Tag: Launch
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NASA Sets Briefings for Upcoming Crew Mission to the International Space Station
NASA will host a pair of news conferences on July 25, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to highlight upcoming crew rotations missions to the International Space Station. The briefings will cover NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the space station, currently targeted to launch Tuesday, Aug. 15, for a science mission aboard the…
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Millennium Space Systems Completes Design Review of Missile Track Custody Program
Millennium Space Systems completed the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Missile Track Custody Program Design Review in just four months, ensuring the program is on schedule for Critical Design Review in the fourth quarter. SSC’s MTC Program underscores Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration Frank Calvelli’s move toward smaller, proliferated,…
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ViaSat-3 Americas Satellite Faces Reflector Deployment Issues
Viasat, one of the global leaders in satellite communications, disclosed that an unexpected event occurred during reflector deployment that may materially impact the performance of the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite. Viasat and its reflector provider are conducting a rigorous review of the development and deployment of the affected reflector to determine its impact and potential remedial…
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Rivada’s LEO Satellite Constellation gets Waiver Approval from ITU Radio Regulations
Rivada Space Networks, a U.S.-based wireless technology company focused on open-access wholesale and the convergence of terrestrial and satellite communications announced that the ITU’s Radio Regulations Board has waived the requirement that Rivada put 10% of its constellation into orbit this year. The ITU waiver process seeks clear evidence of funding, manufacturing, and launch contracts…
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Redwire’s Critical Navigation Technology to Support NASA’s Dragonfly Mission
Redwire sun sensor technology is continuing to advance science and discovery onboard planetary missions to deepen humanity’s understanding of our solar system. Through a contract from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Redwire will supply critical navigation technology for NASA’s groundbreaking Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. The Digital Sun Sensor system onboard…
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HawkEye 360 Awarded a Contract by Australia to Provide Satellite RF Maritime Analytics
HawkEye 360, one of the world’s leading defense technology companies for space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Commonwealth of Australia for a pilot program to provide greater maritime domain awareness in support of Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) efforts to detect and prevent…
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Sidus Space and Lulav Space Partner to Launch Event-Based Star Tracker on SpaceX Mission
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company announced it has partnered with Lulav Space, a robotics company specializing in space applications, to research, develop and demonstrate the benefits of Event-based Star Trackers (EBST). Sidus plans to include the Lulav/Sidus EBST on its fourth planned LizzieSat mission, currently scheduled to launch with SpaceX in…
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Thales Announces Space Business Catalyst, Industry’s First Accelerator for Space Sector
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announces the creation of the Space Business Catalyst, a unique industry accelerator dedicated to the space sector to coincide with the Assises du New Space opening in Paris on July 5. The Space Business Catalyst is a first and is designed to explore,…
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ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite Progressing Towards Launch after Passing Critical Design Review
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Arctic Weather Satellite has passed its Critical Design Review, a key step to start the manufacturing of the satellite ahead of its planned launch in 2024. AAC Clyde Space supplies the mission’s main instrument, as well as core avionics, under contracts valued at a total of 13.5 MEUR (approx. 160…
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TRL11 Showcases Space Video Recorder and Cubesat Deployer on SpaceX Transporter-8 Mission
TRL11, one of the leading providers of video solutions for the space industry, has successfully validated several of its core technologies on a demonstration mission in Low Earth Orbit, despite the host spacecraft developing an anomaly shortly after deployment. All three products in TRL11’s demo mission operated nominally for the duration of Vast’s Orbiter SN03…