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ExLabs Selects CUS-GNC SpacePilot Autonomy Software for Apophis Asteroid Mission
ExLabs, a commercial deep-space mission operator developing next-generation platforms for exploration beyond Earth orbit, announced it has selected CUS-GNC’s SpacePilot onboard autonomy software to provide guidance, navigation, and control for its Mission to Asteroid Apophis. The collaboration strengthens ExLabs’ ability to operate reliably at extreme distances from Earth, where long communication delays and limited ground…
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Square Peg Communications Advances Satellite Link Emulator Solutions for Space Communications
Square Peg Communications, a Canada-based provider of satellite ground segment and RF system solutions, is advancing the portfolio of satellite link emulators designed to support the development, validation and testing of modern satellite communication systems. The company’s link emulator solutions address the growing need for realistic, controllable and repeatable testing environments as satellite operators transition…
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Gilat Secures $10 Million+ Order to Support Ground Infrastructure for LEO Constellation
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced that it has received an order for over $10 million from a leading ground gateway antenna provider to support the continued rollout of ground infrastructure for a leading Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. Deliveries are expected over the next 12…
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Simera Sense Showcases Scalable Satellite Camera Portfolio for Earth Observation Missions
Simera Sense showcases the comprehensive satellite camera portfolio, designed to support a wide range of Earth observation and scientific missions across small satellite and constellation programs. Building on the expertise in compact and high-performance optical payloads, Simera Sense offers a modular family of space-qualified cameras that deliver multispectral, hyperspectral and tri-band imaging capabilities while addressing…
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Reflex Aerospace to Build Satellite Platforms for LiveEO
Reflex Aerospace, a manufacturer of high-performance custom satellites, has been selected to develop and manufacture two satellite platforms for Twinspector, a newly announced Earth observation constellation by German satellite data company LiveEO. Twinspector is designed to utilize stereo imaging to deliver very high-resolution, three-dimensional Earth observation data at scale, addressing a long-standing gap in the…
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NASA finally acknowledges the elephant in the room with the SLS rocket
The Space Launch System rocket program is now a decade and a half old, and it continues to be dominated by two unfortunate traits: It is expensive, and it is slow. The massive rocket and its convoluted ground systems, so necessary to baby and cajole the booster’s prickly hydrogen propellant on board, have cost US…
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MasOrange to Trial Starlink Direct-to-Cell Service in Spain
Spanish telecom operator MasOrange will trial Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell service under a new agreement with SpaceX, the companies said on Monday. Spain’s telecoms regulator, the State Secretariat for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure, has approved the use of spectrum assigned to MasOrange for Starlink Direct-to-Cell, a technology also referred to as supplemental coverage from space (SCS). MasOrange…
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Russian spy satellites have intercepted EU communications satellites
European security officials believe two Russian space vehicles have intercepted the communications of at least a dozen key satellites over the continent. Officials believe that the likely interceptions, which have not previously been reported, risk not only compromising sensitive information transmitted by the satellites but could also allow Moscow to manipulate their trajectories or even…
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NASA Targets March for Artemis II Launch After Rocket Rehearsal Issues
NASA is now targeting March for the earliest possible launch of its Artemis II mission after encountering technical issues during a critical prelaunch test of its Space Launch System rocket, the agency said. The Artemis II mission is set to carry four astronauts into deep space, marking the first crewed lunar mission since the Apollo…
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Interlune digs into the development of an excavator for helium-3 and construction projects on the moon
Interlune and Vermeer worked together to test a full-scale prototype of an excavator with auxiliary components. (Interlune / Vermeer Photo) Interlune is leveraging a $150,000 NASA contract to develop develop lunar trenching and excavation technology — and although the primary goal is to extract valuable helium-3 from moon dirt, the project also signals the company’s…