Tag: Launch
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Gilmour Space Technologies Drives Australia’s Orbital Launch Ambitions
Gilmour Space Technologies was founded as a Singapore-based venture in 2012 and later established its Australian operations around 2013, with the primary headquarters now located in Yatala, Queensland, near the Gold Coast. The company’s core mission is to offer affordable and sovereign space access, focusing on delivering small satellite launch services using Australian-developed technologies, especially…
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EUMETSAT’s Metop-SGA1 Begins Data Transmission
EUMETSAT’s Metop Second Generation A1 (Metop-SGA1), launched on August 13, is transmitting data from two of its six advanced instruments. Early readings from the Microwave Sounder (MWS) and Radio Occultation Sounder (RO) offer a first glimpse into the satellite’s potential to transform meteorological and climate monitoring with unprecedented precision. The satellite, first to be deployed…
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Loft Orbital Federal Secures NASA Task Order for RadPC Project Under Flight Opportunities Program
Loft Orbital Federal, a provider of turn-key space infrastructure services, today announced the award of a task order from NASA under the agency’s Flight Opportunities program. This task order is for the integration, launch, and on-orbit operations of a mission supporting the Fault Tolerant RISC-V Flight Computer with Coprocessor Support (RadPC) project. The task order…
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ISRO Announces Fully Indigenous 32-Bit Deep-Space Microprocessor
India unveiled a fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor – ‘Vikram’, that has been developed by, and for, the Indian Space Research Organisation – at a semiconductor industry event in Delhi. At the event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, fresh from China and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, called microprocessors ‘digital diamonds’. “If the last century was shaped by…
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Collins Aerospace Expands Space Leadership with Advances in Human Spaceflight and Space Suits
Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, is a global leader in designing and delivering advanced aerospace and defense solutions that serve civil aviation, defense and space sectors. The company was formed in the late 2010s following the merger of United Technologies Corporation’s aerospace units with Rockwell Collins, combining decades of heritage expertise into one of the…
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MSBAI Secures $1.2 Million DoD Contract to Advance OrbitGuard, Empowering Real-Time SDA
MSBAI announced it has secured a Direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to mature OrbitGuard, its hybrid-intelligence copilot for space domain awareness. The opportunity originated from the Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), was competitively selected by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and has been executed by…
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Interlune Secures $4.84 Million Grant to Develop Lunar Regolith Simulant Center in Texas
Interlune, a natural resources company, announced that it has been awarded up to $4.84 million in a grant from the Texas Space Commission (TSC) to develop and test highly specialized simulants of Moon dirt, or regolith. Interlune will use the grant funds, along with internal investment, to create a Lunar Regolith Simulant Center of Excellence…
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Momentus Secures NASA Contract to Explore Robotic Technology Launches for Future Space Missions
Momentus Inc., a U.S. commercial space company offering satellites, satellite components, and in-space transportation and services, announced that it was awarded a contract by NASA to perform a study to fly critical foundational robotics technologies into space. Momentus has subsequently completed work under this initial contract and expects to submit a proposal to NASA to…
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Frontier Aerospace Pioneers Next-Generation Propulsion Systems for Space Exploration
Frontier Aerospace, founded in 1997 by rocket propulsion veteran Jim McKinnon, has a rich history in advanced propulsion solutions. It is creating the boundaries of in-space propulsion with its innovative TALOS (Thruster for the Advancement of Low-temperature Operation in Space) engines, designed to enhance the capabilities and reduce the cost of deep space missions. The…
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Terran Orbital Completes First Anniversary of Pathfinder-4 and Pathfinder-R Launch
Terran Orbital Corporation, a leading manufacturer of small satellites serving the aerospace and defense industries, marks the first anniversary of the successful launch of Pathfinder-4 (PTD-4) and Pathfinder-R (PTD-R). Both 6U CubeSats launched on August 16, 2024, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 and have since delivered exceptional mission results. PTD-4 was built to test NASA’s…