Tag: Launch
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Redwire to Supply Roll-Out Solar Arrays for Axiom Space’s First Space Station Module
Redwire Corporation, a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, announced it has been awarded a contract from Axiom Space, a leader in commercial space infrastructure, to develop and deliver roll-out solar array (ROSA) wings for Axiom Station’s Payload Power Thermal Module (AxPPTM), the first module for the company’s commercial space station. “As a…
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Arianespace Secures Launch Deal for German Military Satellites
Arianespace announces it has been awarded the contract to launch two SATCOMBw Stufe 3 satellites with two Ariane 6 for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). The satellites will board Europe’s heavy-lift launchers Ariane 6 for a launch from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The European Ariane 6 launcher family is built by the prime contractor…
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Axiom Space Unveils Global University Alliance for Microgravity Research
Axiom Space is proud to announce the launch of the Axiom Space University Alliance, a global initiative designed to elevate scientific opportunities in microgravity research, technology development, research and development (R&D), and commercial innovation in low-Earth orbit (LEO). With 15 current partners across the U.S., Europe, and Australia, the Alliance is expanding rapidly to become…
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Planet Labs to Open a Satellite Manufacturing Facility in Berlin
Planet Labs, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, announced plans to begin production of next-generation, high-resolution Pelican satellites in Germany. This strategic decision will help Planet better meet growing demand from the European market, responding to an urgent need for persistent and high-performance satellite and intelligence solutions. This new capital investment…
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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…