Tag: Satellite
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Firefly Aerospace: Revolutionizing Space Access and Exploration
Firefly Aerospace, headquartered in Cedar Park, Texas, is making significant advancements in the commercial space industry. Established to provide cost-effective and rapid space access, the company specializes in small to medium satellite launch services, lunar landers, and orbital transfer vehicles. With key partnerships, including NASA, Lockheed Martin, and the U.S. Space Force, Firefly is cementing…
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Kratos Starts Construction of Hypersonic System Indiana Payload Integration Facility
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a technology company specializing in defense, national security, and global markets, announced the groundbreaking of Kratos’ Hypersonic System Indiana Payload Integration Facility (IPIF) in Crane, Indiana. This state-of-the-art 68,000-square-foot office, laboratory, integration, and test complex will support critical hypersonic vehicle and payload activities and systems for the Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Returns to Earth After Months in ISS
NASA‘s ninth rotational SpaceX crew mission (Crew-9) astronauts splashed down off the coast of Florida, ending their months-long science expedition onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Over the course of the mission, the crew supported a variety of investigations sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory, including research to improve treatments for neurodegenerative conditions, studies to…
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Spire Global and NVIDIA Introduce AI-Powered Weather Models for Advanced Forecasting
Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, announced the launch of two advanced AI weather models: AI-WX and AI-S2S. Developed on NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for Earth-2, these models leverage Spire’s proprietary satellite data to deliver both medium-range and sub-seasonal forecasts, offering unparalleled forecasting capabilities to industries such as energy, utilities,…
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Sidus Space Successfully Deploys LizzieSat-3 to Expand AI-Powered LEO Constellation
Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced the successful launch, deployment, and operation of LizzieSat-3 into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) as part of the Transporter-13 rideshare mission with SpaceX, which launched on March 14th, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. LizzieSat-3 joins LizzieSat-1 and 2, which have been in orbit since March…
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Rocket Lab Schedules Electron Launch for OroraTech Wildfire Detection Mission
Rocket Lab, a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced it has scheduled a rapid turnaround mission on Electron for OroraTech, a Germany-based global provider of wildfire detection and monitoring solutions. The mission, named “Finding Hot Wildfires Near You”, is set to launch during a window that opens on March 27th NZDT and…
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General Atomics OTB Satellite Achieves Mission Success After Five Years in Orbit
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that the Orbital Test Bed satellite (OTB) launched in June of 2019 has successfully completed its five-year mission. The OTB spacecraft will now begin its estimated two-decade deorbit phase. “OTB began an exciting chapter for GA-EMS as this was the first launch of our GA-150 spacecraft hosting multiple payloads…
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BlackSky Concludes Critical Design Review with Major International Defense Customer
BlackSky Technologies, a real-time, space-based intelligence company that delivers on-demand, high frequency imagery, analytics, and high-frequency monitoring of the most critical and strategic locations, economic assets, and events in the world, completed a critical design review (CDR) with a major international defense customer successfully confirming that the company’s next-generation architecture, powered by its Gen-3 constellation,…
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US Space Force Selects L3Harris to Modernize ATLAS Space Domain Awareness Program
L3Harris Technologies has received a $90 million follow-on, sole-source contract from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to advance further the nation’s Space Domain Awareness (SDA), a top Department of Defense priority. The Space Force selected the company to develop, integrate, and deliver a package of astrometric tools that will increase the capability of…
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Rocket Lab: Revolutionizing Space Access with Advanced Launch and Satellite Solutions
Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab is a leading space technology company headquartered in Long Beach, California. The company specializes in satellite launch services, advanced propulsion systems, and space systems development. Rocket Lab is renowned for its Electron and Neutron launch vehicles, which provide reliable access to orbit for commercial and government payloads. With partnerships including…