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Astrolab’s FLIP Rover Selected as Primary Payload on Astrobotic’s Griffin-1 Moon Mission
Venturi Astrolab (Astrolab) and Astrobotic announced that Astrobotic’s Griffin lander will deliver an Astrolab rover to the Moon as part of Astrobotic’s Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1). The rover, currently known as FLIP (FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform), will be deployed at the Nobile Region of the lunar south pole. The Astrobotic mission, originally carrying the VIPER…
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BlackSky Receives Subscription Contract for Gen-2 Space-Based Imagery Services
BlackSky Technology won a multi-year contract with geospatial intelligence fusion company EMDYN (Emerging Dynamics) to deliver space-based imagery services to international customers. The agreement gives international ministries of defense the ability to set up API-enabled automated tip-and-cue tasking and the fusing of signals and other intelligence sources to support real-time tactical operations. “BlackSky and EMDYN’s…
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Maersk Upgrades Agreement with Inmarsat Maritime to Advance One Satcom Strategy
Maersk, a shipping company, and Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, agreed to upgrade Inmarsat satellite communications services across Maersk’s global fleet of approximately 340 container ships, Viasat announced Feb. 6. Maersk will implement bandwidth upgrades across its fleet from 2025 to 2026. The company’s broader strategy is to transform its vessels into fully operational “floating…
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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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