Tag: Ground
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NASA Selects Advanced Space for Two SBIR Phase I Awards
Advanced Space, a space tech solutions company, has announced that NASA has selected two of their new Phase I concepts under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Flight Dynamics and Navigation Technologies The first project won under the Flight Dynamics and Navigation Technologies subtopic will support NASA’s future efforts to design spacecraft trajectories for…
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Impulse Space Secures New Investment from Airbus Ventures
Airbus Ventures has announced its investment in Impulse Space, one of the leaders in the development of in-space transportation services for the inner solar system – which has raised $45 million in its oversubscribed Series A funding round. The round is led by RTX Ventures, with participation from Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Airbus Ventures, Space…
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Solestial’s 20-Kilowatt Solar Blanket to Power Atomos’s Orbital Transfer Vehicles
Solestial, the solar energy company for space, and in-space logistics provider Atomos Space announced a multi-mission sales agreement for a minimum of 20 kilowatts of Solestial’s ultrathin, low-mass, radiation-hardened solar blankets. Solestial’s photovoltaic system will be demonstrated on Atomos’s first mission, scheduled for February 2024, and then will provide primary power for Atomos’s solar-electric orbital…
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Intelsat Announces the Successful Launch of Galaxy 37/Horizons-4 Communications Satellite
Intelsat, an operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and provider of inflight connectivity, announced the successful launch of Galaxy 37/Horizons-4 (G-37/H-4), setting a new record for the commercial satellite industry by sending eight geostationary satellites into space within 10 months. The Maxar-manufactured satellite launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket…
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Solar Arrays Successfully Installed on NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft
Robotically unfurling in a clean room near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Psyche spacecraft’s jumbo solar arrays were tested and permanently installed on the orbiter in preparation for its 2.5 billion-mile (4 billion-kilometer) journey to study a metal-rich asteroid. The launch period opens on Oct. 5. After passing the deployment test, the twin…
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NASA and Axiom Space Sign Mission Order for Fourth Private Astronaut Mission to the ISS
NASA and Axiom Space have signed a mission order for the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), marking the Houston-based company and space industry leader as the only full-service mission provider to carry out end-to-end commercial astronaut missions to the orbiting laboratory. Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) is targeted to launch no…
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Ursa Major Extends Partnership with America Makes for Advanced Rocket Engine Technology
Ursa Major, America’s privately funded company focused solely on rocket propulsion, announced it received additional funding from America Makes, an Ohio-based organization that aims to accelerate U.S. manufacturing competitiveness through the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM). Ursa Major and America Makes began their relationship in 2021 with the establishment of the Ursa Major Advanced Manufacturing…
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Momentus to Highlight its M-1000 Commercial Satellite Bus at Small Satellite 2023
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers commercial satellite buses and orbital transportation, and in-space infrastructure services, will be attending Small Satellite 2023 from August 5-10 in Logan, Utah. During the event, Momentus will be hosting a featured presentation to discuss its orbital transportation and hosted payload services, as well as its M-1000 satellite…
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Voyager Space and Airbus Collaborate to Build and Operate Starlab Commercial Space Station
Voyager Space, one of the global leaders in space exploration, and Airbus Defence and Space, the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe, announced an agreement paving the way for a transatlantic joint venture to develop, build, and operate Starlab, a commercial space station planned to succeed the International Space Station. The US-led joint venture…
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EnduroSat to Showcase Next-Gen FlatSat at the Small Satellite Conference
EnduroSat, a space company that designs, builds, and operates class-leading NanoSats for a range of commercial, exploration, and science missions is launching the next-generation FlatSat to scale critical missions testing and space operations safety. The DeskSat was developed by EnduroSat’s team after extensive work on multiple missions with academic and commercial space customers. As with…