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Safran to Supply Electric Propulsion Systems for AstroForge’s Vestri Mission
Safran Defense & Space (Safran DSI), through its Space Solutions business unit, has been selected by AstroForge to manufacture and deliver two EPS®X00 electric propulsion systems for the company’s upcoming Vestri asteroid mission, scheduled to launch in early 2026. AstroForge, a California-based startup pioneering the field of asteroid mining, focuses on extracting valuable resources from…
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Launch Roundup: Vulcan and Ariane launch ahead of Starlink missions
After a week of weather delays across the U.S, launch cadence increases as providers strive to catch up with the backlog. An Ariane 6 carrying a weather satellite launched ahead of a navigational technology satellite and a classified payload launched atop Vulcan. A Chinese Chang Zheng 5B rocket also launched on Wednesday. Three Falcon 9…
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Raptor 3 testing ramps up at SpaceX McGregor
SpaceX has ramped up its engine testing efforts at the McGregor test facility this past week, conducting a total of 24 Raptor engine firings and achieving multiple milestones in engine performance and durability. The activity highlights SpaceX’s ongoing push to refine its next-generation Raptor engines, crucial for the Starship program. See Also SpaceX Starship Program…
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Nelco to Offer Eutelsat LEO Connectivity Services in India
Eutelsat Group has a new agreement in place for connectivity services in India with Nelco Limited, a Tata Group company. Nelco will offer Eutelsat Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity for land, maritime, and aviation markets in India under a new agreement announced Monday. Nelco is a satellite services provider and one of India’s leading VSAT providers,…
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NASA takes a trip to Seattle area to thank suppliers for work on the next moonshot
NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg faces the TV cameras at L3Harris’ Aerojet Rocketdyne facility in Redmond, Wash. An R-4D-11 thruster and a decontamination oven are off to his left. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) REDMOND, Wash. — The first crewed flight around the moon in more than 50 years is still months away, but NASA is…
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SEOPS to Offer Post-Launch Tracking Service for Satellites With Dignatara
Launch integrator SEOPS is working with space surveillance startup Dignatara to offer a post-launch tracking service that helps satellite operators identify their satellites after launch. SEOPS announced the new service on Aug. 11 during the Small Satellite Conference in Utah. SEOPS explained it can often take 24- to 48-hours to make contact with a satellite…
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Belgian Space AI Startup EDGX Raises Over 2M Euros in Funding
EDGX, a new Belgian AI space startup, has raised 2.3 million euros ($2.7 million) in funding. The funding will help accelerate the commercialization of EDGX Sterna, a next generation edge AI computer for satellites. The funding round was co-led by the imec.istart future fund and, with participation from the Flanders Future Tech Fund, managed by…
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AeroVironment and SNC Partner on Golden Dome Limited Area Defense System
AeroVironment, a global defense technology leader delivering integrated capabilities across air, land, sea, space and cyber, and SNC, the global aerospace and national security company known for its elite mission systems integration expertise, announced a strategic partnership to align multi-domain capabilities to define and build the next generation of integrated, open architecture air & missile…
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Umbra Moves to Become Full Spectrum Spacetech Company With Components Business
Umbra is moving into the spacecraft components business with a new Space Systems business line in a move to expand the vendor pool for space systems. Umbra started out as a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data company and currently operates five satellites in its SAR constellation, with two more to launch in the next few…
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L3Harris Technologies Prepares NTS-3 Launch to Advance U.S Navigation and GPS Augmentation
L3Harris continues to help chart the course toward a new era of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT). As the prime contractor of NTS-3, the company is preparing its Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) for launch following successful tests earlier in 2024. Designed, built, and tested by L3Harris, NTS-3 is the first U.S. experimental, integrated navigation satellite…