Airbus’ Final Two Dispenser-Free Pléiades Neo Constellation Satellites Ready For Launch
Photo of the stacked Pléiades-5 and 6 satellites to join the Pléiades Neo constellation. Image is courtesy of Airbus. The last two satellites of the Airbus-built, owned and operated Pléiades Neo constellation are on track for launch later this year, ...
First Structural Metal Cutting In Space Demo By Nanoracks + Maxar Will Be Aboard The SpaceX Transporter 5 Rideshare Mission
Voyager and Nanoracks have announced that the first Outpost demonstration mission (Outpost Mars Demo-1) is expected to launch this month aboard SpaceX’s Transporter 5 rideshare flight. This mission is part of the firms' Outpost Program, which is focused on transforming ...
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle Drives 53 Additional Starlink Satellites To Orbit
On Wednesday, May 18, at 6:59 a.m. ET, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites to compliment their continually growing smallsat constellation from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was the fifth flight for the Falcon 9 ...
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Boeing Starliner And Rosie The Rocketeer En Route To ISS After Reaching Planned Orbit
Rosie the Rocketeer is the crash test dummy tasked with riding inside Boeing's Starliner capsule. (Image credit: Boeing) While this Starliner mission has no crew, it does have a passenger. It’s carrying an anthropomorphic test device named “Rosie the Rocketeer” ...
United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches the Boeing CST-100 Starliner on Orbital Flight Test-2
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., (May 19) A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing's Starliner spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at 6:54 p.m. EDT on May 19, 2022.Photos by United Launch Alliance “This launch is a ...
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Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace Enlists NanoAvionics For Three Surveillance Satellites
NanoAvionics’s MP42 bus In combination with advanced data analysis, the surveillance capacity will contribute to defense operations and Norway's important role in surveillance of the High North. Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) has placed an order for three microsatellites ...
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NASA Selects Firms For NOAA Atmospheric Composition Instrument Study
On behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA has selected two firms for the Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Atmospheric Composition (ACX) instrument Phase A Study. These firms will provide services to help meet the objectives of NOAA’s ...
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Savilis Reveals SpaceTech’s Rapid Growth Likely Will Create New Global Real Estate Requirements
Savills has seen global venture capital (VC) investment growth of 67% per annum for the past three years, and is therefore likely to drive a spate of new requirements for real estate globally. Because of the dramatic rise in investment ...
L3Harris’ $297 Million Tactical Radio Contract Ceiling Increase From U.S. Special Operations Command
L3Harris Technologies received a $297 million IDIQ contract increase for its Falcon® IV AN/PRC-167 radio systems from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). USSOCOM increased the initial IDIQ ceiling from $255 million to $552 million. This follows two orders in ...
L3Harris Selected for Key Department of Defense Artificial Intelligence Program
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) Data Readiness for AI Development contract is a five-year blanket purchase agreement that allows the DOD to more effectively use artificial intelligence. L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense ...
NOAA Is Predicting A Below-Normal 2022 Central Pacific Hurricane Season
Major Hurricane Linda in the eastern Pacific Ocean on August 14, 2021, captured by NOAA’s GOES-West satellite. Linda weakened to a post-tropical low and brought heavy rain and gusty winds to portions of the main Hawaiian Islands. Linda was one ...
Aussie Government Invests $23.6M Towards Growing Global Space Sector
Federal Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor said the Morrison Government has been working hard to triple the size of the local space sector by 2030 to $12 billion which will create 20,000 new jobs. The Morrison ...
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UP42 And Airbus’ Copernicus Masters Challenge For Sustainable Urban Planning
This prestigious Earth Observation (EO) annual competition, Copernicus Masters, seeks to develop innovative applications of remotely sensed data that address Earth’s ongoing environmental, social, and business challenges. UP42, geospatial developer platform and marketplace, and its parent company Airbus are teaming ...
