Tag: Launch
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AROBS Engineering to Provide Software Solutions for Europe’s Space Rider Project
AROBS Engineering, part of AROBS Group, is the prime industrial partner and consortium leader for the technical specifications, architecture, code development, and testing systems validation for SpaceRider, Europe’s first reusable space transportation system. Such activities will be carried out under the Space Rider Program funded by the European Space Agency (ESA). Space Rider aims to…
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Thales Alenia Space Signs Contract for Ground Mission Segment of Galileo Second Generation
Thales Alenia Space, a Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) has signed with the European Space Agency (ESA), acting in the name and on behalf of the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) and the European Union represented by the European Commission, more than 300 M€ global amount contracts to design and build…
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Wind River VxWorks Serves as Software Foundation for Astroscale’s Servicer Spacecraft
Wind River, a global company delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems, announced that VxWorks is used in the On-Board Computer (OBC) to command the Astroscale ELSA-M Servicer spacecraft. Astroscale develops innovative solutions to create sustainable space systems and mitigate the growing and hazardous buildup of debris in space. Astroscale’s End-of-Life service line (ELSA-M) provides a…
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Sidus Space Awarded Subcontract by Parsons for Launch Manifest Systems Integration Support
Sidus Space, a Space, and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations; and in-orbit support, was awarded a new subcontract to produce hardware in support of Parsons Corporation’s Launch Manifest Systems Integration (LMSI) contract. Under the terms of the agreement, Sidus Space will fabricate…
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Space Flight Laboratory Announces the Successful Deployment of Telesat LEO 3 Satellite
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) announced the launch and orbital deployment of the Telesat LEO 3 demonstration microsatellite at 1:27 UTC, July 18. Carried into orbit from New Zealand by the Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle, LEO 3 is the 13th successful deployment of an SFL-developed micro space mission in 2023. Ground control established communications with…
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NASA’s Psyche Mission Undergoes Final Preparations Before Launch
With less than 100 days to go before its Oct. 5 launch, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is undergoing final preparations at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Teams of engineers and technicians are working almost around the clock to ensure the orbiter is ready to journey 2.5 billion miles (4 billion kilometers) to a metal-rich asteroid that may tell…
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Goonhilly Earth Station Supports Landmark 2023 Lunar and Solar Missions
Goonhilly Earth Station has announced its crucial support for three upcoming lunar and deep space missions, showcasing its unparalleled capabilities as the only commercial deep space ground station in the world. Following on from their success in supporting the Artemis-I mission, these missions, in collaboration with esteemed organizations such as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),…
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XRISM Mission Led by JAXA to Study ‘Rainbow’ of X-rays
A new satellite called XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, pronounced “crism”) aims to pry apart high-energy light into the equivalent of an X-ray rainbow. The mission, led by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), will do this using an instrument called Resolve. XRISM is scheduled to launch from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center on Aug. 25,…
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ESA Progresses with In-Orbit Servicing Missions
ESA has conducted extensive work on IOS, including as part of its Clean Space initiative for the removal and prevention of space debris. As part of this research, ESA Preparation invited industry partners to outline their vision of Europe’s first IOS mission, to be launched as early as 2028. Astroscale, ClearSpace, D-Orbit, and Telespazio (collaborating…
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NASA Selects New Artemis Instruments to Study Volcanic Terrain on the Moon
As part of NASA’s regular cadence of robotic lunar missions through Artemis, the agency has selected a new scientific payload to establish the age and composition of hilly terrain created by volcanic activity on the near side of the Moon. The DIMPLE instrument suite, short for Dating an Irregular Mare Patch with a Lunar Explorer,…