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Lockheed Martin opens facility for rapid development of small satellites
Aug 08, 2023 (SPX)
The 20,000-square-foot low bay clean room, located on the company's Waterton campus, will feature six scalable parallel assembly lines and is configurable to ho...
Beam-hopping JoeySat passes in-orbit tests
Aug 01, 2023 (ESA)
Because they can swiftly switch their coverage between different locations, beam-hopping satellites can connect people living in or travelling over wide geograp...
Pixxel lands iDEX funding for miniaturized satellites development
Aug 01, 2023 (SPX)
iDEX, through its SPARK grants, has enabled Pixxel to venture into the creation of compact satellites with an upper weight limit of 150 kg. The satellites, purp...
Momentus completes payload deployment from vigoride-6 mission
Jul 31, 2023 (SPX)
Since last year, Momentus has had three successful missions, deploying a total of 15 customer satellites, along with placing three of its Vigoride Orbital Servi...
NASA's Starling CubeSats set in motion: an innovative swarm in LEO
Jul 19, 2023 (SPX)
The immediate task for the Starling swarm is to power up and establish initial contact with the ground. This process may transpire overnight or within the ensui...
NASA's Starling Mission Sending Swarm of Satellites into Orbit
Jul 12, 2023 (SPX)
Once launched, the four CubeSats will fly in two different formations to test several technologies paving the way towards a future where swarms of satellites ca...
Sidus Space awarded two Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership Contracts
Jun 23, 2023 (SPX)
Carol Craig, Founder and CEO of Sidus Space, commented, "We are extremely proud to have received awards with Maris-Tech and Lulav Space, two innovative Israeli ...
W-band on the run
Jun 23, 2023 (ESA)
The team deployed a portable, self-made ground station to acquire W-band microwave signals from ESA's W-Cube mission, as part of an effort to better understand ...
ESA backs Greek firms' and universities' CubeSats
Jun 21, 2023 (ESA)
The initiative underpins efforts - led by ESA on behalf of the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance - to expand the nascent space industry in Greece, enabling t...
SmallSat industry unleashes diverse applications and global collaborations
Jun 18, 2023 (SPX)
NASA's TechLeap Autonomous Observation Challenge No. 1 has led to the development of advanced technologies that enhance the autonomous observation capabilities ...
Global collaboration drives record-breaking advances in small satellite industry
Jun 18, 2023 (SPX)
First up, China has set a new national record by successfully launching 41 satellites into orbit on a single mission via their Long March 2D carrier rocket. Thi...
Record-setting launch sends 41 satellites to space
Jun 16, 2023 (XNA)
The rocket blasted off at 1:30 pm from a service tower at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province. After a short flight, the second stage of the ...
NASA Offers Fly-Fix-Fly Testing for SmallSat Planetary Observation
Jun 16, 2023 (SPX)
NASA's Flight Opportunities program, managed at Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, enabled three research teams to fly, fix issues, and fl...
Terran Orbital supervises Italian students building satellite for first Vatican space mission
Jun 14, 2023 (SPX)
The Polytechnic University of Turin (PoliTO) CubeSat Team and DIANA Robotics Team designed the 3U CubeSat spacecraft for the papal Spei Satelles or Satellites o...
SpaceX Transporter-8 delivers 6 NanoAvionics satellites to orbit
Jun 14, 2023 (SPX)
The second noteworthy satellite, GEI-SAT, owned by Spain-based Satlantis, serves as a pioneering element in the field of "Earth and Universe Observation". Taske...
Rocket Lab spacecraft built for Varda operating on orbit
Jun 12, 2023 (SPX)
The spacecraft was developed, manufactured, and tested at Rocket Lab's Spacecraft Production Facility in Long Beach, California, and it incorporates Rocket Lab-...
Exolaunch deploys over 30 smallsats on Spacex's Transporter-8 Rideshare Mission
Jun 12, 2023 (SPX)
The Transporter-8 mission was marked by the participation of Exolaunch customers from diverse geographic locales including Europe, Asia, and North America. Exol...
Capella Space awarded multi-year blanket purchase agreement by NASA
Jun 09, 2023 (SPX)
Under this sole-source agreement, NASA will have access to Capella's commercial SAR image products, which range from 0.5 to 1.2 meter ground resolution and repr...
LeoStella builds and delivers its 20th satellite
Jun 06, 2023 (SPX)
LeoStella's 20th satellite was based on its LS-100 bus platform, marking another achievement for the manufacturer. Loft Orbital Solutions continues to express i...
GomSpace and ESA cancel next phase of climate observation mission
Jun 06, 2023 (SPX)
In December 2021, GomSpace and RAL Space signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the Scout-1 Mission, otherwise known as CubeMap. Over the pa...
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