Tag: Ground
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Ubiqconn Technology and RuggON Unveils Next-Gen Mission Ecosystem at TADTE 2025
Ubiqconn Technology and subsidiary RuggON will join TADTE 2025 (Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1, Booth K0416) to showcase an integrated ecosystem of rugged, satellite-enabled solutions. Highlights include the debut of RuggON’s new Ground Control Station (GCS) and devices designed to boost connectivity and operational efficiency in extreme conditions. Also Read: What are Maritime Satellite…
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Busek Provides High-Power Electric Thrusters for NASA’s Artemis Lunar Gateway
Busek Co., a leading manufacturer of high-performance electric propulsion technology for spaceflight, and Maxar Space Systems, a trusted partner and innovator in satellite manufacturing, confirmed the successful delivery of all 6kW flight thrusters for the Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) subsystem of NASA’s Lunar Gateway. Scheduled for operation in a lunar Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO),…
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Cerebral Energy Secures SDA Phase II SBIR to Advance Graphene-Based Solid-State Battery Technology
Cerebral Energy announces it has been selected by Space Development Agency (SDA) for a Phase II SBIR follow-on contract in the amount of $2 million to support further development of a new graphene based secondary battery derived from recycled US waste streams. The technology was originally designed and prototyped by NASA scientists and is being…
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Axiom Space and Spacebilt Announce Orbital Data Center Node Aboard International Space Station
Axiom Space and Spacebilt announced a multi-organization collaboration to bring optically-interconnected orbital datacenter (ODC) infrastructure to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2027. The Axiom Orbital Data Center Node on the International Space Station, (AxODC Node ISS), developed under a collaboration agreement with Spacebilt, and supported with an Optical Communication Terminal (OCT) by Skyloom, and…
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Redwire Named Prime Contractor for ESA’s Skimsat VLEO Technology Demonstration Mission
Redwire Corporation, a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, announced that it has reached an agreement with Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the prime contractor for Skimsat, whose preliminary study was coordinated under Thales Alenia Space’s responsibility.…
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Space Norway Selects SpaceX Falcon 9 to Launch THOR 8 Satellite in 2027
Space Norway has signed a contract with SpaceX for the launch of the new communications satellite, THOR 8, into geostationary orbit. The mission, which will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2027, will strengthen Space Norway’s communications capacity for both governmental and commercial clients. “The Falcon 9 launch service was selected after a competitive…
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BlackSky Secures NGA Contract to Advance AI-Powered Change Detection Capabilities
BlackSky Technology Inc. secures another National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Luno A delivery order for automated general change detection. This foundational space-based analytics award leverages BlackSky’s proprietary computer vision and other AI capabilities to identify areas of change caused by human activity. “This Luno A award underscores the maturity and quality of BlackSky’s in-house AI capabilities…
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Es’hailSat Partners with neXat to Enhance Satellite Managed Services in Middle East and Africa
Qatari satellite operator Es’hailSat – Qatar Satellite Company has announced a strategic partnership with neXat, creators of the first satellite-specific open OSS/BSS platform, which will improve the way managed services are accessed and delivered across the Middle East and Africa. Es’hailSat will use the award-winning neXat platform to make it easier for its channel partners…
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SES and K2 Space Partners to Drive Next-Generation MEO Network Development
SES, a leading space solutions company, and K2 Space, an innovative new space technology firm, announced a strategic collaboration to advance the development of SES’s future medium Earth orbit (MEO) network. The collaboration combines SES’s decades of experience operating global multi-orbit networks, including its O3b mPOWER MEO network, with K2 Space’s agile engineering capabilities to…
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Voyager Launches First Multi-Cloud Region to Transform Real-Time Data Processing
Voyager Technologies has launched Space Edge™ to the International Space Station Sept. 14, marking the first known multi-cloud region in space, a breakthrough in real-time, space-based data processing. Space Edge is a space-hardened, managed cloud infrastructure that brings computing power directly to orbit, reducing latency, strengthening security and cutting data transport costs for missions where…