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True Anomaly Selects Firefly Aerospace to Launch Jackal Vehicle for U.S. Space Force Mission
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, and space defense technology True Anomaly, announced a multi-launch agreement for three responsive launch missions aboard Firefly’s Alpha rocket. The first mission will deploy the True Anomaly Jackal Autonomous Orbital Vehicle (AOV) for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission targeted…
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Space architects focus on preparations for humanity’s return to the Moon
SAGA is building a training habitat for the European Space Agency to support medium and long-duration analog missions on Earth. Image: SAGA Aurelia Institute is also working on solutions that address space constraints. The institute is developing modular panels that can form larger structures once deployed in space, providing astronauts with more comfortable environments compared…
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Rocket Report: Bloomberg calls for SLS cancellation; SpaceX hits century mark
Welcome to Edition 7.16 of the Rocket Report! Even several days later, it remains difficult to process the significance of what SpaceX achieved in South Texas last Sunday. The moment of seeing a rocket fall out of the sky and be captured by two arms felt historic to me, as historic as the company’s first…
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Hydrosat Wins New Weather Data Contract with the US Air Force
Hydrosat, a climate tech company, has won a near $2 million contract with the US Air Force. The contract worth $1.9 million will see Hydrosat provide cloud and weather prediction capabilities based on its thermal satellite data that aims strengthen the national defense of the U.S. Hydrosat announced the contract win, Oct. 16. The new…
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Arkadia Space to Deploy its Initial Propulsion Module With D-Orbit
Arkadia Space is getting closer to launching its propulsion module in space thanks to a new collaboration with the space transportation company D-Orbit. Arkadia Space announced on Oct. 16 that D-Orbit will provide transport for Arkadia’s propulsion module aboard its ION Satellite Carrier. The inaugural flight is scheduled no sooner than March 2025 aboard the…
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Axiom Space and Prada Reveals Spacesuit Design for NASA’s Artemis III mission
At the International Astronautical Congress in Milan, Italy, Axiom Space and Prada revealed for the first time for the flight design of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit that will be used for NASA’s Artemis III mission. The outer-layer design and materials work was jointly developed starting when the two industry leaders came together,…
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BAE Systems and Kongsberg Signs Agreement for New Platform Situational Awareness Tool
BAE Systems has entered into a teaming agreement with Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace to bring Integrated Combat Solution (ICS) to the U.S. defense market. The transformational battlefield situational awareness tool for combat vehicles will provide the Warfighter with the capability to link and share video streams, metadata, target information, slew-to-cue commands, and much more, reducing…
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ULA is examining debris recovered from Vulcan rocket’s shattered booster nozzle
When the exhaust nozzle on one of the Vulcan rocket’s strap-on boosters failed shortly after liftoff earlier this month, it scattered debris across the beachfront landscape just east of the launch pad on Florida’s Space Coast. United Launch Alliance, the company that builds and launches the Vulcan rocket, is investigating the cause of the booster…
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Astroport and Orbit Fab Partners to Advance Lunar Infrastructure and Sustainable Space Exploration
Astroport Space Technologies, a provider of advanced space exploration solutions, and Orbit Fab, a pioneer in in-space refueling and resource utilization, announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of lunar infrastructure and enable sustainable long-term space exploration. The two companies were announced at the 75th International Aeronautical Congress (IAC), attended by over 8,000 industry and…
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Viasat Selects ST Engineering iDirect Tech for Brazilian Energy Deployment
Viasat selected ST Engineering iDirect‘s hub infrastructure to bring Viasat’s satellite connectivity to the energy industry in Brazil. According to the deal announced this week, ST Engineering iDirect will supply its next-generation DCR/DBR hub deployed on its Dialog platform. This will benefit Viasat Energy Services customers across a range of use cases, including oil rigs,…