Tag: Launch
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Varda Collaborates with Southern Launch to Accept Re-Entry Capsules at Koonibba Test Range
South Australia will become a hub for an in-space manufacturing industry after Varda Space Industries and Southern Launch announced a partnership to conduct re-entry operations at the Koonibba Test Range. Varda Space Industries are pioneers in developing orbital manufacturing and space re-entry systems. The natural advantages of the space environment, in particular microgravity and vacuum,…
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NASA’s Innovative Rocket Nozzle to Revolutionize Deep Space Missions
NASA recently built and tested an additively manufactured or 3D-printed rocket engine nozzle made of aluminum, making it lighter than conventional nozzles and setting the course for deep space flights that can carry more payloads. Under the agency’s Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity, engineers from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, partnered with Elementum…
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Rocket Lab to Integrate Twin Spacecraft for NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars Mission
Rocket Lab USA, a launch services and space systems company, announced that the two spacecraft the Company is building for NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission have entered the system integration phase in preparation for a planned launch in 2024. The ESCAPADE mission, led by Dr Rob Lillis at the University…
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Axiom Mission 3 Aims to Expand Government-Funded Research in Low-Earth Orbit
Axiom Space announced further details on the groundbreaking science research and technology demonstrations planned for the upcoming Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) to the International Space Station (ISS). The Ax-3 crewmembers will represent their nations and perform scientific experiments and demonstrations in low-Earth orbit (LEO) that are of high national importance. Axiom Space is also partnering…
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Virgin Galactic Announces Flight Window for ‘Galactic 05’ Research Mission
Virgin Galactic Holdings announced the ‘Galactic 05’ flight window will open on November 2, 2023. This would be the Company’s sixth spaceflight this year and tenth to date. The ‘Galactic 05’ mission would once again see Virgin Galactic’s Spaceship converted into a suborbital space lab for space-based research. This research mission reaffirms Virgin Galactic’s commitment…
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Scientific Systems Awarded $1.5 Million SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Contract
Scientific Systems, one of the leaders in intelligent autonomous systems, announced it has been selected by SpaceWERX for a $1.5 Million STTR Phase II contract, under the SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Program. Scientific Solutions’ vision-based solution, for US-RIPTIDE (Unknown Satellite Realtime Inspection, Pose, Tracking and IDEntification,) focuses on enabling In-space Service Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities…
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Momentus Signs Contract with SatRev to Provide Orbital Delivery Services in 2024
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, has signed a contract with SatRev for transportation and orbital delivery services in 2024. SatRev is a Polish company established in 2016 that specializes in building small, lightweight nanosatellites. The company has contracted to fly its SOWA-1 payload with…
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Bright Ascension Secures Additional Funding to Support the Launch of Helix Software Products
Bright Ascension has announced the successful acquisition of an additional £1.5m in funding through a bridging loan. This investment is an important milestone, ensuring the seamless development of their innovative HELIX suite of software products as it nears its eagerly awaited launch. The investment follows two successful fund-raising rounds completed by the company in August…
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SSC Supports the Launch of Thailand’s THEOS-2 Earth Observation Satellite
SSC is supporting the launch of Thailand’s high-resolution Earth Observation optical satellite THEOS-2, which was successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, on October 9th. The mission is designed to deliver ground-breaking imagery with a 0.50-meter ground resolution. “SSC is proud to provide critical LEOP support connectivity services to another Airbus-built satellite mission and to provide…
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ESA’s Proba-3 Mission Led by Sener Reaches the Final Test Phase Before Launch
The Proba-3 mission of the European Space Agency (ESA), led by the Sener engineering and technology group, has reached a new milestone after successfully completing the environmental testing campaign of the two satellites at the IABG facilities in Ottobrunn (Germany). The aim of this testing campaign was to ensure that the satellites and their various…