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Skyloom Delivers SDA’s Transport Layer Optical Terminals for York Space Systems
Skyloom completed the build and delivery of 42 flight-ready optical communication terminals (OCTs) to York Space Systems as part of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer program on Thursday. Skyloom produced the deliveries in the United States. Skyloom said the company is progressing toward an additional batch of 42 optical communication terminals…
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U.S. Space Force certifies ULA’s Vulcan rocket to begin launching national security missions
Vulcan climbs away from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station shortly after sunrise on Oct. 4, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. In an announcement highly anticipated by United Launch Alliance and others in the spaceflight community, the U.S. Space Force’s Assured Access to Space (AATS) office affirmed that the Vulcan…
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Thales Alenia Space Wins ESA Contract in Smart Agriculture Initiative
Thales Alenia Space has won a new contract as Europe looks to use satellite data to bring about a more efficient agriculture ecosystem. Thales signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead the SaveCrops4EU project. Part of ESA’s Digital Twin Earth program, this pre-operational digital twin component will focus on agricultural resilience…
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Sidus Space Expands into Asia with Orlaith AI and Edge Computing Deal
Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced it has been awarded a new purchase order with a leading research and development organization in Asia. This agreement marks Sidus’ entry into the region and showcases its cutting-edge space-based AI and edge computing capabilities through its Orlaith ecosystem, powered by the high-speed edge computer named…
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Sierra Space Partners with Yuri to Advance Space Based Medical Research
Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company and defense tech prime that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth, and Yuri, a Germany-based space biotech company, announced an agreement for one new ScienceTaxi BioSpin mission to continue biological and medical research advancements and drug discovery in microgravity. The culmination of the…
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Space Force Warfighting Strategy Coming Soon, Gen. Saltzman Says
The U.S. Space Force will soon release a strategy outlining its framework for attaining space superiority and to give operational planners a common playbook, the service’s top uniformed official said on Wednesday. The strategy will not contain anything new for “those of us that have been kind of working in the margins of this for…
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After a spacecraft was damaged en route to launch, NASA says it won’t launch
Three weeks ago, NASA revealed that a shipping container protecting a Cygnus spacecraft sustained “damage” while traveling to the launch site in Florida. Built by Northrop Grumman, Cygnus is one of two Western spacecraft currently capable of delivering food, water, experiments, and other supplies to the International Space Station. This particular Cygnus mission, NG-22, had…
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With Vulcan’s certification, Space Force is no longer solely reliant on SpaceX
The US Space Force on Wednesday announced that it has certified United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket to conduct national security missions. “Assured access to space is a core function of the Space Force and a critical element of national security,” said Brig. Gen. Panzenhagen, program executive officer for Assured Access to Space, in a news…
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Maxar launches alternative to GPS using 3D mapping
Image: Maxar Intelligence In a world where access to GPS on the battlefield can win or lose a fight, Maxar is working on a solution for when having it just isn’t an option. Called Raptor, the product uses satellite mapping to build a 3D globe that can serve as an alternative to GPS. Using nothing…
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Redwire Awarded NASA Contract to Expand Pharmaceutical Drug Development in Space
Redwire, a leader in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy, has been awarded a NASA contract to launch four additional pharmaceutical drug investigations to the International Space Station using the company’s innovative Pharmaceutical In-space Laboratory (PIL-BOX). The NASA-funded investigations aim to manufacture high-value seed crystals which could inform pharmaceutical manufacturing operations aboard the space…