Tag: LEO
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Redwire Opens New Manufacturing and Testing Facility in Longmont, Colorado
Redwire Corporation, one of the leaders in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy, announced the opening of the company’s new manufacturing facility in Longmont, Colorado. The new, state-of-the-art Longmont facility features 26,000 square feet of high-bay manufacturing, integration, and testing floor space as well as an advanced RF testing chamber for installed performance testing…
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GITAI’s Autonomous Robotic Arm Set for Launch to ISS for Demonstration Mission
GITAI USA, one of the world’s leading space robotics startups, has announced that its 1.5-meter-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2) is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket (NG-20) on January 29. Having passed the required NASA safety reviews, the S2 will conduct an external demonstration of…
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Booz Allen Makes Strategic Investment in Albedo to Develop VLEO Satellite Constellation
Booz Allen Hamilton announced that its corporate venture capital arm, Booz Allen Ventures, has made a strategic investment in Albedo, the first company to operate satellites in very low earth orbit (VLEO), which enables them to offer ultra-high resolution commercial imagery from space. This investment supports Albedo’s operational constellation deployment and is aligned with Booz…
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LeoLabs Receives Order from NOAA to Develop the National Space Traffic Coordination System
LeoLabs, the company with the largest and most comprehensive catalogue of objects in low Earth orbit, announced it received a Consolidated Pathfinder order from NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC) for the development of the civil-led, national Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). Through this contract, OSC can leverage LeoLabs’ in-house expertise, artificial intelligence techniques,…
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Impulse Space Reveals Design Specifications for Its New High-Performance Kick Stage
Impulse Space, an innovator of in-space transportation services for the inner solar system, has unveiled the design specifications for its latest vehicle: Helios, a high-performance kick stage. Using a medium-lift launch vehicle, Helios is designed to take payloads of over 5 tons directly from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to Geostationary Orbit (GEO) in less than…
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ReliaSat’s Product Range Unlocks the Potential of Ku, K, and Ka Bands in LEO Satellites
In the dynamic realm of satellite communications, especially for LEO satellites, frequency bands like Ku, K, and Ka have become pivotal. As we progress further into the age of space technology, understanding the unique benefits of these bands is crucial. The choice of frequency band – Ku, K, and Ka – for LEO Satellites hinges…
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Axiom Mission 3 Successfully Launched to the International Space Station
Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3), the first all-European commercial astronaut mission to the International Space Station, successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ax-3 crew is now in orbit and the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is anticipated to dock at the space-facing port of…
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Mynaric Selected by DARPA for Phase 2 of Space-BACN Program
Mynaric one of the leading providers of industrialized, cost-effective, and scalable laser communications products, has been selected as a key development partner for Phase 2 of the Space-based adaptive communications node (Space-BACN) program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. DARPA’s Space-BACN program envisions a low-cost, scalable optical communications terminal that could be reconfigured to…
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Boryung and Axiom Space Form a Joint Venture to Revolutionize Space Industry in Korea
Boryung Corporation, a pioneer in innovative solutions based in South Korea, and Axiom Space, one of the leaders in commercial human spaceflight and architect of the world’s first commercial space station, announced the formation of a joint venture aiming to leverage the unique strengths of both companies to advance the commercialization of low-Earth orbit (LEO)…
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Jim Bridenstine, Former NASA Administrator Joins Starlab Space’s Board of Directors
Starlab Space, the transatlantic joint venture between Voyager Space and Airbus, announced Jim Bridenstine will join the company’s Board of Directors. The former NASA Administrator will help guide Starlab Space as the company continues toward its vision of building a continuously crewed, free-flying space station. “Airbus and Voyager are proud to welcome Jim Bridenstine to…