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Starfish Space wins contract to help NRO advance capabilities for orbital operations
An artist’s conception shows Starfish Space’s Otter spacecraft in orbit with another satellite in the background. (Starfish Space Illustration) Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space and two other companies have won contracts from the National Reconnaissance Office, America’s spy satellite agency, to evaluate advanced technologies for space operations. Starfish’s work for the NRO will focus on potential…
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Redwire and Bristol Myers Squibb Launch ISS Study to Advance Drug Development for Critical Therapies
Redwire Corporation, a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced that it is launching an investigation into the International Space Station (ISS) in partnership with global leading biopharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) to study model small molecule compounds using Redwire’s pharmaceutical drug development platform (PIL-BOX). The research being conducted with…
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US Space Force Releases New Solicitation for NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) on Wednesday released a new solicitation for Phase 3, Lane 1 of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, and SSC said that it expects the contract award to come next spring. “For this on-ramp opportunity, prospective launch providers must have a credible plan for a first launch by…
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How Earth Observation Companies Stay Ahead of the Cyber Threat
In a new era of warfare enabled by commercial products and services, owners and operators of earth observation constellations are finding themselves on the frontlines of novel conflicts, often fought with technology rather than weapons and deliberately kept below the level of armed combat. Earth Observation (EO) satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) have experienced…
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Shenzhou-19 astronauts enter space station
The three astronauts of China’s Shenzhou-19 spaceflight mission have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio on Wednesday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. The Shenzhou-18 crew opened the hatch at 12:51 p.m. (Beijing Time) and greeted the new arrivals, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The…
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Bae System Successfully Demonstrates M-Code Increment 2 Global Navigation Satellite System
BAE Systems has successfully demonstrated M-Code signal tracking with an Increment 2 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver powered by the company’s Next-Generation Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). This technological breakthrough is part of the Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment (Inc) 2 Miniature Serial Interface (MSI) program, the result of a $247 million contract received…
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Anuvu and D-Orbit to Explore HEO Satellite Network
Anuvu announced a deal with D-Orbit USA on Tuesday to study how a highly elliptical orbit (HEO) satellite network could bring additional capacity to the planned Anuvu Constellation. The Anuvu Constellation will include two MicroGEO satellites built by Astranis with six more to follow, and include capacity from Telesat Lightspeed in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) when…
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Spire Global and OroraTech Win NASA Contract for Wildfire Monitoring
NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory awarded Spire Global a contract to develop space-based capabilities for wildfire early detection and active monitoring. Spire announced the award on Tuesday and said the company will partner with OroraTech to design a solution. OroraTech, based in Germany, has expertise in thermal infrared sensing for early detection of wildfires. The company…
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China taikonaut trio arrives at the Tiangong space station
The taikonauts of the Shenzhou-19 mission meet their counterparts from Shenzhou-18 onboard the Tiangong space station several hours after lifting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China. Image: CNSA via CCTV livestream Three of China’s taikonauts completed their journey to the Tiangong space station to begin the country’s eighth long-duration spaceflight. Commander Cai…
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NASA’s oldest active astronaut is also one of the most curious humans
For his most recent trip to the International Space Station, in lieu of bringing coffee or some other beverage in his “personal drink bag” allotment for the stay, NASA astronaut Don Pettit asked instead for a couple of bags of unflavored gelatin. This was not for cooking purposes but rather to perform scientific experiments. How…