Tag: Launch
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OHB Secures €248M Contract Satellite-Based Arctic Monitoring
OHB Sweden, a subsidiary of the space technology group OHB, has won a major contract worth EUR 248 million to develop and build 20 small satellites for EUMETSAT Polar System – Sterna (EPS-Sterna). The programme will complement the existing fleet of EUMETSAT, Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, and is funded by its member states. The foundation…
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Spaceport Nova Scotia Selected Sovereign Launch Site for Canadian National Defense
Maritime Launch Services welcomed the Department of National Defence (DND) as a tenant at Spaceport Nova Scotia, marking a historic milestone in establishing Canada’s sovereign launch capability from Canadian soil. Under the agreement announced by the Government of Canada, DND will lease a dedicated launch pad at Spaceport Nova Scotia to support the operational needs of…
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Voyager Technologies Secures Follow-On NASA ELVIS 3 Contract for Launch Services Support
Voyager Technologies was awarded a follow-on contract under NASA’s Expendable Launch Vehicle Integrated Support 3, or ELVIS 3, program through prime contractor a.i. solutions. The multi-million-dollar contract extends Voyager’s multiyear support of NASA’s Launch Services Program through the end of the government fiscal year. “This award reflects the continued confidence in our ability to deliver…
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Mantis Space Exits Stealth with $10 Million+ Oversubscribed Seed Funding
Mantis Space, a space and advanced energy startup, announced it has emerged from stealth with an oversubscribed seed round of more than $10 million to develop orbital energy infrastructure designed to eliminate one of the oldest constraints in space operations: Earth’s shadow. The company is building a constellation of spacecraft that remain almost continuously in…
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PLD Space Completes ESA FLPP-LPSR2 Project to Advance MIURA 5 First Stage Recovery
PLD Space, an international space transportation company, has successfully completed the Liquid Propulsion Stage Recovery 2 (LPSR2) project, developed under the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP). This strategic study has enabled an in-depth exploration of the technologies and solutions required to enable the recovery of the MIURA 5 orbital launcher’s first…
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Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Completes Historic 14-Day Mission on the Moon
Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander made history after completing more than 14 days of operations on the Moon. This achievement not only solidified Firefly as the first commercial company to successfully land and operate on the lunar surface, but it also ignited a renewed focus on the Moon among industry stakeholders, nations, and other entities.…
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Mitsubishi Electric Invests €50 Million in PLD Space to Advance Small-Satellite Launch Services
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has invested 50 million euros in PAYLOAD AEROSPACE, S.A. (PLD Space), a Spanish launch service provider, to collaborate on small-satellite launch services. By securing launch resources for small satellites, Mitsubishi Electric aims to expand its involvement in this sector. Founded in 2011, PLD Space successfully launched its in-house developed…
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Tyvak International to Develop Farinella CubeSat for ESA’s Apophis Planetary Defense Mission
Terran Orbital, a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense sectors, announced that its subsidiary, Tyvak International, has signed a contract with the European Space Agency to develop Farinella, a 6U CubeSat that will support ESA’s RAMSES planetary defense mission to the near-Earth asteroid Apophis. The CubeSat is named after Italian…
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NASA and HeroX Launch MPLAN Challenge to Advance Space and Aeronautical Research
HeroX, the leading platform for crowdsourced solutions, announced the launch of MPLAN on behalf of NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP). This two-phase program seeks research proposals from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) across NASA’s 2026 topic areas, providing funding to MSIs to further develop ideas, facilitate research, and engage stakeholders. “We are excited…
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ArianeGroup and Airbus Defence and Space Sign Supplier Contract for Ariane 6 Operations
ArianeGroup and Airbus Defence and Space in Spain signed a new supply contract for the Ariane 6 operational phase, supporting the industrial ramp-up of the European heavy-launcher production rate. The agreement covers the delivery of 27 shipsets, including large lightweight carbon fibre structures for the Ariane 6 launcher. The contract continues the long-standing collaboration between…