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Berlin Space Technology Completes 30 Years in Developing Small Satellites in Space
Berlin Space Technologies (BST) is a specialist for small satellite systems and technology. They have build on a 30 year tradition of small satellites made in Berlin. BST is vertically integrated and offers reliable and cost-efficient end to end solutions for your mission. Till date BST has completed many successful small satellite missions. They have…
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Using JWST, scientists observe silicate clouds and measure the temperature of exoplanets
With help from the joint NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, two teams of scientists have made groundbreaking, first-of-their-kind discoveries on two exoplanets. One team utilized the immense power of Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) and Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) instruments to observe and characterize clouds and molecules in the atmosphere of an exoplanet located 40 light-years away.…
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ISTSat-1 Nanosatellite Successfully Passes Thermal Vacuum Tests
ISTSat-1, the first Portuguese CubeSat, has completed its crucial structural qualification and thermal-vacuum tests as part of the Fly Your Satellite! Program, and is now one step closer to its launch. The CubeSat ISTsat-1 is the first-ever nanosatellite designed by students from the University of Lisbon’s Instituto Superior Técnico and is part of the second…
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NASA names crew for first human mission to the moon in more than 50 years
NASA astronauts Christina Koch (left), Victor Glover (top), Reid Wiseman (bottom), and Jeremy Hansen (right) pose for an Artemis 2 crew portrait in training versions of the Orion launch and enter pressure suits. Credit: NASA NASA announced Monday that former U.S. Navy fighter pilots Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover, veteran space station astronaut Christina Koch,…
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Momentus Successfully Test-Fires Electrothermal Thrusters on Vigoride-5
In-space transportation company Momentus announced that it has successfully started tests of the propulsion system on its Vigoride tug launched earlier this year. The company said it completed an initial test sequence of the Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) on its Vigoride-5 vehicle launched in January on SpaceX’s Transporter-6 rideshare mission. The MET uses microwaves to…
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Australia Selects Lockheed Martin for Sovereign Defense Satcom Project JP9102
Australia has selected Lockheed Martin as the preferred bidder for the Australian Defence Satellite Communications System, known as JP9102, which will build the country a sovereign military satellite communications system. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) announced the award on April 3. Lockheed Martin Australia will move to the next stage of the procurement process. Lockheed…
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LeoLabs and ClearSpace Partner to Promote Space Sustainability
Two space sustainability companies, LeoLabs and ClearSpace, have signed an MoU to work together toward a sustainable space ecosystem. LeoLabs offers space traffic management software and operates a ground radar network, and ClearSpace is working on active debris removal technology. The companies announced April 3 they plan to work together on leadership to promote space…
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Axess Networks Wins New Maritime Deal With Teleserve
Axess Networks has won a new deal in the maritime arena, the company announced April 3. Teleserve P/F, a Faroe Islands based communications service provider, will work with Axess Networks Maritime, a subsidiary of Axess Networks and deliver connectivity services for their clients’ maritime operations in Northern Europe. The deal with TeleServe P/F marks a…
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U.S. military begins launching satellites to counter hypersonic missile threat
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off Sunday from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: SpaceX The first 10 spacecraft for a planned U.S. military mega-constellation launched from California Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, setting in place the keystone for a multibillion-dollar network of hundreds of small satellites to improve defenses against hypersonic missiles…
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If you hate Starlink, you’re not going to like that China is working on its own mega constellation
China’s 13,000 satellites constellation Later this year, China hopes to launch satellites for its low Earth orbit broadband constellation, Guowang. Similar to SpaceX’s Starlink, the constellation will be able to provide an internet connection to any on the planet’s surface with a ground transceiver. The constellation will operate up to 12,992 satellites in orbits between…