Tag: Ground
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Varda Space Successfully Lands W-2 Capsule in Australia
Varda Space Industries, a microgravity-enabled life sciences company, announced the successful landing of its second reentry capsule, W-2, and the completion of the company’s second mission. At 6:32 AM Pacific Time, W-2 touched down at the Koonibba Test Range after six weeks in orbit. The W-2 capsule carried a spectrometer built by the Air Force…
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Constellation Technologies & Operations Unveils Regenerative 5G mmWave Payload for Space Telecom
Constellation Technologies & Operations (CTO) is delivering on its ambitions after securing €9.3 million in funding in less than six months . The startup is developing a telecommunications satellite constellation in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), offering high-speed connectivity, low latency, and a more sustainable use of space. CTO unveils its first regenerative operational payload,…
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Rocket Lab Unveils Ocean Platform for Neutron Rocket Landings at Sea
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, has revealed details about ‘Return On Investment’, the ocean landing platform for Neutron missions returning to Earth. ‘Return On Investment’ is a 400 ft (122 m) modified barge that will be customized to enable landings at sea for its reusable Neutron rocket. Modifications…
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Phison and Lonestar Partner to Launch First Lunar Data Center Hardware
Phison Electronics, a leading innovator in NAND flash technologies has partnered with Lonestar Data Holdings Inc., a leader in lunar infrastructure and Resiliency as a Service (RaaS), to support successful lunar mission launch, Lonestar’s Freedom Mission. The Freedom payload utilizes SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and is set to reach the lunar surface on March 4th,…
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Maxar Space Systems Delivers Tranche 1 Tracking Layer Satellite to L3Harris
Maxar Space Systems, leading satellite manufacturer and provider of advanced solutions for space exploration and operations, announced it has delivered the first of 16 spacecraft buses to L3Harris Technologies to support the Space Development Agency (SDA)’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program. Leveraging their Maxar 300 platform, Maxar Space Systems designed and developed this purpose-built bus…
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Skylo Secures $30M Funding to Expand Direct-to-Device Satellite Connectivity
Skylo, the company powering commercially available, seamless ‘direct-to-device’ satellite connectivity, announced a $30 million oversubscribed funding round led by NGP Capital. Westly Group joined the round and existing investors Intel Capital, BMW i Ventures, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Next47, and others also participated. The company expanded its commercial coverage area with the addition of Brazil, Australia,…
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SES Delivers MEO Global Services to NATO Under NSPA Contract
Following a 2024 contract award from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), SES started providing Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Global Services to Luxembourg and U.S. governments via its O3b mPOWER constellation. Known as MEO Global Services (MGS), the contract awarded within NSPA’s Global Commercially Contracted SATCOM Support Partnership (GCC SATCOM SP) initiated by the…
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Blue Origin Reveals NS-31 Crew For New Shepard’s 11th Human Flight
Blue Origin announced the six people flying on its NS-31 mission. The crew includes Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn, and Lauren Sánchez, who brought the mission together. She is honored to lead a team of explorers on a mission that will challenge their perspectives of Earth, empower them to share…
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BlackSky Secures Defense Contract to Advance Space-Based Tactical ISR Satellites
BlackSky Technology Inc. won a multimillion-dollar Defense Innovation Unit Gen-3 Tactical GEOINT (TACGEO) launch integration contract that expands on early U.S. government-funded R&D efforts to build out advanced space-based tactical ISR capabilities. Under the contract, BlackSky will prepare and manage a Gen-3 satellite launch, on behalf of the customer. “BlackSky is on a mission to push…
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AST SpaceMobile Secures $43 Million Contract for US Space Development Agency
AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, announced a new contract award in support of the United States Space Development Agency (SDA) through a prime contractor, with total expected revenue of $43 million. As part of the…