Tag: Ground
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Redwire Begins Construction on Advanced Payload Development Facility in Floyd County, Indiana
Redwire Corporation, one of the leaders in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced that it has officially broken ground on the company’s 30,000 square foot state-of-the-art microgravity payload development and space operations facility at the Novaparke Innovation & Technology Campus in Floyd County, Indiana. Redwire executives were joined by Representative Erin Houchin,…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Second Satellite for NASA’s Climate Science Mission
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, successfully completed the second of two Electron launches for NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) climate change-focused mission, completing a turnaround of two launches within eleven days. ‘PREFIRE and Ice’ lifted-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in…
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Slingshot Aerospace and DARPA Develop AI System for Anomalous Satellite Detection
Slingshot Aerospace, one of the leaders in AI-powered solutions for satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation, announced it has worked with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to successfully create a new artificial intelligence (AI) system, called Agatha, to produce space domain awareness insights and find anomalous spacecraft in large…
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Firefly Aerospace Signs Agreement with Lockheed Martin for 25 Alpha Rocket Launches
Firefly Aerospace, an end-to-end space transportation company, announced it signed a multi-launch agreement with Lockheed Martin for 25 launches on Firefly’s Alpha rocket through 2029. This agreement commits Lockheed Martin to 15 launch reservations and 10 optional launches. “Firefly is honored to continue this partnership with Lockheed Martin and appreciates their confidence in our rapid launch…
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NASA Astronauts Launch to the Space Station on First Crewed Starliner Test Flight
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are safely in orbit on the first crewed flight test aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft bound for the International Space Station. As part of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, the astronauts lifted off at 10:52 a.m. EDT on June 5, 2024, on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket…
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True Anomaly Secures $1.6 Million Space Force Contract to Further Security in Space Domain
True Anomaly, the technology company developing advanced hardware and software systems to ensure the sustainable security of space, announced it has been awarded a $1.6M Direct-to-Phase II contract by SpaceWERX focused on Tactically Responsive Space (“TacRS”). Under this contract, the company will be tasked to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the…
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Eutelsat Group’s LEO Satellites Achieve Platinum Score in Space Sustainability Rating
Eutelsat Group, has announced that its first generation of more than 600 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) has achieved a platinum rating in the Space Sustainability Rating (SSR), marking a significant recognition of the company’s commitment to responsible space utilization. First imagined at the World Economic Forum (WEF), the rating’s aim is to reduce…
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MDA Space Selects Frontgrade Technologies as Part of MDA AURORA Supply Chain
Frontgrade Technologies, one of the leading independent suppliers of high-reliability, advanced electronic solutions for space and national security missions, has announced that it has been selected by MDA Space, a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as part of the company’s supply chain for MDA AURORA, a…
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Isar Aerospace Receives $20 Million Venture Debt Facility from ATEL Ventures
ATEL Ventures, a division of ATEL Capital Group and a provider of venture debt financing solutions to growth-stage companies announced the completion of an agreement to provide $20M of growth debt to Isar Aerospace, a launch service provider for small and medium-sized satellites. Founded and headquartered in Munich, Germany, Isar Aerospace is developing Spectrum, a…
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Terran Orbital’s Nebula and Ambassador Platforms Added Under NASA’s Rapid IV IDIQ Contract
Terran Orbital Corporation, one of global leaders in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announced the expansion of its capabilities under NASA’s long-standing multi-participant Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV (Rapid IV) Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract. NASA has on-ramped two additional space vehicle platforms, which could position Terran Orbital as a premier partner for the…