Tag: Launch
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Astroscale U.S Partners with NASA to Advance On-Orbit Servicing for National Security
Astroscale U.S, a leading provider of on-orbit services and logistics across all orbits, has signed a reimbursable Space Act Agreement with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to test rendezvous, proximity operations and docking (RPOD) capabilities of the Astroscale U.S Refueler spacecraft. Astroscale U.S will test its Refueler at GSFC in preparation for Astroscale U.S.’s…
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L3Harris Technologies Introduces Launched Effects Vehicles to Advance U.S Multi-Domain Edge
L3Harris Technologies debuted a pack of launched effects vehicles, demonstrating the company’s ability to respond to the U.S. Department of Defense’s urgent need for advanced, capable, and affordable munitions it can employ across services and domains. Red Wolf and Green Wolf are the first in L3Harris’ expanding family of multi-role vehicles that can easily integrate…
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L3Harris Technologies to Expand Solid Rocket Motor Production in Arkansas
L3Harris Technologies and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders have announced plans to construct an extensive large solid rocket motor (LSRM) production campus at the company’s site in Camden. L3Harris is investing nearly half a billion dollars across its major production sites to support solid rocket motor production. “Arkansas is a great place for L3Harris to…
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Amphinicy to Deliver New LEO Ground Station M&C System for EUMETSAT
Amphinicy Technologies is pleased to announce the signing of a contract with the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) for the delivery of the new LEO ground station monitoring and control (M&C) system for EUMETSAT facilities at Svalbard and the Azores. The Monica M&C project will address the challenges arising from the…
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ISS National Lab Selects Six Startups for Orbital Edge Accelerator Program
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory, in collaboration with global investors Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI), E2MC, and Stellar Ventures, is pleased to announce the six innovative startups that will join the inaugural Orbital Edge Accelerator program: Kall Morris, Magma Space, Melagen Labs, Olfera, Quantum Qool and Raptor Dynamix. These cutting-edge startups were chosen…
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Astrobotic Advances XL Solar Arrays for Lunar Power Infrastructure
NASA has awarded Astrobotic a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract to advance development of its Extra Large Vertical Solar Array Technology (VSAT-XL). Towering at over 30 m tall with the ability to generate 50 kW of power from its 20-meter-long solar panels, VSAT-XL would be the largest planned lunar power infrastructure to date…
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Frontgrade Launches 32GB Space-Grade eMMC for High-Reliability In-Orbit Data Storage
Frontgrade Technologies, the leading provider of high-reliability microelectronics for space and national security, has unveiled its embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) a space-grade NAND memory solution offering 32GB density, the highest available in today’s market. Designed to deliver maximum capacity and resilience in space environments, this radiation-tolerant, non-volatile flash data storage device is optimized for low Earth orbit…
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ISISPACE: Pioneering Smallsat Solutions for a Smarter Space Future
ISISPACE was founded in 2006 and has its headquarters in Delft, Netherlands. ISISPACE is a vertically integrated company specializing in turnkey small satellite missions- from design and subsystems to launch, ground operations, and complete mission delivery. Key focus areas Satellite platforms & subsystems ISISPACE offers highly modular and scalable satellite platforms designed primarily for CubeSats…
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Northrop Grumman Successfully Tests Propulsion System for Exoplanet Ascent
Northrop Grumman has achieved a significant milestone in space exploration technology with the successful testing of an advanced second-stage motor for ascent propulsion from another planet. This crucial test ensures that when the first rocket launches from another planet, such as Mars, it will have the capability to launch samples from the planet’s surface into…
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AAC Clyde Space’s Brio Completes Mission Through Planned Re-entry After Six Years in Orbit
Brio, a satellite developed and manufactured by AAC Clyde Space’s U.S. subsidiary AAC SpaceQuest, has completed its mission through a planned re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere. Launched on 4 December 2018, the satellite has remained in stable operation in low Earth orbit for more than six years. Brio was designed to serve as a platform for…