Tag: Ground
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BAE Systems to Develop Ocean Color Instrument for NOAA’s GeoXO Constellation
BAE Systems has been selected to build the Ocean Color Instrument (OCX) for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite constellation. With the selection, BAE Systems is now contracted to build all three hyperspectral instruments for the mission, including OCX, the GeoXO Sounder (GXS), and the Atmospheric Composition Instrument (ACX). …
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Momentus Awarded DARPA Contract to Support the Design of Large-Scale Space Structures
Momentus, a provider of in-space transportation services, has secured a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency aimed to support the design and in-space demonstration of technologies that will enable the construction of large-scale structures in space. The program, known as DARPA Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials, and Mass-efficient Design (NOM4D), focuses on…
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CisLunar Industries’ 20 kV Power Supply System Earns Space Heritage
CisLunar Industries, a developer company of hardware for in-space metal processing and power conversion, announced its successful first mission to space. On May 6, 2024, ThinkOrbital successfully operated an electron-beam welding system in space. CisLunar Industries developed the system that powered the operation, a 20kV power supply that boasts industry-leading size, weight, and power (SWaP).…
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Open Cosmos Selected by ESA to Build Optical Constellation For Greece
Open Cosmos, one of the leading providers of space missions and data, has secured a €60 million contract to deploy an Earth Observation Constellation consisting of seven satellites that will supply daily high-resolution and very-high-resolution imagery. This flagship project forms part of the Hellenic Government’s procurement of an advanced satellite constellation, demonstrating its commitment to…
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Redwire to Enhance its Space Domain Awareness Capabilities through Strategic AI Investment
Redwire Corporation, one of the leaders in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy, announced that it is expanding investment in the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) strategy by funding research projects through a newly formed coalition focusing on the use of AI in space operations. Redwire is one of the two founding corporate sponsors of…
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Rocket Lab Announces Launch Date for Second NASA PREFIRE Climate Change-Focused Mission
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, confirmed the scheduled launch date for the second of two back-to-back Electron launches for NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) climate change-focused mission to detect heat loss over the Arctic and Antarctica The ‘PREFIRE and Ice’ launch is…
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Solstar Space Secures Space Force Contract to Research Radiation Hardened WiFi for Spacecraft
Solstar Space, the company making space Wi-Fi available, announces it has been selected by AFWERX for an SBIR Phase I contract in the amount of $74,752 to address pressing challenges for the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to connect spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and beyond. The contract supports research to support further…
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MDA Space Becomes Strategic Partner in Starlab Space’s Commercial Space Station Joint Venture
Starlab Space, the global joint venture between Voyager Space, Airbus, and Mitsubishi Corporation, has welcomed MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as a strategic partner and equity owner in Starlab Space. The Starlab US-led partnership continues to expand, extending the joint venture’s global reach into Canada. As a…
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Orbit Conducts Successful Trials of AirTRx30 Terminal Over Viasat’s Global Xpress Satellites
Orbit Communications Systems, one of the leading providers of airborne communication solutions, today proudly announced its successful demonstration of the Orbit AirTRx30 business aviation terminal over Viasat’s advanced Global Xpress satellites. A series of recent tests have validated the next-generation system’s remarkable ability to provide reliable and consistent high-speed connectivity, which highlights its ability to…
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SpaceX Successfully Launches ESA’s EarthCARE Climate Mission
ESA’s EarthCARE satellite, poised to revolutionize our understanding of how clouds and aerosols affect our climate, has been launched. This extraordinary satellite embarked on its journey into space on 29 May at 00:20 CEST (28 May, 15:20 local time) aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, US. Just 10…