Tag: Power Systems
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Space Flight Laboratory Successfully Launches Nine Satellites to Support Four Micro Space Missions
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL), a developer of complete microspace missions, announced the launch and successful deployment of nine satellites at 06:48 am UTC on 15 April 2023 (11:48 pm PDT, 14 April 2023). Launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the SpaceX Transporter-7 ride-sharing mission carried SFL-designed microspace platforms into orbit for four different repeat…
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Kongsberg NanoAvionics Doubles its Satellite Production Capacity
Small satellite mission integrator and bus manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) has doubled its satellite production capability by officially opening its manufacturing, assembly, integration, and testing (MAIT) facility in Vilnius, Lithuania. After a gradual occupancy, the facility is now fully operational and an expansion to the company’s existing facilities in Lithuania (HQ), the UK and the…
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NASA Selects Experimental Space Technology Concepts from NIAC Program for Initial Study
Imagine a future in space where pellet-beam propulsion systems speed up travel to other worlds, pipelines on the Moon transport oxygen between settlements, and Martian bricks grow on their own before being assembled into homes. Researchers will delve into these ideas and more using NASA grant funding. The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program fosters…
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mPower Technology Selected by Gravitics as Solar Module Supplier for StarMax Space Station Module
Innovative solar technology company, mPower Technology announced that its DragonSCALESTM solar power system will be used as the solar power solution for the Gravitics StarMaxTM space station modules. Gravitics is leading the way in a new era of human presence in space with the introduction of StarMax – a flexible-use space station module that provides…
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Maxar Selects Sierra Space to Provide Solar Power Solutions for Proliferated LEO Satellites
Sierra Space, a space company building an end-to-end business and technology platform in space to benefit life on Earth, announced that the company has won a significant space defense contract with Maxar. Under the agreement, Sierra Space will provide revolutionary solar power solutions and production capability. This contract will support a constellation of 16 satellites…
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Rocket Lab Ships Final Solar Panels for NASA’s Gateway Power and Propulsion Element
Rocket Lab USA, one of the leading launch and space systems companies, has delivered the final solar panels to Maxar that will fly on the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) for NASA’s Gateway lunar space station. SolAero Technologies, a leading space solar power provider acquired by Rocket Lab, was awarded the contract in 2019 from…
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Beyond Gravity to Supply Power Control and Distribution Unit (PCDU) for Loft Orbital’s satellites
Beyond Gravity, one of the leading space systems companies has been selected to supply equipment for Loft Orbital’s Longbow spacecraft based on the Airbus Arrow platform. The physical equipment is referred to as the Power Control & Distribution Unit (PCDU). The PCDU provides mission-critical power supply capabilities and in-orbit configurability for “The Hub” which carries…
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DARPA Launches New SPCE Program to Improve Power Efficiency in Harsh Space Environments
Rapidly proliferating small satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) are expanding space-based capabilities critical to both government and industry. As the subsequent, ever-increasing demand strains the operational limitations of LEO satellites, DARPA’s new Space Power Conversion Electronics (SPCE) program seeks greater efficiencies in usable power in the harsh space environment. Space-based power consumption generates heat…
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Astrobotic Announces LunaGrid, a Commercial Power Service for the Poles of the Moon
At the 73rd International Astronautical Congress in Paris, Astrobotic announced LunaGrid, a commercial power service for the poles of the Moon. LunaGrid is a power generation and distribution service that will deliver power by the watt to landers, rovers, habitats, science suites, and other lunar surface systems. The service will enable space agencies’, companies’, and…
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Blue Origin To Send 36 Experimental Payloads To Space In 23rd Orbital Mission
Blue Origin, a company that envisions to create a sustainable future by developing reusable launch vehicles and in-space systems that are safe, low cost, and serve the needs of all civil, commercial, and defense customers, is set to launch New Shepard’s 23rd mission, a dedicated payloads flight that will fly 36 payloads from academia, research…