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PLD Secures GNC Contract with ESA to Develop a New Hybrid Navigation System
PLD Space, an international space transportation company, has been officially selected by the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), part of the European Space Agency (ESA), for its first Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) contract. Under this contract, the company will develop HALCON (Hybridization Algorithms and Low-cost Components for Optimized Navigation), a new hybrid…
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Lodestar Space to Deliver Ground Demonstration Aboard Impulse’s Mira Spacecraft
Lodestar Space has been awarded funding under the UK Space Agency’s International Bilateral Fund (IBF) to accelerate the integration and on-the-ground demonstration of Lodestar’s Mithril avionics stack aboard the Impulse Space Mira spacecraft. The project is a trilateral collaboration between Lodestar Space (UK), University College London (UK), and Impulse Space (US). Lodestar’s Mithril avionics will…
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Anritsu Advances 5G NR NTN Testing with New 3GPP-Compliant Test Cases
Anritsu Corporation has expanded its 5G NR NTN testing capabilities by adding 3GPP-compliant wireless test cases to the New Radio RF Conformance Test System ME7873NR. The 3GPP RAN5 Technical Working Group, which is responsible for 5G device test specifications, developed these test cases. Using the ME7873NR allows the creation of an evaluation environment for 5G…
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ispace to Deliver Taiwan Space Agency’s Scientific Instruments to the Moon on 2028 Mission
ispace, a global lunar exploration company, announced that it was selected by the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) to deliver scientific payloads to the lunar surface. Based on the award, ispace is expected to enter into a contract with TASA to transport the “Vector Magnetometer and Ultraviolet Telescope” to the Moon on the company’s Mission 4,…
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Rocket Lab Partners with JAXA for Multiple Dedicated Electron Launches
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has signed a direct contract for two dedicated Electron launches with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) signifying the criticality of Electron to international space agencies requiring responsive launch and dedicated access to space. Launching from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1…
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NASA Awards Solstar Space SBIR Contract to Develop Lunar Wi-Fi System
Solstar Space, a pioneer in space-based communications, has been awarded a NASA Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract valued at $150,000 to develop a next-generation Lunar Wi-Fi Access Point (LWIFI-AP) to support the agency’s Artemis program and Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiatives. NASA has identified critical communication infrastructure requirements to support its upcoming…
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Flight 11 Gives Pad 1 and Block 2 the Proper Send Off
After 11 flights, many static fires, tanking tests, cryogenic proof tests, and a few wet dress rehearsals, Pad 1(A) at Starbase is done in its current configuration. Flight 11 with Booster 15-2 and Ship 38 lifted off on Oct 13 at 6:23:45 CDT and gave Pad 1(A) and Block 1 and 2 vehicles the send…
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Launch preview: SpaceX to launch final Version 2 Starship-Super Heavy from Starbase
SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy rocket stands atop the orbital launch mount at Pad A at Starbase, Texas. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing for a notable flight for its Starship program. The company is scheduled to launch its Starship-Super Heavy rocket from its headquarters in Starbase, Texas, on Monday evening. The 11th flight test of the integrated…
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Scientists use Cassini data to discover new molecules in Enceladus water jets
Located around Saturn is the icy moon Enceladus — one of the most interesting and potentially habitable moons in the solar system. NASA’s Cassini mission extensively studied Saturn and its moons from 2004 to 2017 and, in 2005, revealed large geyser-like jets extending from Enceladus’ south pole. Later studies would suggest that a massive subsurface…
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Putin OKs plan to turn Russian spacecraft into flying billboards
These are tough times for Russia’s civilian space program. In the last few years, Russia has cut back on the number of Soyuz crew missions it is sending to the International Space Station, and a replacement for the nearly 60-year-old Soyuz spacecraft remains elusive. While the United States and China are launching more space missions…