Tag: Ground
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Spire Global and Mission Control Announces Persistence Mission to Test AI in Space
At the International Aeronautical Congress (IAC), Spire Global, Inc. and Mission Control announced a mission to explore the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in space. The Persistence Mission is expected to showcase how AI can be reliably used onboard satellites over a long period of time to generate actionable insights in real time. Spire has…
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Secures $45 Million Satellite System Related Contract Award
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a technology company in the defense, national security and global markets, announced that it has recently received a new, sole source, approximate $45 million single award contract related to a new satellite system. Work under this new satellite system contract award will be performed at secure Kratos engineering, production and…
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Giant Magellan Telescope Starts Testing Advanced Support System for Primary Mirror
The Giant Magellan Telescope announced the successful installation of one of its completed 8.4-meter-diameter primary mirrors into a support system prototype at the University of Arizona’s Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab. This highly sophisticated system comparable in size to half a basketball court and containing three times the number of parts of a typical car…
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Viasat and ST Engineering iDirect Partners to Expand Satellite Network for Brazil’s Energy Sector
Global satellite communications leaders ST Engineering iDirect and Viasat have partnered to expand Viasat’s satellite network in Latin America by deploying ST Engineering iDirect’s next-generation hub infrastructure to provide advanced connectivity services for Brazil’s energy industry. ST Engineering iDirect will supply its next-generation DCR/DBR hub deployed on its Dialog platform, to offer a highly scalable…
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Maritime Launch and Reaction Dynamics Partners for Orbital Launches from Canada
Maritime Launch Services Ltd. (Maritime Launch) and Reaction Dynamics (RDX) are announcing the next steps in their continuing collaboration by signing an agreement for future orbital launches from Canada. This new partnership between the two Canadian space companies will begin with a Pathfinder launch designed to reach the edges of space. The low-impulse launch will…
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Redwire Prepares for Delivery of Satellites For Proba-3 Mission in the Fourth Quarter
Redwire Corporation, a company in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced that it is finalizing integration and preparing for delivery of two satellites for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Proba-3 mission later the in fourth quarter of this year. Simultaneously, Redwire has started spacecraft integration for two other ESA satellite missions, the…
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Vast Reveals Haven-2 Space Station Designed for the International Space Station
During the 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Vast, the US-based space habitation technology company, unveiled Haven-2, the proposed successor to the International Space Station (ISS) and the next step in the company’s vision to pioneer a path to long-term living and thriving in space. With the planned retirement of the International Space Station (ISS) by…
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Intelsat Delivers Managed Multi-Orbit SATCOM Support for U.S. Army’s Pilot Contract
Intelsat, the operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, provided the U.S Army with new, flexible, and fully managed multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) support, following the completion of the Army’s first-ever multi-vendor SATCOM as a Managed Service (SATaaMS) Pilot contract. “The government understands the need for new, more efficient approaches…
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NASA to Broadcast Live Europa Clipper Launch on SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for Europa Clipper, the agency’s mission to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. NASA is now targeting launch no earlier than 12:06 p.m. EDT, Monday, Oct. 14, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Beyond Earth,…
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Anduril and Impulse Space Collaborates for Advanced Maneuverable Space Missions
Anduril Industries is announcing a strategic partnership with Impulse Space, a Redondo Beach-based provider of agile and cost-effective in-space transportation services, to further enable rapid development and delivery of integrated space systems to high-energy orbits for the United States and Allies. The partnership combines Impulse Space’s expertise in highly-maneuverable, high-energy spacecraft with Anduril’s core competencies…