Rocket Lab has announced their next Electron mission, one that will feature a diverse range of payloads from the United States, France and New Zealand. The mission, which will be […]
Archives for November 2020
Rocket Factory Augsburg’s RFA ONE Launch Vehicle Gets A BOOST! From ESA
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) is the first company to sign a contract for Boost!, which is ESA’s Commercial Space Transportation Services and Support program. RFA is receiving ESA support […]
Less Power Required, More Immunity To SEUs With Microchip’s New FPGA
Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) has announced that the firm’s RTG4 Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) family is now the first in a Ceramic Quad Flat Pack (CQFP) option to achieve […]
iDirect Government’s Evolution® Platform Receives IA + Cybersecurity Enhancements
iDirect Government (iDirectGov) has enhanced their Evolution® platform with information assurance (IA) and cybersecurity, all as a part of a multi-layered approach to security. Two main technology advancements in Evolution […]
Celebrating 20 Years Of Human Presence Aboard ISS
NASA is commemorating 20 years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station (ISS) orbiting laboratory and has released on their ISS infosite several informative documents, including an interesting […]
Inmarsat Secures ESA SATCOM Development Contract
Inmarsat has been awarded a three year contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), which will co-fund the development of a new capability for governments to plan, procure, manage and […]
NanoAvionics Expands Their Space Sector in UK
NanoAvionics, is enjoying the need to expand its space sector business in the United Kingdom. The company is moving to a new, larger facility for satellite assembly, integration and testing […]
Exotrail’s ExoOPS™ Implemented For CNES
Exotrail has implemented ExoOPS™, the company’s mission design and satellite operation software suite for the French Space Agency (CNES). In the frame of a software licensing contract signed this summer, […]
Firefly Aerospace to Automate Composite Rocket Production with Ingersoll Machine Tools
Firefly Aerospace, Inc., announces a major commitment to increase its manufacturing capacity. This will be accomplished by transitioning large parts manufacturing to Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) Mongoose Hybrid systems from […]
The Colombian Air Force’s Second Nanosatellite Mission with GomSpace
GomSpace has signed a contract with CODALTEC / Colombian Air Force (“FAC”) to begin the FACSAT-2 satellite mission and other intensive virtual technology transfer program. The contract is worth 6.9 […]