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NASA Announces Partnership Proposals for Lunar Volatiles Science with VIPER Rover
NASA has issued an Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP) inviting research and industry collaborators to join the Lunar Volatiles Science Partnership (LVSP). This initiative is centered around NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Explorer Rover (VIPER), a cutting-edge robotic mission designed to explore water ice and other volatile compounds on the Moon’s surface. The selected partners will…
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NASA will swap Dragon spacecraft on the ground to return Butch and Suni sooner
NASA should soon announce a new plan for the return of two of its astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, to Earth as early as March 19. This is about two weeks earlier than the existing public timeline for their flight home from the International Space Station. Bringing the two astronauts back to Earth next…
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SpaceX Launches Maxar’s Fifth and Sixth WorldView Legion Imaging Satellites
The fifth and sixth satellites in Maxar’s WorldView Legion constellation are performing well after a Wednesday evening launch. SpaceX launched the satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:13 p.m. ET on Feb. 5. According to Maxar, once all six WorldView Legion satellites are fully operational, the constellation can…
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After a wrenching decision by NASA, private lunar lander finds a new customer
Last year was not a good one for a lunar lander company based in Pittsburgh named Astrobotic. In January, the company’s first spacecraft finally launched after years of delays, carrying dozens of payloads, scientific instruments, and time capsules. But within hours of launch, the Peregrine spacecraft developed a propellant leak in its propulsion system. Although…
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Sidus Space’s LizzieSat-3 Arrives at Vandenberg for SpaceX Transporter-13 Launch
Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced that LizzieSat-3 has arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California to begin spacecraft integration in preparation for its scheduled launch and deployment into low Earth orbit no earlier than the first quarter of 2025 as part of the Transporter-13 rideshare mission with SpaceX. “With LizzieSat-3…
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FCC Chairman Carr Names Jay Schwarz to Lead Space Bureau
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has named Jay Schwarz to lead the FCC’s Space Bureau, Carr announced Feb. 4. The Space Bureau, established in 2023, leads policy and licensing matters related to satellite and space-based communications and activities. Schwarz replaces Julie Kearney, who served as the first Space Bureau Chief. Schwarz joins the FCC after serving…
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ATLAS Space Operations Secures Strategic Partnership with HawkEye 360
ATLAS Space Operations has secured a strategic partnership with Hawkeye 360, the world’s leading space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics provider. The collaboration enhances HawkEye 360’s RF monitoring capabilities by integrating ATLAS’ Mingenew, Australia and Awarua, New Zealand ground stations into its existing ground network coverage. “Integrating the ATLAS ground stations in Mingenew and…
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SKY Perfect JSAT is Planet’s Customer for New LEO Constellation
SKY Perfect JSAT is entering the Earth Observation (EO) market in a big way. Sky Perfect JSAT is Planet‘s previously unnamed partner investing $230 million for its own Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation of Pelican satellites. The company announced Wednesday that it will enter the EO satellite business through JSAT Beyond Innovation LLC, a soon-to-be established…
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ThinKom and Boeing Report ThinAir GT 2517 Antenna Demonstration
ThinKom and Boeing report successful tests of the ThinAir GT 2517 antenna and modem hardware through a range of trials for government officials, ThinKom announced Feb. 5. The demonstration combined ThinKom’s antenna with the Boeing WC-5000RU and Newtec MDM5010 modems in a customized configuration. The test trials included streaming video, high-speed file transfers and system…