Tag: Launch
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Balerion Space Ventures Funds Three US Companies Leading the Next Industrial Revolution
Balerion Space Ventures announced investments in three frontier technology companies positioned at the centre of a fundamental shift in how America builds, powers, and operates critical infrastructure beyond Earth’s surface. Balerion’s investments in Antares Industries, Samara Aerospace, and Valar Atomics signal the intensifying convergence of space, defence, and industrial-scale energy systems, sectors increasingly recognised as…
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Rocket Lab Certifies Hungry Hippo Fairing for Inaugural Neutron Launch
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced that the Neutron launch vehicle’s innovative “Hungry Hippo” captive fairing has successfully completed qualification testing and is en route to Virginia for Neutron’s first launch. Dubbed the Hungry Hippo, Neutron’s fairing halves remain attached to the rocket’s first stage throughout launch and…
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Flexitech Aerospace Provides Advanced Antenna Portfolio for Satellite Communications
Flexitech Aerospace, a US-based provider of precision-engineered satellite subsystems, highlights the expanding portfolio of space-qualified antenna solutions designed to support a wide range of modern orbital missions. The company specializes in the development of deployable antennas, fixed high-gain apertures and custom RF structures, offering configurations suitable for small satellites, deep-space scientific missions, commercial communication platforms…
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ispace Confirms HAKUTO-R Lunar Program to Officially End in December 2025
ispace, a global lunar exploration company, announced that the HAKUTO-R lunar exploration program launched in September 2018, will conclude upon the expiration of contracts with all 22 partner companies on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. HAKUTO-R was the initial realization of “Expand our planet. Expand our future. Expanding humanity’s habitat into space, toward a sustainable world” —aiming…
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Open Cosmos Aegean Opens Cutting-Edge Satellite Facilities in Greece
Open Cosmos Aegean has officially unveiled its new high-tech satellite manufacturing facilities in Pallini, marking a pivotal milestone in Greece’s evolution from a space technology user to a producer and exporter of advanced satellite systems. During an Open Door event at Open Cosmos Aegean, attended by the Minister of Digital Governance, Mr. Dimitris Papastergiou, other…
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Lunar Outpost’s MAPP Rover Selected to Support NASA’s Artemis IV DUSTER Investigation
Lunar Outpost, a leader in planetary mobility and in-space infrastructure, announced that it was selected for development for NASA’s upcoming Artemis IV mission, in partnership with Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Central Florida, and the University of California, Berkeley. Lunar Outpost’s MAPP (Mobile Autonomous…
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CASIS to Manage the International Space Station National Laboratory Through 2030
NASA has extended its Cooperative Agreement with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to manage the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory through 2030. The ISS National Lab was established through an act of the U.S. Congress to open access and opportunity for researchers to leverage the unique space-based environment to…
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Kepler Communications Secures CSA Contract for Next-Generation Earth Observation Study
Kepler Communications announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to develop a concept study for Canada’s next-generation Earth observation satellite system. The award is part of the Government of Canada’s long-term investment to maintain sovereign access to critical satellite data and ensure continued leadership in Synthetic Aperture Radar…
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MDA Space Awarded Contract by CSA for RADARSAT Replenishment Satellite
MDA Space, a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced it has been awarded a contract by Public Services and Procurement Canada on behalf of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) valued at $44.7 million to procure and deliver critical long lead parts in support of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) replenishment…
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Inmarsat Maritime Launches NexusWave Evolution with ViaSat-3 Network
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has unveiled the next phase in the evolution of its NexusWave bonded connectivity service, following the successful launch of the ViaSat-3 Flight 2 satellite and in anticipation of the launch of the ViaSat-3 Flight 3 satellite. As the two ViaSat-3 satellites are scheduled to enter service in 2026, NexusWave customers…