Tag: Launch
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Rocket Lab Successfully Returns Varda Space Industries’ Spacecraft Capsule to Earth
Rocket Lab USA, a launch and space systems company, announced its custom spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, an in-space manufacturing, and hypersonic reentry logistics company, successfully returned to Earth the world’s first space manufacturing mission conducted outside of the International Space Station. Rocket Lab conducted in-space operations, deorbit, and reentry positioning maneuvers for its spacecraft,…
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ClearSpace Secures UK Space Agency Contract to Develop Satellite Refuelling Capabilities
ClearSpace announced that it has secured a contract with the UK Space Agency to investigate the feasibility of an in-orbit satellite refueling mission, an exciting new market for in-orbit services. The REFUEL.ME study, which will run until September 2024, will involve establishing the key mission requirements and defining the mission concept of operations, leading to…
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UnseenLabs to Launch Two New Satellites with SpaceX
UnseenLabs, a pioneer and global company in space-based RF detection for maritime domain awareness, announced an expansion through two new satellites. The new UnseenLabs BRO-12 and BRO-13 satellites will be launched next March, as part of the Transporter-10 mission aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket via Exolaunch from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. “UnseenLabs…
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Sidus Space Completes Systems Requirements and Design Review for Navigation Payload
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space, and Data-as-a-Service company, announced that it has successfully completed its Systems Requirements Review (SRR) and System Design Review (SDR) for an innovative customer solution being integrated into its LS-3 satellite. The SRR and SDR are important program milestones marking the baselining of the requirements for the mission and design of…
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Gilmour Space Technologies Raises $55 Million in Funding Ahead of Maiden Orbital Launch
Queensland’s space race is gathering pace with Gold Coast-based Gilmour Space Technologies raising a $55 million Series D round ahead of a maiden orbital launch later this year. Led by Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) alongside Blackbird, Main Sequence, and Australian superannuation funds HostPlus and HESTA, the capital will fund the manufacture, test, and launch of…
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JAXA Announces the Launch Result of the Second H3 Launch Vehicle
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the second H3 Launch Vehicle (H3TF2) at 9:22:55 (JST) on February 17, 2024, from the Tanegashima Space Center. The Launch Vehicle flew as planned, and the second stage of the H3 Launch Vehicle was injected into the predetermined orbit. Approximately 16 minutes and 43 seconds after the liftoff,…
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Rocket Lab Schedules Launch Date for Synspective’s Earth-Imaging Satellite Mission
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced the launch window for its 45th Electron launch, a dedicated mission for Synspective, a Japanese Earth-imaging satellite constellation operator. The “Owl Night Long” mission is scheduled to launch during a 14-day window that opens on March 10th NZDT (March 9th UTC). The…
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ISRO Successfully Launches INSAT-3DS Meteorological Satellite
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced the successful launch of the GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS mission on February 17, 2024, at 17:30 Hrs. IST from SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota. In its 16th mission, the GSLV aims to deploy the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). Subsequent orbit-raising maneuvers will ensure that the satellite is positioned in…
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Lonestar Achieves Successful Testing of Data Center Concept En Route To The Moon
Lonestar Data Holdings announced the successful pivotal test of its lunar data storage concept with the transmission of the Declaration of Independence in flight to Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander en route to the Moon and receipt of a transmission back of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. This test of data transmission for premium data…
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NASA and Texas A&M Sign an Agreement to Boost Space Research at Johnson Space Center
NASA and the Texas A&M University System announced an agreement Thursday, Feb. 15, to lease underutilized land in Exploration Park, a 240-acre development at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The A&M System will develop a facility to enable human spaceflight research and development that enables the commercial space economy. The lease agreement…