Tag: Launch
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to Build Optical Payload for Space Force Mission
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Space Program is building an optical space domain awareness payload for an upcoming mission by the U.S. Space Force. The planned mission, known as VICTUS HAZE, will be a tactically responsive space mission to demonstrate the ability to rapidly characterize an on-orbit threat. The U.S. Space Force selected Long Beach, California-based…
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Microchip Technology Launches New 50 W DC-DC Power Converters for New Space Applications
The Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) market is rapidly growing as private and public entities alike explore the new space region for everything from 5G communication and cube satellites to IoT applications. There is an increased demand for standard space-grade solutions that are reliable, cost-effective, and configurable. To meet this market need, Microchip Technology announced a new…
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Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser Spaceplane Completes Pre-Flight Testing at NASA Facility
Sierra Space, a commercial space company and emerging defense tech prime building a platform in space to benefit and protect life on Earth, announced the successful completion of a rigorous environmental test suite on the revolutionary Dream Chaser spaceplane, Tenacity, at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. As the first Dream Chaser moves…
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Torch.AI Launches Firefly Earth Observation AI with New Satellite Constellation Capabilities
Torch.AI announced that the company has launched Firefly, an earth observation (EO) capability integrated with a mesh of existing satellites, now offered as a standard module within the company’s HALO Autonomous Fusion platform. Firefly builds on Torch.AI’s momentum supporting defense and intelligence community customers and critical national security missions. Firefly expands a customer’s information ecosystem…
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Requtech to Unveil RESA M Phased Array Terminal with Live Demonstrations at SOF Week 2024
Requtech AB, a satellite communication technology company, announced it will host a special launch event with strategic partner, Network Innovations US & UK Government, at SOF Week 2024 in Tampa. The highly robust RESA M Ku phased array terminal engineered for rugged dependability and high performance, ensuring connectivity under extreme conditions has previously been shown…
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Mitsubishi Electric to Supply Lithium-Ion Batteries for Gateway Lunar Orbital Platform
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to supply space-use lithium-ion batteries for the Gateway, a lunar orbiting space station. Under the “Joint Exploration Declaration of Intent for Lunar Cooperation (JEDI)” signed on July 10, 2020, by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science,…
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Virgin Galactic Commences Operations at Delta Spaceship Ground-Based Testing Facility
Virgin Galactic Holdings, an aerospace and space travel company, pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers with its advanced air and space vehicles, announced that it has opened a new system integration facility in Southern California for the Company’s Delta Class spaceships. This ground-based test facility, which houses a testing platform known as an…
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Rocket Lab Selects Subcontractors to Provide Payload and Ground Systems for SDA’s Satellites
Rocket Lab USA, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has completed the selection of subcontractors to provide payloads and ground systems for the 18 satellites the Company is developing for SDA (Space Development Agency). Rocket Lab is the prime contractor for a $515 million USD firm-fixed price agreement to lead…
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Sidus Space Joins Intuitive Machines-Led Moon RACER Team As Part of NASA’s LTVS Contract
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service satellite company announced that it is a teammate on the NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) Contract which was awarded to the Intuitive Machines-led Moon Reusable Autonomous Crewed Exploration Rover (RACER) team ANNOUNCED earlier last month. This contract represents the first phase of developing a crewed rover for…
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SSC and Perigee Aerospace Sign Agreement to Launch Satellites from Esrange Space Center
SSC and South Korean rocket company Perigee Aerospace have signed a collaborative agreement to launch satellites jointly from Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden, starting 2025. Perigee’s Blue Whale 1 microlauncher will be the first-ever orbital rocket launched from Esrange. “I’m very pleased to announce this historic collaboration, our first orbital launch partnership. The market…