Tag: Launch
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Dawn Aerospace Provides Propulsion Modules for Moon Data Relay Satellites
Dawn Aerospace, a global company in green satellite propulsion, has announced its role in providing propulsion modules for two lunar data relay satellites, in which Blue Canyon Technologies will design the microsatellite buses and integrate the communications payloads. The two Venus-class microsatellite buses are developed by Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies. …
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Gom space Secures ESA Partnership Contract Amendment for Hera mission support
GomSpace and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a contract change notice of 325.000€ (3.8MSEK) to support additional project activities. Further strengthening the relationship in the frame of the HERA mission and on the Juventas spacecraft, GomSpace and ESA signed a contract amendment for 325.000€, which will take full effect this year. The amendment…
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NASA’s 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission Delivers Science and Cargo to International Space Station
Following a successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply mission (SpX-31), new scientific experiments and cargo for the agency are bound for the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying more than 6,000 pounds of supplies to the orbiting laboratory, lifted off at 9:29 p.m. EST Monday, on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket…
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Gilmour Space Receives Australian License for First Orbital Launch
Gilmour Space an Australian launch vehicle company has received a license for its first orbital launch, which could take place before the end of the year. The company announced Nov. 5 that it received a launch permit from the Australian Space Agency for the first flight of its Eris small launch vehicle from a site…
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Impulse Space Joins SDA’s HALO Program Vendor Pool for In-Space Transportation
Impulse Space, a company in developing in-space transportation services, has been selected by the Space Development Agency (SDA) as one of 19 companies to join the initial Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (HALO) vendor pool. This selection reflects Impulse’s commitment to delivering innovative space solutions and positions the company to compete for upcoming…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 54th Electron Mission Under Ten Weeks for Confidential Customer
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its 54th Electron mission, deploying a single satellite to Low Earth Orbit for a confidential commercial customer. The ‘Changes in Attitudes, Changes in Latitudes’ mission launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 11:54 pm on November…
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Telesat Partners with SatixFy to Develop Landing Station Units for Lightspeed Network
Telesat, one of the world’s largest and most innovative satellite operators, announced that SatixFy Communications Ltd. (SatixFy), a company in next-generation satellite communication systems based on in-house-developed chipsets, will develop and deliver the Landing Station Baseband Units for the upcoming Telesat Lightspeed Network. Under the terms of a new agreement, SatixFy will design, develop, and…
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Redwire to Launch Investigations on SpX-31 to Improve Life on Earth and in Space
Redwire Space is launching new investigations with a wide array of Earth and space applications, from crystals for semiconductor components to plant growth for future astronauts, on SpaceX’s 31st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the ISS. Redwire’s Arthrospira-C photobioreactor, designed and built by Redwire for the European Space Agency, will be used to study…
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Astranis to Build Next-Gen Resilient GPS Satellites for U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command
Astranis announced their selection as a prime contractor for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) new Resilient GPS (R-GPS) program. Astranis is one of four awarded an agreement to produce design concepts for R-GPS’ Lite Evolving Augmented Proliferation program. The R-GPS program was created by Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall…
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EnerSys ABSL Battery Launched Onboard NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission
EnerSys, the global company in stored energy solutions for industrial applications, is proud to announce that its ABSL lithium-ion space battery was successfully launched onboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft. The launch took place on October 14, 2024, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission was led by…