Tag: Launch
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Gilmour Space Successfully Completes Final Qualification Test Fire of Sirius Hybrid Rocket Engine
Australian rocket engineers at Gilmour Space Technologies have successfully completed the final qualification test fire of its Sirius hybrid rocket engine, paving the way for the country’s first orbital launch attempt of an Australian-made rocket next year. The Queensland-based launch company is developing Eris, a three-stage rocket that could provide a cost-effective and greener alternative…
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Intelsat Chooses SWISSto12 to Build the IS-45 Geostationary Satellite
Intelsat, an operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has announced that scale-up manufacturer SWISSto12 will produce the Intelsat 45 satellite (IS-45). With the order, Intelsat becomes the first commercial customer for the innovative HummingSat geostationary (GEO) telecommunications product. Scheduled for launch in…
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Rocket Lab Opens Archimedes Engine Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center
Rocket Lab USA, a launch and space systems company, has kicked off operations for testing the Archimedes engine with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The Archimedes Test Complex will be home to engine testing for the 165,000 lbf engines to be used on Rocket Lab’s reusable Neutron rocket. The Archimedes…
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Virgin Galactic Partners with Axiom Space for Microgravity Research and Training Mission
Virgin Galactic, an aerospace and space travel company, announced an agreement with Axiom Space, a U.S.-based commercial space company, to support a microgravity research and training mission. The Virgin Galactic spaceflight, tentatively scheduled for next year, will prepare an Axiom Space astronaut for an upcoming trip to orbit while conducting microgravity research to supplement the…
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Rocket Lab Ships Final Solar Panels for NASA’s Gateway Power and Propulsion Element
Rocket Lab USA, one of the leading launch and space systems companies, has delivered the final solar panels to Maxar that will fly on the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) for NASA’s Gateway lunar space station. SolAero Technologies, a leading space solar power provider acquired by Rocket Lab, was awarded the contract in 2019 from…
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Quantum Space Partner with GEOST and Blue Canyon Technologies for its First Mission Launch in 2024
Quantum Space has announced its first operational mission to cislunar space that will launch in October 2024 and will include partners GEOST, LLC and Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT). Known as QS-1, the mission will be the first step in establishing a superhighway between the Earth and the Moon by deploying commercial capabilities that enable spacecraft…
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Virgin Orbit to Launch NorthStar’s Space Situational Awareness Services in 2023
NorthStar Earth & Space, a comprehensive environment Information services enterprise, announced that the first three of its constellation of 24 satellites dedicated to commercial Space Situational Awareness (SSA) will be among the payloads carried by Spire Global’s satellites to be launched by Virgin Orbit. The launch is scheduled for mid-2023. NorthStar will be the first…
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Rocket Lab to Attempt Next Mid-Air Helicopter Rocket Catch
Rocket Lab USA, one of the leading launch and space systems companies, confirmed that it will attempt to catch an Electron rocket with a helicopter as it returns to Earth from space during the Company’s next launch. Rocket Lab’s 32nd Electron launch, the “Catch Me If You Can” mission, is scheduled to launch from Pad…
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Beyond Gravity Wins Major Contract from ULA to Supply Payload Fairings for the Vulcan Rockets
In mid-March this year, Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space) was awarded a contract to develop and deliver the dispenser system for Amazon’s planned satellite constellation. Project Kuiper aims to provide affordable, high-speed broadband connections around the world. Now, United Launch Alliance (ULA) has also awarded Beyond Gravity the contract to supply 38 payload fairings for…
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Beyond Gravity Built Satellite Dispenser Successfully Places OneWeb’s Satellites into Orbit
OneWeb launched 36 additional broadband internet satellites aboard a GSLV Mark 3 launch vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India. OneWeb is building a communications network with a constellation of low-earth-orbit satellites that will deliver internet access around the world. This launch brought OneWeb’s total in-orbit constellation to 462 satellites, which represents more…