Tag: Launch
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Rogue Space Systems Selected by AFWERX to Develop CubeSat Dispenser Prototypes
Rogue Space Systems, an NH-based in-space services company, announced it has been selected by AFWERX for two STTR contracts through its Orbital Prime program. These contracts support the continued development of Rogue innovations that address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). Rogue designs satellite vehicles and subsystems to provide…
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Zenno and D-Orbit to Develop New Space Applications for Superconducting Electromagnets
New Zealand headquartered space-flight systems company Zenno Astronautics, a developer of world-first superconducting electromagnets for space applications, and D-Orbit, a company leader in the space logistics industry, have formed a special commercial partnership to collaborate on the development of new space products and services. The initial project will see Zenno and D-Orbit combine their respective…
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NASA Completes Installation of All Four Engines on Core Stage of Artemis II Moon Rocket
Teams at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have structurally joined all four RS-25 engines onto the core stage for NASA’s Artemis II Moon rocket. The flight test is the agency’s first crewed mission under Artemis. Technicians added the first engine to NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage on Sept. 11. Teams…
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Arianespace is Revolutionizing Space Access with Cutting-Edge Launch Solutions
Arianespace, a pioneer in the aerospace industry, is composed to redefine the future of space exploration through a commitment to pioneering technology and innovative launch solutions. With a strong focus on reliability, efficiency, and versatility, Arianespace is shaping the trajectory of space access. Arianespace’s core mission is to provide reliable and cost-effective launch services for…
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OSIRIS-REx Capsule Safely Returns NASA’s First Asteroid Sample
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx capsule safely landed in the desert, carrying the agency’s first asteroid sample from Bennu, a carbon-rich asteroid. This sample, about the size of a cup, could unlock insights into the origins of organic compounds crucial for Earth’s life and planetary formation. Just prior to landing, the capsule entered the atmosphere traveling more than…
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True Anomaly Awarded $17 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Space Domain Awareness
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command awarded a $17.4 million Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to True Anomaly. Under the award, True Anomaly, the technology company safeguarding global security by ensuring space access and sustainability for all, will provide a suite of Space Domain Awareness (SDA) applications that will leverage powerful…
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HawkEye 360 Introduces RFIQ Product for a Deeper Insight into Radio Frequency Activity
HawkEye 360, one of the world’s leading defense technology companies for space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, announced its RFIQ product which introduces flexible spectrum collection options. Customers can use RFIQ unprocessed in-phase and quadrature (I/Q) data to analyze signal characteristics or survey RF activity over large regions of the Earth. HawkEye 360 collects…
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OQ Technology Announces Upcoming MACSAT Launch Aboard Arianespace’s Vega Rocket
Fresh from a successful €13 million Series A funding round, OQ Technology, one of the leading 5G IoT satellite operators, has announced the forthcoming MACSAT launch with Arianespace’s Vega on 4th October 2023 (mission VV23). This pivotal step will further fortify its space and ground infrastructure, as well as expand its satellite coverage. OQ Technology’s…
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Sierra Space Successfully Completes Fifth Sub-Scale Structural Test of their LIFE Habitat
Sierra Space, a pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, announced it completed a fifth, sub-scale test of their revolutionary LIFE habitat (Large Integrated Flexible Environment). ILC Dover is the exclusive softgoods technology partner on the Sierra Space platform. This latest successful milestone and the first one in…
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CACI Successfully Completes Optical Communications Terminal Testing for SDA
CACI International announced that it has successfully completed the Optical Communication Terminal (OCT) Interoperability Testing (OIT) of its CrossBeam OCT for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 data relay and tracking network. As part of this testing, CACI was the first SDA-compliant terminal to successfully establish a consistent data communication link with the reference…