Telesat buys in-orbit satellite to help cover Anik F2 shortfall
Tuesday, 08 November 2022 19:42
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Canada’s Telesat is relocating an in-orbit C-band satellite it bought from another operator as thruster issues force its Anik F2 spacecraft into early retirement.
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DARPA’s robot could start servicing satellites in 2025
Tuesday, 08 November 2022 19:09 Write a comment
DARPA's RSGS satellite-servicing payload has completed key tests and is on track to be integrated with a Northrop Grumman spacecraft next year and launch to orbit in 2024
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Canopy Aerospace to supply thermal protection for spacecraft and hypersonics
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Canopy Aerospace plans to set up a pilot factory in Denver to produce thermal protection systems (TPS) for rockets, spacecraft, reentry capsules and hypersonic vehicles.
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How MIRI became Webb's coolest instrument
Tuesday, 08 November 2022 17:29Cognitive Space gets $1.2 million U.S. Air Force contract extension for satellite-tasking software
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Cognitive Space won a $1.2 million contract extension to continue development of the company’s satellite tasking software for the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Meet the SME Office at Space Tech Expo
Tuesday, 08 November 2022 12:30 Write a comment
ESA's SME Office welcomes startups and SMEs to its booth at this year’s Space Tech Expo, a space technology trade fair and conference in Bremen, Germany from 15–17 November.
Virgin Orbit says U.K launch licensing taking longer than expected
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Virgin Orbit acknowledged it has taken longer than planned to get approvals for its first launch from the United Kingdom but still expects to conduct the mission before the end of the year.
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Making History in Space
Tuesday, 08 November 2022 09:21 Write a comment
When the world thinks of space pioneering companies with a long, proven track record of success, Northrop Grumman is top of mind. With over six decades of history in space leadership supporting multiple civil, commercial and national security space missions, the company now supports various customer launch requirements ranging from human exploration to scientific discovery, commercial communicat From Graphene to Gravity: Exploring the Physics of Emergence
Tuesday, 08 November 2022 09:21 Write a comment
A new short volume by veteran science writer George Musser covers the concept of emergence in two domains of physics: the physics of materials (known as condensed matter) and the physics of space and time (known as quantum gravity). Both areas have gone through a mini-revolution over the past two decades. In condensed matter, physicists have realized that nature is replete with states of matter SpiderOak wins contract with DoD to demonstrate OrbitSecure Zero-Trust Protocol On-Orbit
Tuesday, 08 November 2022 09:21 Write a comment
SpiderOak, the leader in complete cybersecurity solutions for next generation space systems, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to deliver the company's OrbitSecure zero-trust protocol on-orbit. The project will demonstrate end-to-end cybersecurity for the Department of Defense's future Hybrid Space Architecture, an initiative the U.S. Congress has begun referr How MIRI became Webb’s coolest instrument
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The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope is widely referred to as the successor to the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. In reality, it is the successor to a lot more than that. With the inclusion of the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), Webb also became a successor to infrared space telescopes such as ESA’s Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) and NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope.
First small geostationary HummingSat sold
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Satellite operator Intelsat has placed an order for the first small geostationary “HummingSat” developed as part of ESA’s efforts to support fast, dynamic and agile private space firms in Europe.
Call for Media: launch of the first Meteosat Third Generation satellite MTG-I1
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Call for Media: launch of the first MTG satellite MTG-I1
Gilmour Space completes final qualification test of Sirius rocket engine
Tuesday, 08 November 2022 05:07 Write a comment
Australian rocket engineers at Gilmour Space Technologies have successfully completed the final qualification test of its main Sirius hybrid rocket engine, paving the way for the country's first orbital launch attempt of an Australian-made rocket next year.
The Queensland-based rocket company is developing Eris, a three-stage launch vehicle that will be a cost effective and greener alterna Phase Four achieves electric thruster operation on Air Force Green Propellant ASCENT
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Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster (RF thruster) for satellite propulsion, has successfully demonstrated operation of its RF thruster using the Air Force Research Laboratory's green propellant, ASCENT (formerly AF-M315E). The achievement, made under a U.S. Space Force contract awarded at the 2021 Space Force Pitch Day, enables multi-mode propulsion capability, which combines