Tag: Power Processing Unit for Thrusters
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Momentus Secures Funding from NASA and AFRL SpaceWERX Contracts
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company offering satellite buses, technologies, transportation, and other in-space services, announced that it received payments totalling approximately $1.9 million in January 2026 for contracts with NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL’s) SpaceWERX organisation. Momentus received payments in January 2026 in connection with: Qualification and integration of a…
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Airbus to Build European Space Agency’s ExoMars Rover Lander Platform
Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia Space, the ExoMars industrial prime contractor, to build key systems for the ExoMars lander that will safely place the Rosalind Franklin rover on the surface of the Red Planet. After entry and descent through the Mars atmosphere and a parachute-assisted braking phase,…