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The Airbus Zephyr HAPS Reaches New Heights

October 18, 2021

The Airbus Zephyr S completed a successful 2021 test flight campaign in the United States. The final Airbus solar-powered High Altitude Platform System (HAPS) flight touched down on September13 in Arizona, USA, ending the most ambitious and successful Zephyr flight campaign to date. The flight campaign had a clear customer focus – to demonstrate how […]

Filed Under: Commercial, Flight Dynamics, HAP, Military, Testing

AstroAccess + ZERO-G Deliver A Weightless Experience To 12 Disability Ambassors

October 18, 2021

AstroAccess and Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G) successfully completed a parabolic flight with a crew of 12 ambassadors with mobility, vision, and hearing disabilities on Sunday, October 17. The ZERO-G aircraft ascended to an altitude of 32,000 feet, at which point the vehicle commenced its parabolic maneuvers. Ambassadors carried out planned demonstrations over the course of […]

Filed Under: Events, Flight Dynamics, Parabolic

Rocket Lab Acquires Advanced Solutions, Inc

October 12, 2021

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”) has completed their acquisition of Advanced Solutions, Inc. (ASI), a Colorado-based aerospace engineering firm delivering mission proven space software, mission simulation and test systems, and Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) solutions, for $40 million, plus the potential for an additional $5.5 million performance earnout […]

Filed Under: Acquisitions, Business Moves, Commercial, Engineering, Flight Dynamics, GNC, Military, SmallSat Tagged With: Featured

JAXA Awards MMX Mission Flight Units Contract To MDA

September 14, 2021

MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA) has been awarded the full contract from MELCO (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation) in Japan to provide a Laser Rangefinder (LRF) altimeter for the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) mission. MDA will be providing two redundant flight units (laser range finder – LRF) altimeters and one engineering development unit (EDU) […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Contracts, Flight Dynamics, Mars, Mission

Firefly Aerospace’s First Launch Of Their Alpha Rocket — Anomaly Occurs — Captured Flight Data Encouraging

September 10, 2021

On September 2nd, Firefly Aerospace Inc. conducted the maiden flight of their Alpha launch vehicle from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. “Firefly has conducted the first test flight of our Alpha vehicle. The day marked a major advancement for the Firefly team, as we demonstrated that we ‘arrived’ as a company capable of building […]

Filed Under: Anomaly, Engines / Thrusters, Flight Dynamics, Launch, Launch Vehicle

Thuraya Selects GMV For Control + Flight Dynamics Systems For Thuraya-4 NGS

September 2, 2021

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (“Yahsat”), listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (“ADX”) under (SYMBOL: YAHSAT) (ISIN: AEA007501017), has selected the Spanish group, GMV, to supply the Spacecraft Control and Flight Dynamics Systems for Thuraya 4-NGS, a next-generation, L-band, mobile communications satellite system scheduled to start operations in 2024. Through this new partnership, […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Command + Control, Comms, Contracts, Flight Dynamics, Mobile, Satellites

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