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Muon Space Wins SpaceWERX Contract for Space-Based Environmental Monitoring
Muon Space has received a SpaceWERX contract to advance space-based environmental monitoring capabilities. The award, announced Dec. 5, will support Muon Space’s development of a multi-mission, multispectral electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) instrument. Muon Space said its FireSat constellation will be a dual-use mission that supports the U.S. Department of Defense’s space-based environmental monitoring needs and monitors wildfires.…
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Rocket Lab Schedules Upcoming Launch for Synspective Satellite Deployment
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, announced a launch window for an upcoming Electron mission to deploy the latest satellite in Synspective’s growing Earth observation constellation. The “Owl The Way Up” mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand during a launch…
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SpaceX Launch Completes the First Shell of Starlink Direct to Cell Satellites
SpaceX completed the first shell of its direct-to-cell constellation this week, after recently receiving approval from the FCC for its service with T-Mobile. SpaceX launched 20 Starlink satellites on Wednesday evening on a Falcon 9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force in California. This included 13 Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability. SpaceX confirmed post-launch that this…
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Neuraspace Activates Telescope in Chile to Expand Satellite Tracking Capabilities
Neuraspace has activated its second optical telescope to expand its ability to track satellites over the southern hemisphere. The new telescope in Chile complements an existing telescope installed in Portugal, the country where Neuraspace is based. Neuraspace collects data of objects in space for collision avoidance, debris tracking, pattern-of-life analysis, and launch and early orbit…
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China’s first commercial launch site debut with maiden flight of Long March-12
China launched a new carrier rocket into space on Saturday night from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site on the southern island province of Hainan. The Long March-12 carrier rocket sent two experimental satellites into their planned orbits. The launch mission was a complete success, according to Hainan provincial authorities. The rocket was developed by…
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Arianespace’s Vega C Rocket Returns to Flight in Copernicus Mission
Arianespace‘s Vega C rocket returned to flight on Thursday, its first launch after a failure during its second mission two years ago. Vega C launched on December 5 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, lofting the Sentinel-1C Earth observation satellite to orbit. Vega C launched at 6:20 p.m. local time in Kourou, French Guiana. The…
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Trending Magnetometers in 2024
Magnetometers are essential instruments in satellite systems, specifically designed to measure the intensity and direction of magnetic fields. These advanced devices play a critical role in attitude control and determination systems, enabling satellites to orient themselves accurately in space. By detecting variations in Earth’s magnetic field, magnetometers provide valuable data to determine the satellite’s orientation…
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Artemis II rescheduled for spring of 2026 as program decides on path forward
The Artemis II mission, humanity’s first crewed mission to the vicinity of the Moon since 1972, will wait longer to get off the ground. Originally planned for September 2025, Artemis II will now fly no earlier than April 2026 but will fly with the original Orion command module and heat shield. A heat shield replacement…
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A taste of space on Earth: Astronaut training startup raises $4M to market way-out experiences
Brienna Rommes, Orbite’s chief astronaut trainer, guides participants in the Astronaut Orientation program through a presentation on spaceflight. (Photo Courtesy of Magali Maricot) Seattle-based Orbite says that it’s completed a $4 million funding round and sealed a strategic deal with Accor, one of the world’s leading hospitality companies, to advance its plans for offering space-oriented…