Tag: Ground
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NASA Welcomes Lithuania as 40th Signatory to the Artemis Accords
A milestone was reached as Lithuania became the 40th nation to join NASA and the international coalition in pursuit of safer space exploration by signing the Artemis Accords. The ceremony took place at the Radisson Blu Lietuva hotel in Vilnius, Lithuania, and signifies a continued push toward transparency and peace as more nations traverse farther…
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AT&T and AST SpaceMobile Partner to Provide Space-Based Broadband Network to Cell Phones
AT&T and AST SpaceMobile have entered a definitive commercial agreement to provide a space-based broadband network direct to everyday cell phones. This agreement extends until 2030. Previously the companies were working together under a Memorandum of Understanding. This is not just one small step, but one giant leap towards enhanced connectivity for consumers and businesses…
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Thales Alenia Space Achieves Key Milestone in the Development of Galileo Second Generation
Thales Alenia Space has reached another important milestone in the development of Galileo Second Generation with the successful completion of the Satellite Critical Design Review (SCDR) Board. With the unrelenting efforts of all participants, the SCDR was recently held after verifying the test and design progress. The final phase of the review got underway on…
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Sidus Space Initiates Payload Activation Following Successful Commissioning of LizzieSat-1
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service satellite company announced that it has begun payload activation upon successful completion of its commissioning phase of LizzieSat-1 (LS-1). LS-1 was successfully launched and deployed via SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg SLC-4 on March 4, 2024. The Sidus team successfully completed the Launch and Early Operations Phase (LEOP)…
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Marble Imaging and Reflex Aerospace Team Up to Deploy Earth Observation Satellite Network
Marble Imaging, with the support of strategic partner Reflex Aerospace, is set to make the first step towards revolutionizing the Earth Observation (EO) industry. With a planned constellation of up to 200 small satellites, Marble Imaging aims to be the leading European EO company capturing images of the entire planet every day in very-high resolution…
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Voyager Space and Marshall Space Flight Center to Develop New Airlock for Mars Transit Vehicle
Voyager Space, one of the global leaders in space exploration, announced the company has been awarded a Collaborative Announcement Notice (CAN) by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center for the joint development of an airlock for the Mars Transit Vehicle, also referred to as Deep Space Transport. This cost-sharing cooperative agreement with NASA is intended to…
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Inovor Technologies Partners with ANU to Develop Resilient Radio for Satellite Communication
Satellites rely on radio systems to generate, transmit, receive, and process signals. Satellites are akin to computers in the sky, and radio communication serves as their primary means of interaction with us on the ground. Naturally, when communicating with any type of computer, more data is advantageous, and satellites are no exception. Traditionally, this has…
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Redwire Introduces New European-Built Very Low Earth Orbit Spacecraft Platform
Redwire Corporation, one of the leaders in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced Phantom, a new European Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) spacecraft platform. Phantom is being developed at Redwire’s facility in Belgium and is designed to carry out a wide array of intelligence, Earth science, and communications missions. Phantom joins Redwire’s…
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SWISSto12 Delivers Key RF Products to Northrop Grumman for GEOStar-3 Satellite Program
St12 RF Solutions, the US entity of the leading manufacturer of advanced satellite products, payloads, and Radio Frequency (RF) systems SWISSto12, announced it has developed, qualified, and delivered three fully integrated RF Antenna Feed Chains in various bands for the payload of Northrop Grumman’s commercial GEOStar-3 satellite. SWISSto12 completed the qualification program in January 2024,…
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ispace EUROPE Partners with CDS to Transport Location Measurement Technology to the Moon
ispace EUROPE S.A., the Luxembourg-based subsidiary of ispace, and Control Data Systems SRL have signed a payload services agreement to transport precise location measurement equipment to the Moon, the two companies announced. CDS’s technology, which combines precision localization with telecommunications, uses Ultra-Wideband for determining precise positions and was developed specifically for space applications with support…