service satellite company announced its LizzieSat satellite is now securely encapsulated within SpaceX’s payload fairing in preparation for launch. LizzieSat is targeted to launch as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-10 Rideshare mission no earlier than March 2024 from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.…
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Rocket Lab Unveils Updated Lineup of Advanced Spacecraft Bus
Rocket Lab USA, one of the leading launch and space systems companies, introduced its family of spacecraft buses, consolidating the custom designs Rocket Lab has developed for multiple customers and missions. The family of spacecraft is the result of more than four years of development into Rocket Lab’s space systems capabilities. “We’ve had the privilege…
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Astronauts of Crew-8 to Support Various R&D Projects During Six-Month Expedition on ISS
Four new crew members will work on dozens of scientific investigations during their stay on the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the next six-month science expedition in low Earth orbit. The investigations, many of which are sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory, aim to increase our understanding of fundamental and applied sciences, as…
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ESA and GSMA Foundry Partner for Innovations in Terrestrial-Satellite Communication
The European Space Agency (ESA) and GSMA Foundry announced a series of new initiatives – including up to €15 million in funding opportunities – to help the mobile and satellite industries collaborate on developing new, innovative satellite and terrestrial networks technologies. Launched at MWC Barcelona 2024, the partnership will focus on five key areas of…