Tag: Power Systems
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Black Moon Energy Announces Robotic Lunar Mission to Advance Helium-3 Production
Black Moon Energy Corporation (“BMEC”), a Helium-3 production and supply company, announced plans to execute a robotic mission to the surface of the Moon to gather data and perform certain operations critical to de-risking a Helium-3 production operation. Helium-3 is extremely rare on Earth but plentiful on the Moon, and is an ideal fusion energy…
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mPower Technology Highlights Advanced Space Power Technologies for Satellite Missions
mPower Technology, a US-based developer of advanced power and energy solutions, highlights the space technology portfolio designed to address the growing power-generation and power-management demands of modern satellite missions. The company’s technologies are already in use across aerospace and defense programs and are engineered to meet the strict size, weight, performance and reliability requirements of…
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AE Industrial to Acquire Majority Stake in L3Harris’ Space Propulsion & Power Business
AE Industrial Partners, a private investment firm focused on technologies and services considered critical to aerospace and national and economic security, announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in the Space Propulsion and Power Systems business of L3Harris Technologies. The transaction encompasses business units across five locations in the U.S., which have developed the…
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Space Development Agency Awards L3Harris $843 Million Contract for Tracking Layer Satellites
L3Harris Technologies has received a contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA) to build 18 infrared satellites for the Tranche 3 (T3) Tracking Layer. The contract, valued up to $843 million, includes ground software, operations and sustainment functions. These tracking layer satellites will enhance the SDA Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) constellation, which is designed…
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Ibeos Provides Space-Qualified Battery Systems for Small Satellite & CubeSat Missions
Ibeos, a supplier of space-qualified power systems, is highlighting the portfolio of modular lithium-ion battery solutions developed specifically for CubeSat and small satellite missions. Designed to support long mission lifetimes, high reliability and flexible spacecraft integration, Ibeos battery systems address the growing power demands of modern smallsat platforms operating in low Earth orbit (LEO) and…
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Firefly Aerospace Integrates Volta Wireless Power Receiver into Blue Ghost Lunar Mission
Firefly Aerospace, a market-leading space and defense technology company, announced a new commercial payload agreement with Volta Space Technologies to host a wireless power receiver on Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 2 lander on the far side of the Moon. The payload will serve as a technology demonstration for Volta’s planned lunar power network, called LightGrid. “Firefly is…
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Harmonic Drive Highlights Solar Array Drive Technology for Spacecraft Power Generation
Harmonic Drive, a long-established supplier of precision motion-control solutions for aerospace and spaceflight applications, is highlighting the Solar Array Drive (SAD) technology, a critical subsystem enabling accurate and reliable deployment and pointing of spacecraft solar panels. Designed to meet the stringent mechanical, thermal and lifetime requirements of orbital missions, Harmonic Drive’s SAD solutions are widely…
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DHV Technology – Electrical Power Systems (EPS) and Power Distribution Units (PDU) for Small Satellites and Space Missions
DHV Technology, headquartered in Málaga, Spain, develops flight-proven electrical power systems for small satellites, CubeSats, microsatellites and mission-specific spacecraft platforms. The company, established in 2013, is widely known for its solar panels and power subsystems used across commercial, scientific and institutional missions. Within the broader portfolio, DHV Technology offers Electrical Power Systems (EPS) and Power…
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AST SpaceMobile Boosts Manufacturing Footprint to Fast-Track BlueBird Next-Gen Production
AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, announced the addition of two new manufacturing sites in Texas and Florida, as it continues to expand its operations. The company now employs more than 1,800 professionals, the majority based…
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Frontgrade Announces Precision Motor Control for Next-Gen Space Missions
Frontgrade Technologies, a leading provider of high-reliability electronic solutions for space and national security missions, announced the release of the RT-SADE (Radiation-Tolerant Solar Array Drive Electronics), a next-generation microprocessor-based stepper motor controller engineered to deliver precision, reliability, and versatility for demanding spacecraft and defense applications. Designed for mission-critical motion control systems such as solar array…