Vast acquires launcher to accelerate growth
Wednesday, 22 February 2023 11:02
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To accelerate its mission to expand humanity across the solar system by developing long term human habitation in space, Vast has acquired space startup Launcher. Vast is building an artificial gravity station with many times the volume of the International Space Station in low Earth orbit. While steadily making progress toward this goal, Vast will be partnering with a global array of customers, New transmitter design for small satellite constellations improves signal transmission
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Today, there are many emerging applications for small satellite constellations, ranging from space-borne networks to environmental monitoring. However, small satellites have special needs when it comes to transmitter (TX) technology. For one, they have stringent limitations on power consumption as they draw energy from solar panels and cannot easily dissipate generated heat. Moreover, small sate Low power Ka-band transmitters on Earth observation satellites
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Axelspace Corporation has successfully developed a Ka-band radio for Earth observation microsatellites. The radio operates with less than half the power consumption of conventional radio. The collaborative research was jointly developed with Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech). With key collaborators Atsushi Shirane of the Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research of Science and Pr Lockheed Martin gets $1BN contract for sea-based hypersonic strike capability
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Lockheed Martin is partnering with the U.S. Navy to integrate hypersonic strike capability onto surface ships. The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth more than $2 billion, if all options are exercised, to integrate the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) weapon system onto ZUMWALT-class guided missile destroyers (DDGs). CPS is a hypersonic boost-glide weapon system that enables long Crew-6 launch slips as Progress leak investigation continues
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NASA has delayed the launch of a commercial crew mission to the International Space Station by a day to give SpaceX additional time to complete work on the vehicle.
Space Force: Smaller launchers made case to compete for national security contracts
Wednesday, 22 February 2023 09:38 Write a comment
In its latest strategy to procure launch services, the U.S. Space Force is taking a calculated risk that new players in the industry will deliver on their ambitious plans.
Shaping the future of space telecommunications
Wednesday, 22 February 2023 08:31 Write a comment
ESA is inviting everyone working on space-enabled telecommunications – whether they are based in a large firm, a small start-up company or an established research institution – to help shape the future by joining a conference.
SpaceX Dragon crewed flight to ISS pushed back 24 hours
Wednesday, 22 February 2023 08:12 Write a comment
US space agency NASA and SpaceX on Tuesday pushed back by 24 hours the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket that is to carry four astronauts to the International Space Station.
NASA's Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, Russia's Andrey Fedyaev and Sultan al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates had been scheduled to blast off for the ISS at 2:07 am (0707 GMT) Sunday.
Liftoff of the SpaceX Dragon Crew-6 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida has now been rescheduled for 1:45 am Monday, NASA officials said.
SpaceX proceeding with Starship orbital launch attempt after static fire
Wednesday, 22 February 2023 07:57 Write a comment
SpaceX’s static-fire test of nearly all the engines in its Starship booster earlier this month was “the last box to check” before the vehicle’s first orbital launch attempt, likely some time in March, a company official said Feb.
Farming on the Moon
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Farming on the Moon How to Implement Open Architectures Faster in Ground Systems—Legacy, Now, and Next
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As the evolution of space as a contested domain accelerates, defense and national security agencies must innovate—and both legacy ground systems and digital-first programs now have the chance to rapidly adapt.
Military to tap commercial industry for ‘space mobility’ services
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ClearSpace clears first ESA review for 2026 de-orbit mission
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ClearSpace has started procuring spacecraft parts for its inaugural debris de-orbit mission in 2026, the Swiss startup said after announcing Feb.
Envisioning the next generation of space telescopes
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Astronomers hope to capitalize on JWST's success to build support for launching three New Great Observatories by 2050.
NASA Mars orbiter reveals China’s Zhurong rover has not moved for months
Tuesday, 21 February 2023 18:26 Write a comment
Images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal that China’s Zhurong rover remains stationary on the Red Planet as China remains silent on the status of its spacecraft.