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NASA to restart Mentor-Protege program to help improve contractor diversity
NASA said on Tuesday that it will restart its Mentor-Protégé Program for contractors on Friday to expand commercial markets with eligible small businesses. The program seeks to expand inclusivity including AbilityOne, historically Black colleges and universities, and minority serving institutions to foster a more-diverse environment to collaborate with NASA. NASA said the progr
Three-person crew blasts off for China's Tiangong space station
Three Chinese astronauts including the country's only woman spaceflight engineer blasted off on a "dream" mission to the Tiangong space station in the early hours of Wednesday. The new Tiangong team will carry out experiments with an eye to the space programme's ambitious goal of placing astronauts on the Moon by 2030 and eventually constructing a lunar base. The Shenzhou-19 mission took
Three-person crew to blast off for China's Tiangong space station
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Satellites making up China's 'Thousand Sails' found to be exceeding brightness limits
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Add astronaut nutrition to the list of barriers to long-duration spaceflight
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Using multimode propulsion for more efficient trips in space
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Ariel takes shape and first shake
The construction phase of ESA’s Ariel mission has started at Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse (France) with the assembly of the spacecraft’s structural model. This marks a significant step forward for this mission designed to meticulously inspect the atmospheres of a thousand exoplanets and uncover their nature.
In the image we see Ariel’s structural model coming together at the Airbus facilities. This model replicates the mechanical framework of the spacecraft and the mass of its various units for a first round of tough testing.
The Ariel’s structural model consists of two main components: a flight-like replica of the service
LeoStella and BlackSky join SDA's Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit initiative
LeoStella has been chosen by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to contribute to the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (HALO) program. This initiative opens doors for nontraditional defense contractors to collaborate directly with SDA on rapid on-orbit mission feasibility prototypes. LeoStella, a small satellite manufacturer, will partner with BlackSky as a subcontractor to dev
CATALYST introduces INSIGHTS 2.0 for smarter multi-source data visualization
CATALYST, a PCI Geomatics Enterprise Inc. brand known for its leadership in Earth observation solutions, has launched INSIGHTS 2.0, a cutting-edge visualization platform that integrates and interprets data from multiple sources. INSIGHTS 2.0 is designed to enhance decision-making in critical sectors such as mining, wildfire management, and flood monitoring by fusing satellite imagery with ground
NovaWurks joins SDA's HALO Program to Support Proliferated LEO Missions
NovaWurks has announced its selection by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for participation in the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) pool. Through this program, NovaWurks will collaborate directly with the SDA, deploying its specialized spacecraft architecture in upcoming SDA mission profiles. As a prime contractor, NovaWurks offers comprehensive mission support services, gu