Tag: Ground
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Frontgrade Unveils Compact PSM28 Power Module for SWaP-Constrained Aerospace Platforms
Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, has released its new PSM28 Power Supply Module, a small form-factor, high-output solution engineered for SWaP-constrained platforms including unmanned aerial systems, small satellites, and electronic warfare systems. Designed for seamless integration into the VITA 90 VNX+ chassis, the rugged and…
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Berlin Space Technologies Advances Modular Satellite Solutions
Berlin Space Technologies (BST), headquartered in Germany, has established itself as a leading provider of small satellite solutions and space infrastructure. With over 30 years of experience and a robust in-house development capability, BST enables sovereign space access through scalable platforms, smart subsystems, and end-to-end mission support. The company is known for combining German engineering…
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Frontgrade Unveils SpaceStor MMU with 3.97 TB Storage for Critical Space Missions
Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, has launched its operationally resilient SpaceStor Mass Memory Unit (MMU), a high-capacity, solid-state storage solution designed for mission-critical space applications. As the newest addition to Frontgrade’s MAMBA (Modular Applications for Mission processing with a Bifurcated Architecture) offering, the radiation-tolerant SpaceStor…
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Deloitte Launches Silent Shield to Strengthen Satellite Cybersecurity
Satellites orbiting the Earth are essential to our daily lives. From food production and navigation to communications and national security, we depend on data and services delivered from space. Yet many of these satellites lack basic cyber defenses, making them easy targets for criminal organizations and bad actors. To help protect government and commercial operations,…
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Gilmour Space’s First Test Launch of Eris Rocket to Advance Australian Space Capability
Gilmour Space Technologies has completed the maiden test launch of Australia’s first locally designed and built orbital rocket, a major milestone toward offering low-cost, responsive launch services for small satellites globally. The 23-meter, 30-tonne Eris rocket, powered by new hybrid propulsion technology, successfully lifted off from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport in North Queensland, achieving approximately…
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Planet Labs Ships Pelican-3 and Pelican-4 to Launch Site for Upcoming SpaceX Mission
Planet Labs, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, announced it has shipped its Pelican-3 and Pelican-4 satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of their launch aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Planet’s satellite production line is now fully ramped and operational, with multiple Pelican and Tanager satellites currently in…
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MDA Space to Lead Canada’s Lunar Utility Vehicle Study
MDA Space announced it has been selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to conduct an early-phase study for Canada’s proposed Lunar Utility Vehicle (LUV). The MDA Space-led team will bring together best-in-class Canadian expertise, powered by the critical contributions of the Centre de Technologies Avancées BRP – Université de Sherbrooke (CTA) and the University…
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Firefly Aerospace Secures $177 Million NASA Contract for Pioneering Lunar South Pole Mission
Firefly Aerospace, a market leading space and defense technology company, was awarded a $176.7 million NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract to deliver five NASA-sponsored payloads to the Moon’s south pole in 2029. The mission will utilize Firefly’s Elytra orbital vehicle and Blue Ghost lunar lander to enable payload operations that include evaluating the…
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Slingshot Launches TALOS AI for Mission-Ready Space Operations
Slingshot Aerospace, the leader in AI-powered solutions for satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation, announced the launch of Slingshot TALOS — the Thinking Agent for Logical Operations and Strategy. TALOS is an autonomous, AI-powered agent designed to imitate realistic satellite actions in training and simulation environments. Purpose-built using Slingshot’s behavior cloning…
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BlackSky Advances U.S Navy Contract to Develop Optical Inter-Satellite Links
BlackSky Technology won the next phase of a competitive U.S. Navy research contract to further develop optical inter-satellite link (OISL) terminal applications for its Gen-3 constellation. The OISL terminals are expected to increase the speed at which very high-resolution imagery and other high-volume space-based data travel directly between satellites before downlinking to ground stations. “This important…