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Benchmark Awarded $4.9M AFRL Contract to Scale Ascent-Fueled Thrusters For Government Missions
Benchmark Space Systems, the leading developer and integrator of in-space mobility solutions, announced it has won a critical two-year, $4.9 million Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) award to further develop its non-catalytic 22 Newton-to-100 Newton class propulsion systems to power government missions using high-performance ASCENT monopropellant. ASCENT (Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-Toxic) is a next-generation spacecraft…
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Sierra Space Shooting Star Cargo Module Completes Acoustic Testing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
Sierra Space, a commercial space company and defense tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth, announced the successful completion of acoustic testing on its Shooting Star cargo module at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, moving the spacecraft a significant step closer to launch readiness. The test, the first of…
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Cobham Satcom Debuts 2 New Maritime Terminals
Cobham Satcom is unveiling a new range of advanced satellite safety terminals as its looks to boost its revenues in the maritime arena. Designed for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), Cobham Satcom’s two new terminals are prepared for new generation safety services from maritime satellite service providers, Inmarsat Maritime (SAILOR Fleet C)…
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NGA Launches Accreditation Pilot for GEOINT AI Models
Amid popular, and some military, concern about the timely accuracy and applicability of artificial intelligence (AI), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is launching a pilot program for accrediting geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) models for the National System for Geospatial (NSG) intelligence. The agency’s Accreditation of GEOINT AI Models (AGAIM) “is the evaluation of the methodology and…
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Telesat Sells Infosat Business to Network Innovations
Telesat is selling satellite services business Infosat Communications to Canadian company Network Innovations. Infosat Communications is a satellite services company focused on serving remote business operations. Network Innovations, a technology integrator and cellular, satellite, and managed network solutions provider based in Calgary, Canada, announced the deal on September 3rd. Financial terms of the deal were not…
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Sidus Space Appoints Former Airbus US Space & Defense Executive Director Lavanson Coffey
Sidus Space, a provider of end-to-end precision Space Infrastructure solutions that include satellite Data-as-a-Service on its proprietary on-orbit platform, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Lavanson (LC) Coffey as an Independent Director, effective August 27, 2024. Carol Craig, Chairman and CEO of Sidus Space, stated, “We are thrilled to welcome Mr. Coffey…
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Redwire Expands National Security Space Portfolio by Complete Acquisition of Hera Systems
Redwire Corporation, a leading company in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Hera Systems, a spacecraft development company with expertise in specialized missions for national security space customers. The acquisition of Hera Systems expands Redwire’s spacecraft portfolio to support specialized national security space…
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Telespazio to Establish Italian GNSS Center
Telespazio will play a key role in an ambitious new space project in Italy which will see the creation of Italy’s first national center for the development of satellite navigation skills and technologies. It has won a new contract from the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to be the prime contractor on this project. The ‘National…
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SpaceX launches 7,000th Starlink satellite to date on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 8-11 mission on Sept. 5, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update 1:12 p.m. EDT: SpaceX confirmed deployment of the 21 Starlink satellites. SpaceX managed to find good enough weather to launch its 85th Falcon 9 rocket…