Tag: Launch
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Solstar Space Secures Space Force Contract to Research Radiation Hardened WiFi for Spacecraft
Solstar Space, the company making space Wi-Fi available, announces it has been selected by AFWERX for an SBIR Phase I contract in the amount of $74,752 to address pressing challenges for the Department of the Air Force (DAF) to connect spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and beyond. The contract supports research to support further…
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MDA Space Becomes Strategic Partner in Starlab Space’s Commercial Space Station Joint Venture
Starlab Space, the global joint venture between Voyager Space, Airbus, and Mitsubishi Corporation, has welcomed MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as a strategic partner and equity owner in Starlab Space. The Starlab US-led partnership continues to expand, extending the joint venture’s global reach into Canada. As a…
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Orbit Conducts Successful Trials of AirTRx30 Terminal Over Viasat’s Global Xpress Satellites
Orbit Communications Systems, one of the leading providers of airborne communication solutions, today proudly announced its successful demonstration of the Orbit AirTRx30 business aviation terminal over Viasat’s advanced Global Xpress satellites. A series of recent tests have validated the next-generation system’s remarkable ability to provide reliable and consistent high-speed connectivity, which highlights its ability to…
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SpaceX Successfully Launches ESA’s EarthCARE Climate Mission
ESA’s EarthCARE satellite, poised to revolutionize our understanding of how clouds and aerosols affect our climate, has been launched. This extraordinary satellite embarked on its journey into space on 29 May at 00:20 CEST (28 May, 15:20 local time) aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, US. Just 10…
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The Spaceport Company Secures DoD Contract for Sea-Based Space Launch Demonstration
The Spaceport Company (TSC) was awarded a contract by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to deliver cargo and enable greater access to space by leveraging a unique, sea-going mobile space launch complex. This prototype is intended to demonstrate delivery to a mission-designed orbit and test autonomy-like features of the sea launch vessel. In Phase 1…
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MDA Space Selects TESAT to Deliver 792 Optical Communication Terminals for MDA AURORA
TESAT announced it has been selected to deliver 792 Optical Communication Terminals (OCT) by MDA Space, a provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as part of the company’s supply chain for MDA AURORA, a game-changing product line driving the transition from analog to digital satellite technology. The 792…
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Thales Alenia Space Selected by SKY Perfect JSAT to Build New Software-Defined Satellite
Asia’s largest satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT and Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced they have signed a contract to build JSAT-31, a new generation of software-defined satellite based on the Space INSPIRE (INstant SPace In-orbit REconfiguration) platform by Thales Alenia Space. Operating both in Ka and Ku…
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MDA Space Selects Rakon as Part of Supply Chain for MDA AURORA
Rakon, one of the global leaders in frequency control and timing solutions, announced it has been selected by MDA Space, a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as part of the company’s supply chain for MDA AURORA, a game-changing product line driving the transition from analog to…
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SpaceX Starship’s Third Test Flight Paves the Way for Reliable Reusable Rockets
SpaceX’s Starship is designed to fundamentally alter humanity’s access to space, ultimately enabling us to make life multiplanetary. The third flight test of Starship and Super Heavy made tremendous strides towards this future and was an important step on the road to rapidly reliable reusable rockets. On March 14, 2024, Starship successfully lifted off at…
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UK Scientists Utilize Data from Euclid Spacecraft to Probe Mysteries of the Dark Universe
The European Space Agency’s Euclid mission launched in July 2023 to map the ‘dark Universe’. This involves observing two billion galaxies to create a 3D map of the universe and gathering data on how its structure has formed over its cosmic history. The images and science released represent early findings – from only 24 hours…