Tag: Launch
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Mission Space’s ZOHAR Payload Receives 2025 Global Tech Award in Space Technology
Mission Space, the space weather intelligence company, announced that its ZOHAR payload has been awarded the 2025 Global Tech Award in Space Technology, recognizing its unique position as the only compact, low-power space weather detector with five months of proven flight heritage. Launched earlier this year, ZOHAR-I is a next-generation instrument equipped with spectrometers and…
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EUMETSAT Takes Control of Metop-SGA1 Satellite After Successful Launch
EUMETSAT’s Mission Control Centre has officially taken the reins of the Metop Second Generation A1 (Metop-SGA1) satellite, following the successful completion of the spacecraft’s launch and early operations phase (LEOP). Over three intense days, experts worked together to perform a series of complex steps and maneuvers to guide the satellite into its low-Earth orbit –…
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Rocket Lab Sets Launch Window for Milestone 70th Electron Mission
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it is scheduled to launch its next dedicated mission on Electron this weekend. The mission is scheduled to lift off less than three weeks after Electron’s previous mission and marks the Company’s 70th Electron launch to date. Named “Live, Laugh, Launch,” the…
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Voyager and Latent AI Drives Advanced AI to Orbit
Voyager Technologies is investing in Latent AI, a leading AI software company turning data into decisive action at the edge in any domain. “AI is transforming the edge from a passive collector to an active combat multiplier,” said Dylan Taylor, CEO, Voyager Technologies. “We’re making the leap from merely collecting data at the edge to…
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Blue Canyon Selects Revolv Space to Provide Solar Array Drive Assemblies
Revolv Space, a leading provider of space mechanisms and power generation solutions for small satellites, announced RTX’s small satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies has selected the company to supply solar array drive assemblies (SADAs) for an upcoming CubeSat mission. This award marks Revolv Space’s expansion into the US market, reaffirming international recognition gained by the…
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Northrop Grumman’s GEM 63XL Solid Rocket Boosters Propel ULA’s Vulcan Rocket on First Certified Flight
Four Northrop Grumman Corporation 63-inch-diameter extended length Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM 63XL) delivered nearly two million pounds of thrust to help power the first certified launch of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket and the U.S. Space Force-106 mission. This launch marks the first time four GEM 63XL boosters have flown together, making it the most…
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Ursa Major Advances APKWS Laser Guidance Kit with Extended Range Motor
Ursa Major, in collaboration with BAE Systems, has completed a series of successful static fires for a new extended range variant of the solid rocket motor used for the APKWS laser-guidance kit. This next-generation rocket motor incorporates Ursa Major’s Highly Loaded Grain propellant technology, delivering enhanced range and performance without increasing the motor’s size. The…
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Intuitive Machines Presents Proposal for NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services Contract
Intuitive Machines, a leading space technology and infrastructure services company, announced it has submitted its proposal for the next phase of NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) contract to build, fly, and operate the Intuitive Machines-led Moon RACER vehicle on the Moon. NASA is expected to announce the LTV delivery and demonstration award by the…
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US Space Force Launches L3Harris-Built NTS-3 Navigation Satellite
The L3Harris-built advanced Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) has successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket. NTS-3 is the Department of Defense’s first experimental navigation satellite system in nearly 50 years. It is also the first fully reprogrammable Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) satellite that will provide…
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Viasat to Unify Space and Terrestrial Connectivity for Mission-Critical Communications
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, today unveiled its HaloNet portfolio, a modular set of capabilities with a next-generation connectivity architecture that unifies space and terrestrial connectivity into a cohesive service offering. Developed across global teams within Viasat Government and the Defense and Advanced Technologies segment, HaloNet is designed to transform near-Earth communications with…