UPDATE: Blue Origin’s New Shepard Launch Is Successful
Blue Origin successfully completed its 14th mission to space and back on January 14, 2021, for the New Shepard program. Mission NS-14 featured a crew capsule outfitted with astronaut experience upgrades for upcoming flights with passengers onboard. Capsule upgrades included: ...
Space Mobility On-Orbit Demo Success By Exotrail
Exotrail reports the full success of the first-ever cubesat mission equipped with Hall-effect electric propulsion technology. Through an In-Orbit Demonstration mission launched to LEO on November 7, 2020, onboard a PSLV rocket, Exotrail nominally ignited its ExoMG™ Hall-effect electric propulsion ...
UPDATE: Rocket Lab’s First Launch Of 2021 For OHB Group Set For January 16
UPDATE Rocket Lab is currently targeting no earlier than 07:38, January 16 UTC for lift-off of our 18th Electron launch, the ‘Another One Leaves The Crust’ mission. Launch Window: NZT: 20:38 - 20:45 (16 Jan)UTC: 07:38 - 07:45 (16 Jan)ET: ...
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MoU Signed By Indian + UK Space Companies
In an official online ceremony this week, Methera Global Communications Ltd., a UK based MEO satellite constellation start-up, and Telecommunication Consultants India Ltd, a Government of India enterprise specializing in ground segment installation and integration, exchanged their signed MOU — ...
NGA Selects Six For The Geospatial Intelligence Hall Of Fame
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has selected six new members for induction into the Geospatial Intelligence Hall of Fame. “This is a group of truly remarkable individuals who all had significant impacts on shaping the GEOINT community into what it is ...
New Family Of Digital Differential Measuring Systems Intro’d By Kaman
The Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products, Inc. has announced that the KD-5600 family of digital eddy current measurement systems is ideal for use in COTS applications for fast steering mirrors, magnetic bearing active control, shaft vibration, image stabilization, and ...
OneWeb Gathers Additional Funding, Bringing Total To $1.4 Billion + Reduces Size Of Their Constellation
OneWeb, jointly owned by the UK Government and Bharti Global, has secured additional funding from SoftBank Group Corp. (“SoftBank”) and Hughes Network Systems LLC (“Hughes”), bringing OneWeb’s total funding to $1.4 billion. The capital raised to date positions the Company ...
Capella Space’s CEO/Founder Shares Successes and Plans Over the Past Four Years
Launching Capella Space's Commercial Operations Capella Space's announcement authored by the company's CEO and founder, Payam Banazadeh, is shown below regarding their anniversary and subsequent successes since they were founded four years ago. Since we founded Capella Space four years ...
Orion Artemis I Spacecraft Assembly + Testing By Lockheed Martin Completed
NASA's Orion spacecraft is ready for its mission to the Moon. Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has completed assembly and testing of the Orion Artemis I spacecraft and has transferred possession to NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) team today. Assembled at ...
MethaneSAT To Launch In October Of 2022 Via A SpaceX Falcon 9
The nonprofit MethaneSAT LLC announced recently signed a contract with SpaceX to deliver its new satellite into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Now under construction after completing an intensive design process, the MethaneSAT instrument is on schedule for a ...
Altius Space Machines’ DogTags™ Grapple Fixtures Launch Aboard OneWeb Satellites
Voyager Space Holdings, Inc. (Voyager) has revealed that the firm's subsidiary, Altius Space Machines, Inc. (Altius), has achieved a significant milestone: a successful first launch of the company’s DogTags™ universal grapple fixtures into space aboard OneWeb’s satellites. This is the ...
Astrobotic Selects Psionic’s Navigation Doppler Lidar to Deliver VIPER to the Lunar Surface
A visual rendering of Griffin utilizing Navigation Doppler Lidar sensor to guide landing on the lunar surface. Photo Credit: Psionic LLC Astrobotic has selected Navigation Doppler Lidar (NDL) from Psionic for their mission in late 2023 to deliver NASA’s Volatiles ...
Leaf Space Coffers Enriched By Millions Of Euros In Series A Funding
Leaf Space has completed its Series A financing round of 5 million euros, bringing its total funding to 10 million euros. A contribution of 2 million euros came from Primo Space, the investment fund of Primomiglio SGR focused on investments ...
