Update: Arianespace’s Soyuz VS24’s Launch Now Moved to Monday, November 30
Arianespace’s eighth mission of 2020 – and its third this year using a medium-lift Soyuz – will be carried out November 30 from the Spaceport in French Guiana. The launch vehicle will be carrying a total payload of approximately 1,340 ...
SpaceX Launches Their 16th Starlink Mission
On Tuesday, November 24, at 9:13 p.m. EST, SpaceX launched its 16th Starlink mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, pushing 60 smallsats to orbit via the firm's Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The Falcon ...
Rocket Lab To Shoot Synspective’s StriX-a Smallsat To Orbit
Rocket Lab has announced Japanese Earth-imaging company Synspective as the customer for Rocket Lab’s 17th Electron launch and the company's seventh mission of the year. The Rocket Lab Electron rocket liftoff with their most recent mission, "Return to Sender." The ...
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CFIUS Gives Their OK To The AAC Clyde Space Acquisition Of SpaceQuest Ltd.
The Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS) has determined that there are no unresolved national securities concerns with AAC Clyde Space acquiring SpaceQuest Ltd. AAC Clyde Space will now initiate the closing process which is expected to ...
Ariel Exoplanet Atmosphere Explorer OK’d By ESA
A short while ago, the European Space Agency issued the green light to the world’s first space telescope — Ariel — that is dedicated to studying how exoplanet atmospheres form and evolve. Artistic rendition of the Ariel telescope, courtesy of ...
You Can Submit Nominations for WTA’s Teleport Awards
An important tradition for WTA (World Teleport Association) that has carried on since 1995 will once again continue. Since 1995, WTA has presented annual awards to companies and individuals who have dramatically demonstrated excellence in the field of teleport operations, ...
PDR Completed By Thales Alenia Space For Space INSPIRE
Thales Alenia Space, a Joint Venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %), has announced that a major milestone for Space INSPIRE (INstant SPace In-orbit REconfiguration) development has been achieved by the accomplishment of the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) ...
GMV Wins Pole Position in Galileo Second Generation Ground Segment
GMV has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as one of the three main contractors of the new phase of the Galileo Second Generation ground segment (G2G) The technology multinational GMV is playing a key role in the ...
Momentus + Gilmour Space Sign Launch + Orbital Transport Services Agreement
Momentus Inc. (“Momentus” or the “Company”) and Gilmour Space Technologies have signed a new agreement for launch and orbital transport services. Under the agreement, Momentus will gain access to low inclination and equatorial orbits using Gilmour Space’s Eris launch services ...
Cross-Border Linkage Solution For SES Provided By ViaLite
Radio frequency over fiber optic links are a great solution for moving high frequency analog signals over a long distances; however, solutions need expert planning, design and installation to get the best performance. When SES needed a long distance link ...
Slingshot Aerospace Garners $8 Million In Series A Funding
Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. has raised $8 million in Series A funds for a total raised of $17.1 million to date — the round is led by ATX Venture Partners, and includes additional investments from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed ...
RBC Signals Gains Creative Destruction Lab Selection
HRJERK Nanosatellites RBC Signals has been selected by Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) to participate in the non-profit’s program for promising early-stage science and technology companies. Creative Destruction Lab selects companies from around the world, via a stringent vetting process, for ...
New Directional Coupler Introduced by KRYTAR
KRYTAR, Inc. has announced a new Directional Coupler operating in the frequency range of 0.5 to 8.0 GHz offering Nominal Coupling of 30 dB in a compact package. KRYTAR’s new directional coupler, Model 158030, is uniquely designed for systems applications where ...
