Tag: Launch
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ISRO Successfully Completes First Integrated Air Drop Test for Gaganyaan
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has accomplished the first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01) for the Gaganyaan program at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota. This test successfully demonstrated the objective of end to end performance validation of the critical parachute-based deceleration system of the Crew Module for the Gaganyaan mission in one of the…
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Quectel Extends Antenna Portfolio for ISM Devices
Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, announces the launch of two new high-performance ISM antennas, the YENT001W1AM and YENT002W1AM, designed to meet the need for wireless communication in devices that operate in industrial and commercial applications. These frequency bands are internationally reserved for unlicensed use, and they support a wide range of applications.…
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Redwire Space Unveils Power Unit for Live Tissue Research on ISS
Redwire is launching an investigation into the International Space Station (ISS) that will analyze the effects of microgravity on tissue bioprinting and culturing. As part of the MVP Cell-07 investigation, conducted in partnership with the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM), Redwire will culture 36 bioprinted vascularized liver tissue constructs using its Multi-Use Variable-Gravity…
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Rocket Lab Expands U.S Investments to Advance National Security and Semiconductor Production
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it is boosting its U.S investments to expand semiconductor manufacturing capacity and provide supply chain security for space-grade solar cells and electro-optical sensors for national security space missions. The Trump Administration will support these investments with a $23.9 million award through the…
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Boeing’s X-37B Spaceplane Launches on Eighth Mission Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9
The Boeing-built X-37 B Orbital Test Vehicle launched on its eighth mission, lifting off at 11:50 p.m. ET aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The vehicle is healthy in orbit and proceeding with standard checkout. Less than six months after completing its seventh mission with a landing at Vandenberg Space Force…
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Astrobotic’s LunaGrid-Lite Completes Critical Design Review
Astrobotic announced that its planned lunar power demonstration mission, LunaGrid-Lite, has reached another major development milestone and is nearing flight readiness. LunaGrid-Lite (LGL) will deploy 500m of ultra-light cable across the lunar landscape and transmit 1 kilowatt of power for the first time on the Moon using an Astrobotic CubeRover. The project has now successfully…
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NASA’s SpaceX CRS-33 to Excel Tissue Engineering and Space Computing
SpaceX’s 33rd commercial resupply services (CRS) mission, funded by NASA, is slated to launch no earlier than 2:45 a.m. EDT on Sunday, August 24, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The mission will carry critical research and supplies, including a diverse array of investigations sponsored by the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory.…
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Skylo and Google Bring Satellite Connectivity to Pixel 10 and Launch Pixel Watch 4 with NTN Support
Skylo and Google announced the expansion of satellite connectivity to the Pixel 10 Series and introduced the Pixel Watch 4, the first smartwatch with integrated, standards-based satellite communications. Powered by Skylo’s commercial Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) and Qualcomm Technologies’ new Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 Wearable Platforms, the Pixel Watch 4 offers standalone emergency messaging – without…
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China’s Guowang megaconstellation is more than another version of Starlink
US defense officials have long worried that China’s Guowang satellite network might give the Chinese military access to the kind of ubiquitous connectivity US forces now enjoy with SpaceX’s Starlink network. It turns out the Guowang constellation could offer a lot more than a homemade Chinese alternative to Starlink’s high-speed consumer-grade broadband service. China has…
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NASA’s Webb Telescope Discovers New Moon Orbiting Uranus
Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a team led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has identified a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus, expanding the planet’s known satellite family to 29. The detection was made during a Webb observation Feb. 2, 2025. “This object was spotted in a series of 10 40-minute long-exposure images captured…