Ascent Solar Technologies (Nasdaq: ASTI) has announced that the Company’s solar module products will fly on NASA’s upcoming Lightweight Integrated Solar Array and AnTenna (LISA-T) mission, scheduled for launch this […]
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Beautiful day for a SpaceX launch in Florida as Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft heads to ISS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Jan. 30, 2024 – Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Cygnus cargo delivery spacecraft was successfully launched to the International Space Station today by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 […]
Amazon confirms 100% success rate for Project Kuiper Protoflight mission
Amazon’s Project Kuiper has validated all systems and subsystems on board its prototype satellites and has also demo’d the first, two-way video call over Amazon’s end-to-end communications network. Within 30 […]
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 […]
UPDATE: NASA and SpaceX’s Psyche stand down due to weather, new date established
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft onboard is seen at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Psyche mission, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy […]
Journey to a Metal-Rich World: NASA’s Psyche Is Ready to Launch
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft onboard is seen at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Psyche mission, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy […]
Germany’s DCUBED to be the first “disruptive enabling technology” demonstrating in-space manufacturing
DCUBED, the German NewSpace hardware manufacturer, announced it will demonstrate in-space manufacturing as part of a demonstration mission expected in Q1 2024. This will be the first time ever that […]
Maxar’s Galaxy 37/Horizons-4 satellite built for Intelsat is performing well
Maxar Technologies, provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, has announced that the Galaxy 37/Horizons-4 satellite built for Intelsat is performing as expected after launch. The spacecraft […]
Maxar’s largest ever satellite, Hughes JUPITER 3, performs well after launch
Maxar Technologies announced that the largest commercial communications satellite ever built, the JUPITER™ 3 satellite for Hughes, an EchoStar company, is performing as expected after launch yesterday. The spacecraft was […]
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. intros space hardware development kits for solar applications
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTI) has introduced a new line of easy to integrate Space Hardware Development Kits (HDKs) during the Space Foundation Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, […]