Iceye releases images from latest SAR satellites
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 13:00SAN FRANCISCO – Iceye published the first images Feb. 25 from three synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites the Finnish company launched in January on a SpaceX rideshare mission.
“All three spacecraft have successfully completed initial operations and are now progressing through the calibration process,” Iceye said in a Feb.
NASA says maintaining competition a priority for lunar lander procurement
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 12:06WASHINGTON — With NASA “down to the wire” in reviewing lunar lander proposals, agency officials say a priority is to maintain competition for a later procurement.
During a session of the 47th Spaceport Summit Feb.
Cosmic Kiss goes symphonic
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 10:07An epic ‘Space Symphony’ composed by Germany’s BigCityBeats is set to add musical goosebumps to the preparations of ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer for his Cosmic Kiss space mission, thanks to a new cooperation with ESA.
Deal signed to boost secure satellite communications
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 08:00Disruptive services and innovative features of the next generation of secure satellite communications will be analysed following the signing of a new memorandum of understanding.
MDA awarded contract to use satellite based data fusion and analytics to counter illegal fishing
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 07:48MDA has announced that it has been awarded a three-year contract with the Government of Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans and Defence Research and Development Canada to use satellite technology to detect vessels engaging in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The contract will run for a period of three years. The Dark Vessel Detection (DVD) program uses satellite tec
UCF joins project to develop composites for spacecraft, NASA missions
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 07:48Sometimes big things come in small packages, and the new thin but strong materials the University of Central Florida is helping NASA develop are no exception. These materials, known as thin-ply composites, are as thin as carpenter's measuring tape but strong enough to support satellite payloads, such as solar sails for solar-powered space travel, or serve as supports for large spacecraft.
Mastcam-Z's First 360-Degree Panorama
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 04:50NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover got its first high-definition look around its new home in Jezero Crater on Feb. 21, after rotating its mast, or "head," 360 degrees, allowing the rover's Mastcam-Z instrument to capture its first panorama after touching down on the Red Planet on Feb 18. It was the rover's second panorama ever, as the rover's Navigation Cameras, or Navcams, also located on the
SwRI scientist captures evidence of dynamic seasonal activity on a Martian sand dune
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 04:50A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientist examined 11 Mars years of image data to understand the seasonal processes that create linear gullies on the slopes of the megadune in the Russell crater on Mars. In early spring images, captured by two different cameras on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, SwRI's Dr. Cynthia Dinwiddie noticed airborne plumes of dusty material associated with t
Suspected breach plugged in Russian ISS module as air leak hunt continues
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 04:50Cosmonauts have patched up several areas suspected of hiding a breach in the Russian segment of the International Space Station as they continue their frantic search for a mystery air leak. Dmitry Belkin, a senior press officer at the Russian state space agency Roscosmos, said the crew identified several potential sources of the leak in the Zvezda service module on Tuesday. "The crew
Paragon delivers key life support system to ISS
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 04:50Paragon Space Development Corporation (Paragon) is excited to announce that its latest life support technology was launched aboard Northrop Grumman's 15th commercial resupply services mission (NG CRS-15) which arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday. Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft successfully launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Saturday, February 20th with o
Cancer survivor to join first all-private spaceflight on SpaceX's Dragon
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 04:50A physician assistant at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will join the first all-private space mission in a fundraising effort for the Memphis-based charitable facility. The mission, called Inspiration4, is scheduled for launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida as early as October for four private citizens. They plan to orbit the Earth for several days aboard a Crew Dragon cap
ENPULSION to provide microthrusters for MethaneSAT Mission
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 04:50ENPULSION, the market leader in small satellite propulsion, has announced that it will provide the propulsion technology for Blue Canyon Technologies' Microsat in support of the MethaneSAT mission. Blue Canyon Technologies is a small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider. ENPULSION will provide its ENPULSION MICRO R3 thruster, a scaled version of their technology, which targ
Maxar to supply TTEthernet network platform for NASA's Gateway
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 04:50TTTech Aerospace has been selected by Maxar Technologies to provide the TTEthernet network platform for the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) for NASA's Gateway. The PPE will provide power, maneuvering, attitude control and communications for the lunar orbiting outpost. Gateway is a foundational part of NASA's Artemis program, which aims to land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024
SES Government Solutions to provide new portable maritime solution
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 04:50SES Government Solutions (SES GS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, has announced the award of a new portable maritime solution task order against the single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) low-latency High Throughput Satellite (HTS) services. The solution leverages the O3b MEO satellite constellation operating 8,000k
Microchip announces space-qualified COTS-based radiation-hardened power converters
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 04:50As reliance on communication and weather satellites grows and space research expands in scope and mission, new technology is required to help speed spaceflight system design and production. Microchip Technology Inc. has announced the expansion of its SA50-120 power converter family with nine new units based on its Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) technology. This technology provides developers wi