Tag: Launch
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NASA’s Near Space Network Enables PACE Mission to Deliver its First Operational Data
The PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission has delivered its first operational data back to researchers, a feat made possible in part by innovative, data-storing technology from NASA’s Near Space Network, which introduced two key enhancements for PACE and other upcoming science missions. As a satellite orbits in space, its systems generate critical data…
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BlueHalo Completes Critical Milestone for USSF SCAR Program at Space Symposium
BlueHalo, the company transforming the future of global defense, announced the successful completion of a critical milestone for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR) program by demonstrating its integrated backend mission services to USSF Guardian operators at the 2024 Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO. “Amid…
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MDA Space Secures $250M Contract from CSA to Support Robotics Operations on the ISS
MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced it has received a $250 million contract extension from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to continue supporting robotics operations on the International Space Station (ISS) from 2025 to 2030. As part of the contract, MDA Space will now fulfill robotics flight…
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Apogeo Space Signs Agreement with INNOSPACE to Launch its IoT Picosatellite Constellation
Apogeo Space, a company committed to creating Italy’s first private satellite constellation for the provision of a telecommunications service for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, announced the agreement with the Korean company INNOSPACE to acquire multi-unit launches, starting in the second half of 2025. The agreement consists of the management, over the period 2025-2027, of…
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L3Harris Receives $187 Million Award from US Space Force to Enhance Space Domain Awareness
L3Harris Technologies received an award of option year five of the Maintenance Of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities (MOSSAIC) program. The contract, worth up to $187 million from the U.S. Space Force, continues the modernization and sustainment of critical space infrastructure enabling the Space Force core competency of space domain awareness. In support of the…
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NASA Confirms Dragonfly Rotorcraft Mission to Saturn’s Moon Titan
NASA has confirmed its Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn’s organic-rich moon Titan. The decision allows the mission to progress to the completion of the final design, followed by the construction and testing of the entire spacecraft and science instruments. “Dragonfly is a spectacular science mission with broad community interest, and we are excited to take…
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Inversion’s Reentry Demonstrator Capsule to Launch on SpaceX Transporter-12 Mission
Inversion, founded in 2021 to build re-entry vehicles to deliver cargo anywhere on Earth in under one hour, announced that Ray, the company’s technology test platform, will be launching on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 as part of the Transporter-12 Rideshare mission, no earlier than October 2024. The purpose of Ray’s mission for Inversion is to test…
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L3Harris Engineers Complete the Alignment of 10 Mirrors on NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
When it launches by 2027, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will serve as a powerful eye on deep space, capturing images of billions of distant galaxies and exploring the mysteries of dark matter, supernovae, and other cosmic phenomena. L3Harris is responsible for some of the most important tasks…
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Momentus and Ascent Collaborate to Bring Leading-Edge Solar Arrays to Market
Momentus and Ascent Solar Technologies announced a new partnership to jointly bring to market leading-edge solar arrays utilizing the low-cost Tape Spring Solar Array (TASSA) being developed by Momentus and the high performance of Ascent’s flexible, lightweight photovoltaic modules. The rapid growth in the production and deployment of thousands of satellites in space has led…
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Sidus Space Joins Orbital Transports Partner Program to Expand Market Reach
Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space, and Data-as-a-Service satellite company, announced it has joined the Orbital Transports Partner Program to expand the Company’s market reach within the global space industry. The Orbital Transports Partner Program is a community of companies, suppliers, and subcontractors working together to solve space mission challenges for our Customers and Partner companies.…