Tag: Launch
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Space Perspective Reveals First Images of Spaceship Neptune’s Completed Capsule Structure
Space Perspective, the world’s first carbon-neutral spaceflight experience company, unveiled the first images of its completed test capsule structure. The first to be designed for tourism flights under a SpaceBalloon, the spherical capsule, together with the reserve descent system and SpaceBalloon, make up the company’s innovative spacecraft called Spaceship Neptune. The completed capsule will be…
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Apex Unveils New Los Angeles Headquarters to Propel Spacecraft Production
Apex, the Los Angeles-based spacecraft manufacturing company, announced its new headquarters, known as Factory One. Located in the Playa Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, Factory One will serve as Apex’s headquarters and production facility, with a capacity to produce dozens of spacecraft per year. Apex specializes in building productized satellite buses, starting with their flagship…
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Irish Government Awards Ubotica Grant for Innovation in AI-Based Live Earth Intelligence
SPACE:AI innovator, Ubotica Technologies is delighted to be part of a consortium of organisations to have recently received substantial grant funding from the Irish Government’s Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF). The Dublin-based satellite SPACE:AI specialist is part of the NSSPI project consortium that was awarded a total grant of over €7.9 million. The grant will…
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Rocket Lab’s 42nd Electron Mission to Launch Earth Observation Satellite for iQPS
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, is preparing to launch its 42nd Electron mission no earlier than December 15, 2023, between 17:00 – 19:00 NZDT / 04:00 – 06:00 UTC. The mission, named “The Moon God Awakens,” will lift off from Pad B at Rocket Lab’s Launch…
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Orbex Receives £3.3 Million in Funding as Part of ESA’s Boost! Initiative
UK-based orbital launch services company, Orbex, has been awarded £3.3 million in funding from the UK Space Agency as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) “Boost!” initiative. The initiative, which is part of ESA’s Commercial Space Transportation Services and Support program, is designed to further the development of world-leading space launch technologies. Orbex will…
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Vast Appoints Veteran NASA Astronaut Dr. Andrew J. Feustel as Its Human Spaceflight Advisor
Vast, a pioneer in space habitation technologies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Andrew J. (Drew) Feustel as its newest advisor. Dr. Feustel is a veteran NASA Astronaut with 23 years of experience, most recently as NASA’s acting Chief Astronaut. Prior to that role, he served as the Deputy Chief of the Astronaut…
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AFRL’s Oracle Family of Systems to Develop Cislunar Space Situational Awareness Capability
Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, has unveiled two programs, Defense Deep Space Sentinel, or D2S2, and Oracle, to develop cislunar space situational awareness, or SSA, capabilities. Both programs are now under a single umbrella known as the Oracle family of systems, with D2S2 renamed Oracle Mobility, or Oracle-M, and the original Oracle gaining the designation “Prime,”…
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Dawn Aerospace Marks Milestone with Successful Full-Duration Test of Mk-II Aurora Rocket Engine
Dawn Aerospace has successfully completed a full-duration, bi-propellant test of the Mk-II Aurora spaceplane’s rocket engine. The Mk-IIA engine was fired for 112 seconds at their test facility in Christchurch, New Zealand. This engine will be fitted to the Mk-II Aurora, a subscale technology demonstrator for the Mk-III – Dawn’s two-stage to-orbit solution for scalable…
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Sidus Space Integrates Edge AI into LizzieSat Satellite for Upcoming Launch with SpaceX
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service company is excited to provide an update on its Edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) software and hardware for space applications expansion. The integration of AI/ML into Sidus’ existing offerings enhances and strengthens Sidus’ mission to advance satellite technology and expand its solutions for customers. Sidus’ investment in AI/ML includes…
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NASA Selects Ball Aerospace for CMEx Mission Concept Study
Ball Aerospace was selected to manage a concept study for NASA’s Chromospheric Magnetism Explorer (CMEx), a proposed mission concept that could provide new insights into how magnetism drives eruptive activity on and near the surface of the sun. The science of CMEx aims to help the scientific community better its understanding of our sun and…