Tag: Launch
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BAE Systems Supports Dual Spacecraft Launch for NASA and NOAA Missions
BAE Systems is celebrating the successful launch of two spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, supporting vital NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) heliophysics missions. NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and NOAA’s Space Weather Follow On – L1 (SWFO-L1) launched together on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on their way to Lagrange point 1, an…
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Raytheon and Avio USA Enhance Collaboration on Mk 104 Rocket Motors
Raytheon, an RTX business, and Avio USA have executed a purchase order for funding of up to $26 million for continued engineering work on the Mk 104 dual-thrust rocket motor to support Raytheon’s Standard Missile franchise. The purchase order comes 13 months after the businesses signed a contract for preliminary engineering work on the Mk…
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Starlab Selects Vivace for Commercial Space Station Structure
Starlab Space LLC has selected Vivace Corporation to manufacture the primary structure for its next-generation commercial space station. The aluminum-based structure, one of the largest single spaceflight structures ever developed for launch, will be built at Vivace’s facility in New Orleans, La., with additional development and testing support from the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in…
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Planet Labs Launches Tanager Data Products on the Satellite’s First Light Imagery Anniversary
Planet Labs, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, announced the general availability of its Tanager-1 satellite’s data products to customers in celebration of the one-year anniversary of the satellite’s first light images. Planet customers will now be able to purchase Tanager core imagery to support analyses of Earth’s surface…
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Terran Orbital Completes Satellite Bus Deliveries for Lockheed Martin’s Tranche 1
Terran Orbital Corporation, a leading manufacturer of small satellites primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced the successful delivery of all 42 satellite bus platforms for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 1 program. These spacecraft help form a resilient, low-latency communications network in low Earth orbit, designed to deliver…
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NASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to Moon’s South Pole
NASA, as part of the Artemis Campaign, has awarded Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, a CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) task order with an option to deliver a rover to the Moon’s South Pole region. NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) will search for volatile resources, such as ice, on the lunar surface and…
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ERZIA Launches New Line of COTS Microwave Amplifiers for New Space Applications
ERZIA has introduced a new line of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) RF microwave amplifiers engineered specifically for New Space missions, addressing the industry’s demand for faster delivery and cost efficiency without compromising performance. The current lineup includes 13 new COTS RF amplifiers designed for satellite and payload manufacturers, SmallSat developers, and commercial space integrators operating in LEO,…
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Rocket Lab Mars-Bound Spacecraft Reach Florida for Upcoming Launch
Rocket Lab Corporation, a leading launch and space systems company, delivered two Explorer-class spacecraft to Kennedy Space Flight Center for NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission, in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory. Last year Rocket Lab completed the design, build, integration, and testing of the twin…
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Viasat Selected to Provide Advanced Space Encryption Solutions for U.S Space Force Systems Command
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, announced that it is developing a new space-based encryption solution to support data security for U.S Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC). Under this multi-year development award, Viasat’s encryption team within its Defense and Advanced Technologies segment will build a next-generation cryptography solution for satellite applications allowing…
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Yokogawa Partners with Toyota to Develop Control Platform for Manned Pressurized Rover
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it has signed agreements with Toyota Motor Corporation for research and development activities that will include prototype measurement and control equipment for a manned pressurized rover (nicknamed “Lunar Cruiser” by Toyota) that is being developed by Toyota and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). In recent years, there has been…