T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) successfully sent and received – for the first time in the U.S. – a wireless emergency alert (WEA) via satellite — this breakthrough opens up the 500,000 […]
In-Space Testing
Orbit Fab delivers 1st GRIP™ in-space refueling nozzle following successful testing
Orbit Fab has completed the testing of its refueling payload and testing of the GRIP™ capture and active in-space refueling nozzle with automated docking, which eliminates the need for complex […]
The Exploration Company completes NYX-Moon spacecraft testing
The Exploration Company, a leading European commercial space company developing, manufacturing, and operating a reusable space capsule called Nyx, has announced a positive update from the firm’s latest test campaign, […]
Solestial awarded NASA SBIR Ignite contracts for nexgen solar array
Solestial, Inc. (“Solestial”) has been awarded $849,954 for a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from NASA. The winning proposal titled, “Next Generation Silicon Based Solar Arrays for […]
Rocket Lab to launch four Leidos HASTE missions
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a contract with Leidos to launch four HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) missions. The missions, scheduled across 2024 and 2025, will […]
World’s 1st hacking testbed in space to launch on the SpaceX CRS-28 mission on June 5th
Six cubesats are set to launch on SpaceX’s 28th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the International Space Station (ISS), where they will be deployed — among these smallsats, the […]
Techno Planet providing power to the Momentus Vigoride-5 OSV
Techno Planet Inc. (TPI) has has worked with partner Momentus Inc. to design and build Solar Array Drive Assemblies (SADA’s) for the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV). The Vigoride-5 OSV […]
Momentus’ propulsion system completes initial in-space tests
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has successfully completed the initial test sequence on-orbit of the company’s pioneering Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) that relies on solar power and uses distilled water as […]
Galileo signal component tested for Internet of Things (IoT) use
Recently, one of Europe’s Galileo satellites has been reconfigured to emit a new signal component optimized to serve low-end receiver devices and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. One of the […]
Momentus’ Vigoride OTV integrated with SpaceX Falcon 9 for December launch
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has completed the integration of the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) on the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle that will be used for the Transporter-6 mission […]