L3Harris brings Maxar into their Tranche 1 Tracking Layer contract with the SDA for the design + production of 14 spacecraft
Maxar Technologies of Westminster, Colorado, announced on August 9th the firm had been selected by L3Harris Technologies for the design and production of 14 spacecraft platforms and associated support for their Tranche 1 Tracking Layer contract with the Space Development ...
UPDATE 1: 52 Starlinks are launched to join the SpaceX smallsat constellation
On Tuesday, August 9th, at 10:14 p.m., ET, SpaceX launched 52 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was the third flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which ...
The largest smallsat constellation build contract to date received by Blue Canyon Technologies
Blue Canyon Technologies LLC ("BCT" or "Blue Canyon"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, has been selected to provide 18 cubesats for The Tomorrow Companies Inc. ("Tomorrow.io") microwave sounding mission. In the company's largest constellation delivery to date, Blue Canyon ...
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Commercial Space Technologies (CST) + Gilmour Space sign launch agreement
Commercial Space Technologies Ltd. (CST) has signed an agreement with Australian launch provider Gilmour Space Technologies — the firm is offering a launch capacity of up to 50 kilograms on their Eris Block 1 vehicle. The combination of Gilmour Space’s ...
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Telespazio and Inmarsat plan the future development of the lunar economy
Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), and Inmarsat, are aiming to create essential communication and navigation services for upcoming missions to the Moon, enabling the birth of the future lunar economy through a new agreement. The ...
NASA’s Moon-observing smallsat is ready for its Artemis launch
Artistic rendition of the IceCube smallsat surveying the Moon's surface. NASA’s water-scouting cubesat is now poised to hitch a ride to lunar orbit. Not much bigger than a shoe box, Lunar IceCube’s data will have an outsized impact on lunar ...
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Nanoracks’ multiple customer payloads launched on the SpaceX CRS-25 mission
Nanoracks had several payloads that launched on the SpaceX CRS-25 (SpX-25) mission in July of 2022 — some of these payloads have been in the works for three years. These payloads were sent as part of a resupply mission to ...
NASA Announces New CubeSat Launch Initiative Partnership Opportunities
The GPX2 CubeSat is using commercial off-the-shelf differential global positioning systems (dGPS) to demonstrate autonomous, close-proximity operations for small satellites in orbit, such as flying in formation or docking. GPX2 was developed by NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.Credits: ...
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Metal plasma thruster tech’s role in hybrid mobility packages from AASC now part of Benchmark Space’s propulsion systems
High-thrust, non-toxic propulsion systems — the upcoming Polaris unit — photo is courtesy of Benchmark Space Systems. With hybrid vehicle sales at an all-time high on Earth, Benchmark Space Systems has a definitive agreement to acquire Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation ...
GITAI’s 10 meter robotic arm completes the Proof-of-Concept demonstration (TRL 3) for space
GITAI's first 10m autonomous robotic arm, “S10” GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI), the world’s leading space robotics company, developed “S10”, a 10 meter autonomous robotic arm for commercial space stations, which are being developed by several companies in the US. The ...
New satTV antennas launched by Intellian
Intellian Technologies, Inc. has introduced new t-Series and s-Series antennas to enhance the live television (TV) experience for those onboard maritime vessels. With millions of people working at sea every day across commercial maritime markets and even more passengers onboard ...
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A cooperative R&D agreement signed by SpaceLink with the U.S. Army
Artistic rendition of the SpaceLink's satelite relay system on-orbit. Image is courtesy of the company. SpaceLink has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center (USASMDC-TC) located at ...
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Northrop Grumman + Firefly Aerospace teaming up to develop Antares rocket upgrade + a new medium launch vehicle
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Firefly Aerospace have joined forces to provide an American-built, first-stage upgrade for the Antares rocket and a new, medium launch vehicle to serve commercial, civil and national security space launch markets. Firefly’s propulsion technology ...
