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On January 24, 2012, the HawkEye 360 Cluster 2 smallsats made their way to orbit via the successful SpaceX, Falcon 9 launch of the Transporter-1 mission. Read more about the […]
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Why on Earth would SpaceX purchase oil rigs? Why, to convert them into seagoing launch platforms, that’s why… especially as such edifices can trim costs as trajectories for launch vehicles […]
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With in-person gatherings still months away, SmallSat Symposium Virtual provides access to exciting new ideas as well as fosters a multitude of networking opportunities. Whether your interest is in understanding the changing marketplace, […]
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In their newly released quarterly issue of The Space Report, Space Foundation, a 501(c)(3) global space advocate for nearly 40 years, announced 2020 Q4 research and analysis findings revealing substantial growth […]
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Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT) has successfully tested their Electronically Steered Antenna (ESA) over Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) network — Gilat’s open-architecture proven ESA has been integrated with […]
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Momentus Inc. (“Momentus” or the “Company”) and Qosmosys, a new venture founded in Singapore last year, have announced a service agreement for two 3UXL protoflight cubesats in 2022, followed by […]
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Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands (Airbus DS NL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaborative activities regarding ground equipment for space-to-ground optical communication. […]
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Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has conducted a validation ground test of an extended length 63-inch in diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63XL — data sheet at this direct link…) […]
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Airbus was awarded the Skynet 6A contract in July 2020 and teams across its sites in Stevenage, Portsmouth and Hawthorn have been working on the program to achieve this key […]
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The European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus have agreed on service orders for two independent payload missions to be launched to the Bartolomeo payload hosting facility on the International Space […]
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