ULA launch is imminent as first crewed Boeing Starliner mission readies for ISS
ULA's L-2 report states that everything continues to progress towards the ULA Atlas V launch carrying the first crewed Boeing Starliner spacecraft for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP). The mission is planned to lift off on Monday, May 6 from ...
SpaceX launches Maxar’s WorldView mission from California, and another SpaceX Starlink to launch from Florida hours later
Photo captured by Satnews from SpaceX video stream. On Thursday, May 2 at 11:36 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the Maxar 1 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The ...
SDA awards an eight satellites build for the FOO Fighter program
Artistic rendition is courtesy of Millennium Space Systems. The Space Development Agency (SDA) has issued an award using Other Transaction Authority (OTA) with a total potential value of approximately $414 million to build eight satellites, for launch in first quarter fiscal ...
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Novaspace report: Standardization is key for optical comms tech democratization
Novaspace anticipates that standardization will drive democratization, catalyzing the fast-paced technological evolution of optical communications and the market. Government-supported standardization efforts, such as the SDA program, have been conducted to drive down costs and enable larger adoption of laser communications technology, ...
ISP Reports on BEAD Program’s $42 Billion complex funding to balance broadband access against geographic challenges
The Broadband Equity, Access, and Development (BEAD) Program, established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act allocated a $42.45 billion federal investment in internet infrastructure and accessibility. An analysis by ISP Reports reveals a complex landscape of funding that suggests ...
Boeing validates software for future manned + unmanned refueling missions
A Boeing F/A-18 systems pilot demonstrates the Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) capability from his simulator cockpit. The Boeing-led team virtually demonstrated an F/A-18 pilot commanding an unmanned MQ-25 to release a refueling drogue and refuel the Super Hornet, using existing communications ...
ULA’s Starliner in countdown mode and Status Check for first human launch of NASA astronauts Wilmore and Williams to ISS
Atlas V will launch Boeing's Starliner with two NASA astronauts on the Crew Flight Test mission. Photo by United Launch Alliance Wednesday was busy again with the responsibilities and plans for United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket's launch on ...
SpaceX views Worldview launch for Maxar 1 mission Thursday
Unrivaled accuracy, agility and collection capacity. This high-resolution constellation offers customers around the globe affordable access to the highest quality view of their world. SpaceX is targeting Thursday, May 2 for launch of the Maxar 1 mission to orbit from ...
Momentus + Ascent Solar Technologies partner to bring solar arrays to market
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) and Ascent Solar Technologies (Nasdaq: ASTI) recently engaged in a new partnership to jointly market solar arrays that use the low-cost, Tape Spring Solar Array (TASSA) being developed by Momentus with the high performance of Ascent’s ...
GA-ASI delivers 1st MQ-9A Extended Range to USMC’s VMUT-2
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) have announced the delivery of the first MQ-9A Extended Range (ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron 2 (VMUT-2). The delivery of the ...
Beyond Gravity: Key products for new European navigation satellites
The past weekend witnessed two additional European Galileo navigation satellites launched into orbit. In parallel, work on the second generation of Galileo satellites is already underway on Earth. Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space) delivers key products such as thermal insulation, ...
Vyoma + ESA advancing technologies for safer space operations
Last month, Vyoma and the European Space Agency (ESA) kicked off a 14-month project within the frame of ESA’s Competitiveness Element in the Space Safety Program — the goal is to evaluate the Vyoma Collision Avoidance Maneuver (CAM) recommendation ...
IEC Telecom’s new Starlink antenna for the yachting sector makes debut
IEC Telecom recently expanded their connectivity solutions for the yachting sector with the addition of the new Starlink V4 antenna — this state-of-the-art antenna, never before seen at a European boat show, was displayed in the IEC Telecom booth during the ...