Tag: Launch
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Blue Origin and Nimbus Partners to Advance Fuel Cell Technology for Space Power Systems
Nimbus Power Systems, a pioneering developer of advanced fuel cell technologies for heavy-duty vehicles, announced the successful completion of a fuel cell technology licensing agreement with Blue Origin to facilitate electric power and potable water production in space applications. Nimbus’ unique fuel cell technology features gravity and momentum independent water management, a critical enabler of…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Conducts Hypersonic Tech Test for U.S. Department of Defense
Rocket Lab USA, a globalcompany in launch services and space systems, announced it successfully launched a suborbital mission in November to test hypersonic technology for the Department of Defense. This mission provided hypersonic test launch capabilities under the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB) project, which aims to increase hypersonic flight testing for the…
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Sierra Space and NVIDIA Collaborate to Enhance Orbital Debris Tracking with AI Technology
Sierra Space, a leading commercial space company that is Building a Platform in Space to Benefit Life on Earth, announced a major advancement in space domain awareness. Leveraging the power of physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) and a collaboration with NVIDIA, Sierra Space is now able to predict the future locations of orbital debris. As the…
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ST Engineering iDirect Tests Tech for Seamless GEO-NGSO Satellite Switching
ST Engineering iDirect, a global company in satellite communications, has released and is testing a new technology that enables tracking and switching between Geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) and Non-Geosynchronous Earth orbit (NGSO) satellites. An industry-first for seamless transitions between orbits, the breakthrough technology features a single tracking algorithm that provides operators with greater flexibility, enhancing…
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NASA to Host a Discussion for Firefly’s First Robotic Artemis Moon Flight
NASA will be hosting a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 17, to discuss the agency science and technology flying aboard Firefly Aerospace’s first delivery to the Moon as part of the NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign. Briefing participants include: Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for exploration, Science…
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Lockheed Martin’s TacSat Ready for Launch on Firefly Alpha Rocket
Lockheed Martin’s newest technology demonstration, called the Tactical Satellite (TacSat), is complete and ready for launch in 2025 aboard a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket. TacSat is an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance spacecraft whose mission is to prove specialized sensing and communications capabilities in orbit. Next year, the satellite will participate in exercises that highlight cross-domain…
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Prepares for Inaugural Launch with Blue Ring Pathfinder
Blue Origin’s payload for New Glenn’s first mission, NG-1, is ready for launch this year. NG-1 will carry the company’s Blue Ring Pathfinder and mark the rocket’s first National Security Space Launch certification flight. The encapsulated payload will be integrated onto the launch vehicle following the hotfire. New Glenn will lift off from Blue Origin’s…
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Southwest Research Institute Secures Contract to Develop NOAA’s Space Weather Magnetometer
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build the Next-Generation Space Weather Magnetometer for the Lagrange 1 Series project as a part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next program. This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is valued at approximately $26.1 million and includes the development of…
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Redwire Secures $45M AFRL Contract to Enhance Space-Based Defense Technologies
Redwire Corporation, a leading company in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, was awarded a $45,469,600, five-year cost-plus-fixed-fee contract that will be incrementally funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate for the design, development, and testing of prototype software and hardware for mission critical technologies. The contract will support…
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Space42 and ICEYE Partners to Establish Satellite Manufacturing in the UAE
Space42, a UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with a global reach, and ICEYE, a global company in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations for high-fidelity Earth Observation, announced the creation of a joint venture to manufacture SAR satellites in the UAE, building upon Space42 and ICEYE’s successful collaboration for the production of the first batch of…