Tag: Ground
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USPACE Technology Group Launches 6 Globally Competitive Commercial Optical Satellites
USPACE Technology Group Limited has announced the rollout of 6 commercial optical satellites and related aerospace products. With a highly competitive pricing strategy, the Group aims to enter the global market and expand its customer base, capturing the rapidly growing demand from emerging markets and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It marks a new milestone…
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Sierra Space’s Expandable Space Station Successfully Passes Seventh Ultimate Burst Pressure Test
Sierra Space, a commercial space-tech company that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth, announced that its expandable space station technology successfully passed a seventh key validation test, and second full-scale structural test, at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The results herald a giant leap towards building the…
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AST SpaceMobile’s First Five Bluebird Satellites Completes Final Assembly
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 the successful completion of its first five commercial satellites, called Bluebirds. Each satellite has communications arrays measuring 693 square feet and are now ready for shipment to Cape Canaveral…
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Terran Orbital Receives Certificate of Occupancy for its New Space Vehicle Assembly Facility
Terran Orbital Corporation, one of the global leaders in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced that on July 15, 2024, it received the certificate of occupancy for its previously announced new assembly facility, located at 4 Goodyear in Irvine, California. The facility spans 94,000 square feet and is situated on a…
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Star Catcher Secures $12.25 Million in Funding for its Space-Based Energy Grid
Star Catcher Industries, the pioneer in space-based energy generation, announced the closing of its $12.25M seed round. Initialized Capital and B Capital co-led the round, with meaningful participation from Rogue VC. With this funding, the Company is positioned to help eliminate power constraints on space operations through the construction of its Star Catcher Network, the…
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Rocket Lab Prepares for the Launch of Synspective’s Latest SAR Satellites
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, announced the launch window for its 51st Electron launch, a mission that will launch the latest satellite in a constellation being built by its long-standing customer Synspective. The “Owl for One, One for Owl” mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket…
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NASA Successfully Streams First 4K Video Footage from Aircraft to Space Station
A team at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using optical, or laser, communications. The feat was part of a series of tests on new technology that could provide live video coverage of astronauts on the Moon…
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ESA’s Sentinel-2C Satellite Arrives at European Spaceport for Liftoff on Final Vega Rocket
The Sentinel-2C satellite, the third Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, has arrived at the European spaceport in French Guiana for liftoff on the final Vega rocket in September. Sentinel-2C, like its predecessors, will continue to provide high-quality data for Copernicus – the Earth observation component of the EU Space Program. After road transportation from the Airbus facilities…
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Morpheus Space Opens New Mass Production Facility for Space Systems in Dresden, Germany
Morpheus Space, one of the leading providers of space mobility solutions, opened the first mass production facility for space systems in Dresden, Germany. The new “Reloaded” facility will initially manufacture 100 units of the GO-2 per year, Morpheus Space’s second-generation electric propulsion system aimed at addressing the urgent demand for mobility by the rising number of…
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Orbex Establishes New London Base and Expands Headquarters in Scotland
Orbex, one of the leading orbital launch services companies, is to set up a base in London while also expanding its headquarters in Scotland. Orbex will become the first UK rocket manufacturer to establish a base in London. The new office will enable Orbex to connect with London’s financial communities with greater ease while growing…