Tag: Ground
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ESA Seeks Visionary Ideas to Develop the Lunar Economy
Hundreds of missions to the Moon are due to be launched in the coming years. To create a sustainable lunar link, ESA has initiated its Moonlight program to support space companies in Europe to create a constellation of lunar satellites. The satellites will offer communication and navigation services that could empower entrepreneurs to create innovative…
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Arianespace’s Vega Flight VV23 Successfully Launched from Europe’s Spaceport
Arianespace’s Vega mission successfully lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on October 8, 2023, at 22:36 p.m. local time (01:36 a.m. UTC), carrying the optical observation satellite THEOS-2, the weather satellite FORMOSAT-7R TRITON, and ten auxiliary passengers. After liftoff from Europe’s Spaceport, the Vega launcher flew powered by the first three stages…
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Astroscale’s Economic Impact Report Reveals Pioneering Contributions to UK Space Industry
Astroscale UK, a fast-growing company dedicated to securing the sustainable development of space, announces groundbreaking insights from an Economic Impact Report focusing on economic growth, job creation, and regional development. The report underscores Astroscale’s pivotal role in enabling growth in the UK’s space economy and aligns with the UK Government’s National Space Strategy (NSS) to…
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ISRO Set to Begin Unmanned Flight Tests as Part of the Gaganyaan Mission
ISRO’s Gaganyaan project aims to showcase India’s human spaceflight capabilities by sending a crew of 3 members to an orbit of 400 km for a 3-day mission and bring them back safely to earth. The Crew Module (CM) is where the astronauts are contained in a pressurized earth-like atmospheric condition during the Gaganyaan mission. The…
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Axiom Space and ESA Forge Partnership for Future Space Exploration Endeavors
Axiom Space and the European Space Agency (ESA) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed Oct. 1 in Paris to explore collaborative opportunities in human spaceflight, science, technology, and commercialization. Michael Suffredini, CEO of Axiom Space, commented, saying, “This MOU signifies a new era in international space collaboration. Together with ESA, we aim…
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ULA’s Atlas V Rocket Successfully Launches Amazon’s Project Kuiper Satellites
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Protoflight mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on Oct. 6 at 2:06 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. To date, ULA has launched 158 times with 100 per cent mission success. The Protoflight launch is the first mission…
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Virgin Galactic Successfully Completes Fifth Human Spaceflight Mission
Virgin Galactic, an aerospace and space travel company, pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers with its advanced air and space vehicles has announced the completion of its fifth successful human space mission in five months, ‘Galactic 04.’ Onboard ’Galactic 04’: Astronaut 017 Ron Rosano from the United States of America Astronaut 018 Trevor…
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SCOUT Space Selected by IARPA for Space Debris Identification and Tracking Program
SCOUT Space an in-space observation data provider dedicated to enabling a new era of space safety and transparency, announced it has been selected as a subcontractor by Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), the R&D arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, in support of the SINTRA (Space Debris Identification and Tracking)…
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CesiumAstro, SES, and Hughes Team Up to Showcase Scalable Ka-Band SATCOM Terminal
CesiumAstro, SES, and Hughes announced the successful over-the-air (OTA) demonstration of a scalable Ka-band active phased array terminal for satellite communications (SATCOM). Conducted by CesiumAstro throughout the months of June and July in Austin, Texas, the demonstration paired the company’s medium form factor terminal with the Hughes HM400 software-defined modem connecting through SES’s geosynchronous orbit…
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Momentus Signs Contract with C3S for Transportation and Orbital Delivery Services
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers satellite buses, transportation, and other in-space infrastructure services, has signed a contract with C3S for transportation and orbital delivery services in 2025. C3S is a repeat customer for Momentus. The C3S VIREO payload was transported to orbit on the Vigoride-6 mission that launched in April 2023. “With…