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Rocket Lab Successfully Conducts Hypersonic Tech Test for U.S. Department of Defense
Rocket Lab USA, a globalcompany in launch services and space systems, announced it successfully launched a suborbital mission in November to test hypersonic technology for the Department of Defense. This mission provided hypersonic test launch capabilities under the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB) project, which aims to increase hypersonic flight testing for the…
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Sierra Space and NVIDIA Collaborate to Enhance Orbital Debris Tracking with AI Technology
Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth, announced a major advancement in space domain awareness. Leveraging the power of physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) and a collaboration with NVIDIA, Sierra Space is now able to predict the future locations of orbital debris. As the…
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Jared Isaacman makes first public remarks since nomination for NASA Administrator
Polaris Dawn Commander Jared Isaacman sits down with Matt Anderson, the chief growth officer for the Space Force Association, during the second annual Spacepower Conference to discuss human spaceflight. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now The man who may very well be NASA’s 15th Administrator made his first public address since receiving the nomination for the role.…
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NASA believes it understands why Ingenuity crashed on Mars
Eleven months after the Ingenuity helicopter made its final flight on Mars, engineers and scientists at NASA and a private company that helped build the flying vehicle said they have identified what probably caused it to crash on the surface of Mars. In short, the helicopter’s on-board navigation sensors were unable to discern enough features…
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ST Engineering iDirect Tests Tech for Seamless GEO-NGSO Satellite Switching
ST Engineering iDirect, a global company in satellite communications, has released and is testing a new technology that enables tracking and switching between Geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) and Non-Geosynchronous Earth orbit (NGSO) satellites. An industry-first for seamless transitions between orbits, the breakthrough technology features a single tracking algorithm that provides operators with greater flexibility, enhancing…
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Ranking the 25 coolest things in space so far during the 21st century
There is, of course, no quantitative way to rank amazing things that happen in space. We cannot measure their absolute magnitude nor assign them a numerical value, and trying to do so is something of a fool’s errand. Are we fools? Maybe. But we’re fools who like to have a little fun. Understandably, then, this…
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NASA to Host a Discussion for Firefly’s First Robotic Artemis Moon Flight
NASA will be hosting a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 17, to discuss the agency science and technology flying aboard Firefly Aerospace’s first delivery to the Moon as part of the NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign. Briefing participants include: Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for exploration, Science…
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Viasat Awarded Up to $568 Million Contract from GSA to Support C5ISR Capabilities for DoD
Viasat has received a new five-year contract worth up to $568 million from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to support U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) technology modernization. The award announced Tuesday supports tactical networking, ground system, satellite communication, and cybersecurity solutions. The sole-source, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a follow-on from a similar…
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Peruvian Air Force Uses SES Capacity Via SES-14 Satellite
The Peruvian Air Force (PAF) is using satellite connectivity via the SES-14 Geostationary (GEO) high throughput satellite for its bases and pilots and to improve operations across the country, SES announced Wednesday. SES is providing the PAF with a turnkey solution including the delivery and installation of communications hardware, along with training. The SES-14 satellite,…
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Lumen Orbit, a Seattle-area startup that wants to put data centers in space, raises $11M
Lumen Orbit’s co-founders are, from left, CEO Philip Johnston, chief technology officer Ezra Feilden and chief engineer Adi Oltean. (Lumen Orbit Photo) Bellevue, Wash.-based Lumen Orbit, a startup founded earlier this year, raised $11 million to fuel plans to put data centers in space that power technology and AI services back down on Earth. The seed…