Tag: Power Systems
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AE Industrial Rebrands as Rocketdyne and Acquires L3Harris Space Propulsion and Power Business
AE Industrial Partners, a private investment firm focused on technologies and services critical to national and economic security, has finalized the acquisition of the space propulsion, power and electronics units from L3Harris Technologies, and is launching the entity as Rocketdyne. L3Harris will retain a minority stake in the business and continue to be a strategic…
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Space Inventor Expands Satellite Platform Portfolio with Modular BIG CAT Spacecraft
Space Inventor is advancing satellite mission capabilities through a portfolio of modular satellite platforms designed to support commercial, governmental, scientific and defense applications. Headquartered in Aalborg, Denmark, the company has established itself as a satellite systems integrator by developing flight-proven spacecraft platforms that combine modular engineering, scalable architectures and in-house subsystems. The product portfolio, centered…
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L3Harris Technologies Delivers SLS Core Stage Engines for Artemis III Mission
L3Harris Technologies has delivered the four RS-25 engines to power the core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket as part of the agency’s next Artemis mission set for launch in 2027. “This is a major milestone in our effort to return astronauts to the lunar surface,” said Kristin Houston, President, Space Propulsion & Power…
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Mission Space and Puli Space Signs MOU for Lunar Surface Monitoring
Mission Space, a space-environment data company developing compact instruments for Earth orbit, cislunar space, and the lunar surface, and Puli Space Technologies, a Budapest-based lunar technology company developing lightweight rover platforms and lunar payload systems, announced a Memorandum of Understanding to explore joint lunar surface missions using Puli Space’s rover platform and Mission Space’s lunar…
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Flexell Space Develops Advanced Satellite Solar Products for Space Applications
Flexell Space is developing a portfolio of advanced CIGS/Perovskite tandem space solar technologies to deliver high-efficiency and cost-effective power solutions for satellites and future space infrastructure. Designed to overcome the limitations of conventional III-V space solar cells, the company’s solutions focus on reducing launch mass, shortening production lead times, lowering manufacturing costs and providing greater…
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Raft to Deliver Dynamic Planning & Battle Management System for Kronos Program
Raft, a leading defense technology company, has been selected by the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to deliver a prototype Dynamic Planning & Battle Management System (DP-BMS) supporting the Kronos Family of Systems modernization effort. The Prototype Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) award will leverage Raft’s field-proven products, Raft Data Platform ([R]DP) and Raft AI Mission…
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Volta Space Technologies Advances Wireless Power Infrastructure for Lunar and Space Missions
Volta Space Technologies is developing wireless power transmission technologies designed to provide continuous energy access for future lunar and space missions. The company is building an orbital energy infrastructure that delivers electrical power from satellites in lunar orbit to assets operating on the Moon’s surface, reducing the need for conventional surface power systems while supporting…
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NASA Selects Mission Space to Advance Lunar Environmental Monitoring Technology
Mission Space has been selected by NASA under the Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO) to advance LEEMR, a compact lunar dust and surface-charging monitoring instrument developed for future lunar surface operations, in collaboration with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The project supports Mission Space’s expansion from orbital space-weather intelligence into lunar surface…
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Gilmour Space Expands Australian Satellite Capability with ElaraSat Multi-Mission Platform
Gilmour Space Technologies, an Australian space company focused on launch vehicles, satellite platforms, and orbital infrastructure, is advancing its ElaraSat satellite platform to support commercial, civil, and defence missions in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Designed and built in Australia, the platform is intended to provide a modular spacecraft architecture that simplifies payload integration and accelerates mission…
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SpinLaunch Builds Meridian Constellation with Broadband and Launch Integration
SpinLaunch, a US-based space technology company focused on alternative launch systems and satellite infrastructure, is developing Meridian Space, a broadband satellite constellation designed to provide high-capacity global communications services through a highly integrated spacecraft and deployment architecture. The company’s constellation strategy combines compact satellite platforms, mass-manufacturing approaches and scalable deployment concepts intended to reduce the…