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Northrop Grumman Refueling Technology Selected as Preferred Solution for SSC’s Satellites
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Passive Refueling Module (PRM) has been selected as the first preferred refueling solution interface standard for use across SSC satellites. The company is collaborating with SSC, Defense Innovation Unit, and other customers to develop in-space refueling technologies for the nation’s space-based assets. These advancements address a critical national security capability: sustained maneuverability…
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KIOXIA SSDs Power HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 for ISS Mission
KIOXIA SSDs took flight with the launch of the NG-20 mission rocket, which is delivering an updated HPE Spaceborne Computer-2, based on HPE EdgeLine and ProLiant servers from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, to the International Space Station. KIOXIA SSDs provide robust flash storage in HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 to conduct scientific experiments aboard the space station. HPE…
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Rocket Lab Kicks Off 2024 With Mission for Spire and NorthStar
Rocket Lab launched its first mission of 2024 on Wednesday, launching four space situational awareness (SSA) satellites for Spire Global and NorthStar Earth & Space. The Electron mission took off from Launch Complex 1 at 19:34 NZDT and deployed the satellites to a 530 km circular Earth orbit. NorthStar Earth & Space confirmed the success…
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BlackSky Advances to Third Phase of SMART Program for AI Tools
BlackSky Technology won a contract from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) for the third phase of the Space-based Machine Automated Recognition Technique (SMART) program. BlackSky has won previous awards for the SMART program in 2022 and 2021. Phase III is the final phase and emphasizes the transfer of SMART broad area search technologies…
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BlackSky Advances to Third Phase of SMART Program for AI Tools
BlackSky Technology won a contract from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) for the third phase of the Space-based Machine Automated Recognition Technique (SMART) program. BlackSky has won previous awards for the SMART program in 2022 and 2021. Phase III is the final phase and emphasizes the transfer of SMART broad area search technologies…
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Daily Telescope: Webb telescope reveals breathtaking structure of galaxies
Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light, a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science. We’ll let other publications offer you a daily horoscope. At Ars Technica, we’re going to take a different route, finding inspiration from very real images of a…
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Rocket Lab launches first recovery Electron mission of 2024
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifts off from New Zealand on the company’s first flight of 2024. Image: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab was back in action on Wednesday, kicking off its launch year with a recovery Electron mission from New Zealand. This was its second return to flight mission following a mishap late last year.…
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SDA Director Tournear Addresses Concerns About Fixed-Price Contracts
Despite concerns from some in industry that bidding on fixed-price contracts can be too risky for them in terms of generating a profit, the head of the Space Development Agency (SDA) said on Tuesday he is sticking with this business model. Derek Tournear posted on LinkedIn that following recent media reports about industry concerns related…
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SKY Perfect JSAT Forms New Space Laser Business
SKY Perfect JSAT has established a new business, Orbital Lasers, focused on space debris removal and satellite LiDAR. The company plans to incorporate LiDAR technology into satellites to provide high-precision ground surface information. SKY Perfect JSAT and Japan’s space agency JAXA awarded Orbital Lasers a contract for a conceptual study of Earth observation LiDAR satellites…
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Polaris Dawn astronauts discuss training for historic commercial spacewalk
Polaris Dawn Commander Jared Isaacman (left) and Pilot Scott “Kidd” Poteet alongside a SpaceX render of the spacewalk that will be performed during their mission. Photoillustration: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Amid a flurry of astronaut missions scheduled for 2024, a commercial flight is aiming to mark a historic first: a non-governmental spacewalk. This is just one…