The largest smallsat constellation build to date for 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 ...
D-Orbit has a multi-year launch + deployment contract with Astrocast
D-Orbit has signed a multiple launch and deployment contract with Astrocast — according to the agreement, D-Orbit will launch 20 of Astrocast’s satellites aboard ION Satellite Carrier, D-Orbit’s orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) designed to precisely deploy satellites and perform technology ...
Artemis I ready for launch according to ESA + NASA
ESA and NASA’s Artemis I spacecraft is cleared for launch after a series of final tests at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ESA’s European Service Module (ESM) will provide electrical power and propel the uncrewed Orion capsule in an ...
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Operational control of the Landsat 9 satellite being turned over to the USGS by NASA
Operation Handover: On August 11th, NASA will pass the operational control of the Landsat 9 satellite to the USGS. The joint Landsat Program has provided continuous global coverage of landscape change since 1972. Landsat’s unique, long-term data record provides the ...
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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 ...
