RAL Space’s Speqtre smallsat has passed a major milestone in its journey to space. The mission, which will demonstrate quantum key distribution (QKD) from space, has passed its critical design […]
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NASA’s EMIT mission + a smallsat to ride to orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on July 14th
NASA and SpaceX are targeting 8:44 p.m., EDT, Thursday, July 14th, to launch the agency’s next investigation to monitor climate change to the International Space Station. The mission — NASA’s […]
Thailand Marine Department to deploy several thousand Globalstar SPOT Gen4 satellite trackers via Thaicom
Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd.’s SPOT Gen4 satellite messengers will be deployed by Thailand Marine Department to provide safety and security for all travelers on and around the island of […]
KONGSBERG sets in motion a feasibility study for a Norwegian national oceanic surveillance satellite constellation
Recently, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to initiate a feasibility study on building a national satellite infrastructure for ocean surveillance. In […]
Terran Orbital completes CAPSTONE’s first TCM burn
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) has successfully completed the NASA CAPSTONE satellite’s first TCM burn (TCM-1) As the first statistical maneuver of the mission, TCM-1 is designed to clean up expected […]
GomSpace receives an OK from Unseen Labs to initiate work on a satellite project
GomSpace has received an authorization to proceed (ATP) from Unseen Labs to initiate production of key products for an upcoming satellite project. The ATP value is 12 MSEK. The products are […]
Carnegie Mellon Engineering’s orbital edge computing work to improve smallsat capabilities
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering are setting out on a mission to reimagine the capabilities of nanosatellites (smallsats) in LEO. Backed by a $7 million grant from […]
SWISSto12’s, new name HummingSat, partners with ESA to construct a new product line and deliver a smallsat to launch
A new name, HummingSat, a new logo, a new product line of small telecommunications satellites, and a new partner, ESA to complete this venture. A new name, HummingSat, a new […]
Northrop Grumman selects Airbus U.S. Space — Defense Inc. to supply 42 satellite bus platforms
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) (NYSE: NOC) has selected Airbus U.S. Space & Defense Inc. as the commercial provider of satellite platforms for NGC’s proliferated-LEO constellation. Under the terms of the […]
UPDATE 2: GomSpace finalizes their contract for the delivery of two smallsats to the German Space Agency (DLR)
GomSpace has formally signed a contract to deliver two, 12-unit cubesats to the German Space Agency, DLR. This finalizes the award process that was announced on June 14th and the […]