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Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 will come equipped with 12 cameras, a vision processor and two floodlights from Redwire to support the lunar lander autonomously touchdown on the moon’s surface. The mission’s launch is scheduled around mid-January at the Kennedy Space Center, Redwire said Thursday. The Jacksonville, Florida-based company noted that the mission is […] More
Rocket Lab has concluded the preliminary design review for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta program under a previously awarded $515 million contract. The company said Thursday the PDR completion paves the way for the detailed design phase, during which it will design, integrate, test and commission 18 T2TL-Beta satellites. The next phase will […] More
Rocket Lab has announced the addition of its new Neutron rocket to NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare, or VADR, contract. Its small orbital launch vehicle Electron is already under VADR contract and demonstrated capabilities in the NASA PREFIRE and TROPICS missions, the company said Thursday. Rocket Lab described Neutron as a medium-lift reusable […] More
Low Earth orbit satellites of York Space Systems and SpaceX have completed a laser communication link test involving the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. The test demonstrated the first laser communication connection between two PWSA satellites, advancing space-based communication, York said Thursday. The test linked a data transport satellite deployed by York to […] More
Nokia and Intuitive Machines have completed the final integration of the Nokia Lunar Surface Communication System, or LSCS, into Athena, the lander for the IM-2 mission. One of the objectives of the mission, which is targeting the south pole region of the moon as its destination and is scheduled to launch by late February at the […] More
Tom Vice has stepped down as Sierra Space’s CEO, SpaceNews reported Monday, citing a company statement. Vice retired as CEO at the end of 2024. Fatih Ozmen, chairman of the board of Sierra Space, will serve as the interim CEO while the company seeks a permanent replacement. “After three and half years in the role, Tom Vice has […] More
Blue Origin has completed a series of tests for its New Glenn rocket, whose objectives included the demonstration of day-of-launch operations and the validation of vehicle and ground systems. Hotfire Test The company said Friday that the test campaign, which met all objectives, concluded with an integrated launch vehicle hotfire test, whose accomplishment was described […] More
Voyager, a company offering national security and space services, is partnering with space-based cloud services provider LEOcloud to advance edge computing technology. The two companies will work under a project grant awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory Regional Network – Mid-Atlantic as part of its Spring 2024 funding cycle, Voyager said Monday. Advancing Edge Computing Efforts […] More
HawkEye 360 has made contact with its Cluster 11 satellites following their launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Sent into space on Friday, Cluster 11 will be deployed in a sun-synchronous orbit to provide enhanced data collection and radio frequency monitoring capabilities, HawkEye 360 said Saturday. The new satellite constellation is expected to […] More
Verizon Frontline and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, have collaborated once more to track Santa Claus’ yearly journey. The company said it will ensure the NORAD Track Santa initiative will have reliable connectivity so people, especially children, can see where Santa is on Dec. 24. NORAD Tracks Santa Initiative The initiative, which […] More
Peraton has been awarded a 22-month contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, to enhance threat-detecting capabilities in space. Peraton Contract Scope The company said Thursday the multi-million-dollar contract, awarded through the Space-domain Wide Area Tracking and Characterization, or Space-WATCH, program, requires the development of an “as-a-service” model that encourages data acquisition from […] More
SpiderOak has secured a Small Business Innovation Research contract extension from the Space Development Agency to employ zero trust protection and ensure the cyber resilience and security of U.S. space missions. The expanded agreement will showcase the integration of SpiderOak’s Platform protecting space systems with the U.S. Space Force’s identity and access management software, the […] More
