Tag: Ground
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XArc and Astroport Receive $1.3 Million in Multiple NASA SBIR/STTR Awards for 2023
Astroport Space Technologies and its parent organization Exploration Architecture Corporation (XArc) received a combined $1.3M in NASA SBIR/STTR awards for the development of extreme environment landing pad technologies. The SBIR/STTR Phase 1 and Phase 2 awards will focus on the development of lunar construction and operations technologies needed for lunar surface landing/launch pads (LLPs) in…
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Axiom Space Chooses Amazon Web Services for its Terrestrial IT Infrastructure
Axiom Space, one of the leaders in commercial human spaceflight and architect of the world’s first commercial space station, announced that it is going all-in on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in support of its terrestrial information technology (IT) infrastructure. By migrating its enterprise IT to AWS, Axiom Space looks to provide its engineers, ground operations,…
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Airbus Awarded £3.9 Million Grant from UK Space Agency to Develop Space Catalyst
Airbus Defence and Space in the UK has been awarded a grant of £3.9 million from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to create a space and connectivity catalyst at its headquarters in Stevenage. Airbus will create a range of facilities at its 14 acre site available to new and existing space players to encourage growth…
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Millennium Space Systems Completes Critical Design Review of MTC Space Vehicle
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, achieved the Missile Track Custody (MTC) space vehicle Critical Design Review (CDR) less than a year after authorization to proceed. Millennium Space Systems will now deliver six space vehicles for MTC Epoch 1. This includes the original contract option for two additional vehicles and an expanded Other Transaction Authority…
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Smiths Interconnect Secures UK Space Agency Funding for its Space Qualification Laboratory
Smiths Interconnect announced that it has received £1,907,065 in funding from the UK Space Agency through its ‘Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund’ (SCIF). The funding will be used by Smiths Interconnect to enhance its Space Qualification Laboratory, a cutting-edge facility in Dundee that simulates the extreme conditions of space – one of the harshest environments known…
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AAC Clyde Space Secures SEK 13.4 Million Order for Starbuck Power Systems
AAC Clyde Space a company that specialises in small satellite technologies and services has won a EUR 1.14 million (approx. SEK 13.4 million) order on Starbuck power systems. The order, which comes from an existing customer, is scheduled for final delivery in the first quarter of 2025. The Starbuck power system is a PCDU (Power…
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Sener to Lead the Design and Manufacture of Space Capsule for Comet Interceptor Mission
The Sener engineering and technology group has been selected to lead the design and manufacture of the probe for the Comet Interceptor space science mission of the European Space Agency (ESA), in cooperation with the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA). More specifically, Sener has signed a contract with OHB Italia, which leads the mission and the…
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ESA Successfully Completes Full-Scale Rehearsal of its New Ariane 6 Rocket
ESA’s new Ariane 6 rocket passed a major full-scale rehearsal in preparation for its first flight, when teams on the ground went through a complete launch countdown followed by a seven-minute full firing of the core stage’s engine, as it would fire on a launch into space. For this rehearsal, the boosters were not ignited…
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ReOrbit’s Report Highlights Software-Defined Satellites for Enhanced Mission Efficiency
The global space sector is experiencing exceptionally strong growth driven by new supply and demand dynamics, disruptive innovations, and transformational business models. In a more open, competitive, and collaborative environment, digital technologies have emerged as an essential growth lever for the space industry, as per other major industries, such as automotive and aeronautics. Hardware has…
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Thales Alenia Space to Provide Communication Transponder for AYAP-1 Lunar Research Mission
Thales Alenia Space (a joint venture between Thales, 67%, and Leonardo,33%) has signed a contract with TÜBITAK Space Technologies Research Institute (TÜBITAK UZAY) to provide a Communication Transponder for AYAP-1, Turkey’s first lunar mission. The Lunar Research Program (AYAP) is an integral part of the National Space Program led by the Turkish Space Agency, with…