Tag: Launch
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Viasat Successfully Launches Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission
Viasat, Inc., one of the global leaders in satellite communications, has confirmed the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) has successfully launched from Vandenburg Space Force Base. The mission, led by the Space Norway subsidiary Heosat, will see two satellites deployed in a highly elliptical orbit (HEO) in the world’s first HEO mission carrying a broadband…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Completes Launch for Capella Space’s Earth-Imaging Constellation
Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a global company in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its 52nd Electron rocket and deployed a single satellite to low Earth orbit for Capella Space. The mission was the latest in a multi-launch contract with Capella Space to deploy a series of its Acadia satellites to low Earth orbit…
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SpaceX Aborts Starlink Satellite Launch at Just 46 Seconds and Reschedules
SpaceX‘s Starlink satellite launch was aborted at the 46-second mark on August 11th, 2024. In spite of multiple launch attempts, the company had to reschedule the launch to August 12, 2024. The SpaceX’s official tweet said, “Today’s Falcon 9 launch of Starlink was paused at T-46 seconds. Vehicle and payload are in good health and…
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Lockheed Martin Selects Voyager Space to Deliver Next Gen Solid Propulsion Subsystem
Voyager Space (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, announced the company was selected by Lockheed Martin to support the delivery of an advanced solid-propulsion subsystem for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Next Generation Interceptor (NGI), the nation’s new homeland missile defense capability. NGI, as part of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, will…
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NASA Tests Deployment of Roman Space Telescope’s Visor
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s “visor” (sunshield) has completed several environmental tests simulating the conditions it will experience during launch and in space. Called the Deployable Aperture Cover, this large sunshade is designed to keep unwanted light out of the telescope. This milestone marks the halfway point for the cover’s final sprint of testing,…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Tests Archimedes Engine for Neutron Rocket
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, announced it has successfully hot-fired its new rocket engine Archimedes for the first time, reaching a critical technical milestone toward the first launch of the Company’s new medium-lift rocket, Neutron. Rocket Lab’s engineers completed the hot fire test at the Company’s…
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BAE Systems-built NEOWISE Spacecraft Ends Operations After 14-Year Space Mission
BAE Systems is celebrating the successful completion of NASA‘s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission, which has officially ended after more than 14 years on orbit. On Aug. 8, the satellite was decommissioned after a command was sent from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, turning off its transmitter and putting it…
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Firefly Aerospace Signs Multi-Launch Agreement with L3Harris for up to 20 Alpha Launches
Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, announced it signed a multi-launch agreement with L3Harris Technologies for up to 20 launches on Firefly’s Alpha rocket, including two to four missions per year from 2027 to 2031 depending on customer needs. The new agreement is in addition to Firefly’s existing multi-launch agreement with L3Harris for…
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Yank Technologies to Develop Wireless Charging Solutions for NASA’s Autonomous Vehicles on the Moon
Yank Technologies, the developer of disruptive long-range, high-power wireless charging solutions, has been awarded two additional prestigious National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contracts to develop wireless charging solutions for lunar applications. The NASA SBIR contracts allow small business innovators to be a part of the growing aerospace ecosystem. Yank…
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Rocket Lab Schedules 52nd Electron Launch for Capella Space
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, has announced that it has scheduled the launch for its 52nd Electron mission which will deploy a single satellite for American space tech company Capella Space. The mission is scheduled to launch during a 14-day window that opens on August 11th from Rocket…