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Morpheus Space Opens New Mass Production Facility for Space Systems in Dresden, Germany
Morpheus Space, one of the leading providers of space mobility solutions, opened the first mass production facility for space systems in Dresden, Germany. The new “Reloaded” facility will initially manufacture 100 units of the GO-2 per year, Morpheus Space’s second-generation electric propulsion system aimed at addressing the urgent demand for mobility by the rising number of…
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Orbex Establishes New London Base and Expands Headquarters in Scotland
Orbex, one of the leading orbital launch services companies, is to set up a base in London while also expanding its headquarters in Scotland. Orbex will become the first UK rocket manufacturer to establish a base in London. The new office will enable Orbex to connect with London’s financial communities with greater ease while growing…
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Here’s who will be flying to space on SpaceX Crew-9
Next month SpaceX is planning to launch the next crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. In case you forgot, here’s a quick recap of who’s going to be on top of that Falcon 9 rocket come liftoff. SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission will be its 9th (hence the name)…
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Orbit Fab Secures New U.K. Project Grants and Contracts, Triples U.K. Workforce
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) awarded Orbit Fab a £1.3 million ($1.7 million) Major Project grant under their National Space Innovation Programme. This grant will fund the design of a high-pressure variant of the RAFTI (Rapidly Attachable Fuel Transfer Interface) refueling port, set to be available in 2025. Separately, Orbit Fab has secured additional contracts,…
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SES Space & Defense Wins U.S. Army Satellite Comms, Managed Services Contract
SES Space & Defense has won a new U.S. Army contract help support the military’s connectivity needs. The contract was awarded to Global Enterprise Solutions (GES), which was acquired by SES in 2022, and is now a wholly-owned subsidiary. SES Space & Defense announced the contract award, July 24. The company will provide the U.S.…
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Frontgrade’s 2 Gbit Dual Quad SPI MRAM Achieves NASA’s Space-Flight Qualification
Frontgrade Technologies, one of the leading providers of mission critical electronics for aerospace and defense, announced that its high-density 2Gbit Dual Quad SPI Magnetoresistive Random-Access Memory (MRAM) offering has successfully obtained flight-grade production through NASA’s PEM INST-001 Level 2 qualification standard for plastic-encapsulated microcircuits. This achievement further validates this new MRAM’s reliability and assurance as…
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SpiderOak in Collaboration with Axiom Space Demonstrates Rust Enabled OrbitSecure Platform on ISS
SpiderOak, one of the leaders in zero-trust space cybersecurity solutions, has announced the successful demonstration of their next generation OrbitSecure software module re-written in the memory safe programming language Rust with protocol design formally proven via the Alloy specification language on the International Space Station (ISS). This demonstrates key modern cybersecurity requirements called for by…
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Thursday Morning Conversation With SpaceBridge CCO Javier Recio
Welcome to another of our Thursday Morning Conversation as we talk tech with one of the most dynamic companies in the satellite sector. SpaceBridge is a company which provides a number of solutions to enable the efficient satellite networks. Earlier this year the company announced the launch of its new ESTELLA VSAT solution, a solution…
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SpaceX just stomped the competition for a new contract—that’s not great
There is an emerging truth about NASA’s push toward commercial contracts that is increasingly difficult to escape: Companies not named SpaceX are struggling with NASA’s approach of awarding firm, fixed-price contracts for space services. This belief is underscored by the recent award of an $843 million contract to SpaceX for a heavily modified Dragon spacecraft…