SpaceX’s ‘two in two’ a success with 23 Starlink smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell
Photo captured on Thursday, May 9, by Satnews from SpaceX video stream. A one day delay didn't put a damper on the plan to launch two sets of SpaceX Starlinks. On Thursday night from Vandenberg AFB Falcon 9 hoisted the ...
ULA’s UPDATE valve vibration and launching NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to ISS
NASA's statement regarding the scrub indicated that the two astronauts flying the CFT mission, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, will remain at the Kennedy Space Center in pre-flight quarantine for this latest delay. The delay enables United Launch Alliance to ...
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) + Perigee to launch satellites from Esrange
SSC and South Korean rocket company Perigee Aerospace Inc. have signed a collaborative agreement to launch satellites jointly from the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden, starting in 2025 — Perigee’s Blue Whale 1 microlauncher will be the first orbital ...
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Red Cat launches robotics + autonomous systems consortium to bridge critical UAS tech
Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT) has formed the Red Cat Futures Initiative (RFI), an independent, industry-wide consortium of robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) partners dedicated to putting the most advanced and interoperable uncrewed aircraft systems into the hands of warfighters. Anchored by ...
Space tech + smart electronics Board of Investment approvals for mu Space in Thailand
In a significant stride toward revolutionizing space technology and advancing smart electronics, mu Space has recently secured two Board of Investment (BOI) approvals from the Government of Thailand. These approvals mark a pivotal moment for the company and underscore its ...
New family of radiation-tolerant power converters from Microchip Technologies
Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) has released a new family of Radiation-Tolerant (RT) LE50-28 isolated DC-DC 50W power converters available in nine variants with single- and triple-outputs ranging from 3.3V to 28V. The off-the-shelf LE50-28 family of power converters are designed to meet MIL-STD-461. The ...
Hiltron intros field-upgradable motorization kit for CPI 2385 SATCOM antenna
Hiltron Communications has added to the firm's range of SATCOM products and systems: a field-upgradable motorization kit that is specifically designed for existing fixed installations of the CPI 2385 Series 3.8 metre Rx/Tx antennas in current deployment for tracking applications, ...
GA-ASI and Shift5 to bring cyber anomaly detection and predictive maintenance into MQ-9A Reaper
Photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon R. Walter III. Courtesy U.S. Air Force. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced its partnership with Shift5 to integrate the company’s onboard cyber anomaly detection and predictive maintenance capabilities into the MQ-9A Reaper for the United States Special ...
SpaceX Starlink part two of ‘two-fer’ scrubbed, part one a success
STAY CONNECTEDDirect to Cell works with existing LTE phones wherever you can see the sky. No changes to hardware, firmware, or special apps are required, providing seamless access to text, voice, and data. SpaceX is now targeting Thursday, May 9 ...
Redwire selected by Rocket Lab to provide antennas for the SDA’s TLT2 satellite constellation
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has been contracted by Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: RKLB) to provide antennas and RF hardware for the recently announced Space Development Agency (SDA) Transport Layer Tranche 2 Beta variant satellites. Tranche 2 is the second ...
AV’s Switchblade 600 selected for Tranche 1 of DoD’s Replicator initiative
AeroVironment’s (AV) Switchblade 600 loitering munition system has been selected for Tranche 1 of the first iteration of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Replicator initiative. AV’s Switchblade 600 is a man-portable, extended-range, loitering munition system equipped with an anti-armor ...
China’s Long March-6C’s maiden flight launches 4 satellites
A Long March-6C carrier rocket carrying four satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, May 7, 2024. China's Long March-6C carrier rocket made its debut flight on Tuesday, placing four satellites in space ...
Starfish Space executes rendezvous as close as 1km. between Otter Pup and D-Orbit’s ION
Image captured by Otter Pup of ION-SCV006 on April 19th at a distance of approximately 3km. The satellites conducted multiple close approaches, passing at distances as close as 1km. Image credits: Starfish Space. (PRNewsfoto/D-Orbit SpA) Starfish Space, in collaboration with ...