Новости за 08.03.2024

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2024
Karman Space and Defense ("Karman") has released details on its involvement in the first certification mission of United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan launch vehicle. This collaboration underscored Karman's strategic importance in the landmark debut flight of the Vulcan rocket, which occurred on Jan. 8, 2024. The mission, known as Cert-1, carried two significant payloads: the Peregrine Lu

Boston MA (SPX) Mar 07, 2024
What do meteor showers, medicine, and MIT have in common? Aerospace engineering major Nicole McGaa. The senior has long been drawn to both space and medicine. Growing up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she would search for good hillsides for watching meteor showers with her brother and father. Meanwhile, her favorite TV shows featured doctors and healers as main characters. The "Star Trek" series w

Washington DC (UPI) Mar 6, 2024
NASA completed a full-duration RS-25 engine hot fire Wednesday, as the space agency continues testing the updated engines that will launch Artemis missions to the moon and beyond. The full-duration test was the ninth of 12 scheduled tests, and took place on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis in Mississippi. The certification engine, which

Ulan Bator, Mongolia (SPX) Mar 08, 2024
In a significant stride towards the global space arena, Mongolia marked its entry by launching its inaugural satellites, catalyzing an era of innovation and amplifying the potential for investment in its evolving tech domain. On 4th March 2023, Space-X's Falcon-9 rocket, lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carried two Mongolian low-earth-orbit nano satellites, Ondos

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2024
In a strategic move to enhance space communications, Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has partnered with Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) to introduce a groundbreaking spacecraft bus and mission operation support for its upcoming hybrid space communications network demonstrations. These initiatives aim to showcase Viasat's comprehensive suite of multi-band, space-based communication services design

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2024
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a significant contract valued at $439.6 million by the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command to develop the 12th satellite for the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) system. This initiative underscores the ongoing commitment to enhancing the United States' strategic communications infrastructure, providing the U.S. military and its allies with vital high-capacity,

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2024
In an address at the U.S. Space Command Legal Conference, the Honorable Caroline Krass, General Counsel of the Department of Defense (DOD), delivered a compelling vision for the future of space law. Her speech, titled "Space Law: Promoting the Rules-Based Order Through Multi-Domain Lawyering," underscored the pivotal moment we find ourselves in the realm of outer space-a domain undergoing rapid

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2024
Muon Space, an innovative space systems provider that is reshaping Earth monitoring from orbit, has reported the successful launch and operational readiness of its latest satellite, MuSat2. This marks a significant milestone for the company as it continues to push the boundaries of what's possible with satellite technology. Launched on March 4 from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a Spac

Washington DC (UPI) Mar 7, 2024
SpaceX plans to launch the third test flight of its Starship rocket as early as March 14 pending regulatory approval. SpaceX stressed that the date is likely to change, which is common when it comes to developmental testing. SpaceX said its third test flight will try successful ascent burns on its first and second stages, open and close Starship payload doors, perform a propellan

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2024
In the wake of a series of atmospheric rivers that bombarded California with record rainfall and hurricane-force winds in February, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission has come under the spotlight for its critical role in capturing detailed data on the resultant coastal flooding. The satellite, a joint venture between NASA and the French space agency CNES, has demonstrated its

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2024
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a leading innovator in satellite-based solutions for the aerospace and defense industries, has recently announced a significant milestone in its ongoing contributions to national security and space exploration efforts. The company has been awarded a $15.2 million contract by the U.S. Space Force, facilitated through Axient Corporation, to provide Ambassad

Orono ME (SPX) Mar 04, 2024
Over the last four decades, warming climate and ocean temperatures have rapidly altered the Greenland Ice Sheet, creating concern for marine ecosystems and weather patterns worldwide. The environment has challenged scientists in their attempts to measure how water moves around and melts the ice sheet because equipment can be destroyed by icebergs floating near the glaciers. Collected using

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 07, 2024
GITAI USA Inc. (GITAI), a leader in space robotics innovation, has successfully showcased its advanced robotics technology through the construction of a 5-meter-high communication tower. This achievement was realized in a desert environment meticulously designed to simulate the lunar surface, representing a "first of its kind" demonstration in space robotics. GITAI, in a collaborative effo

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2024
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a leader in the new field of in-space transportation services, has reportes its selection by NASA to receive a significant indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) base contract. This award positions Momentus as a pivotal player among 15 companies chosen to support the United States' space exploration and technology advancement efforts over the next five year

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2024
Teledyne e2v HiRel has announced the launch of its latest product - the TDLNA2050SEP, a radiation-tolerant S-Band low noise amplifier. This product stands out in the market for its exceptional performance tailored to meet the rigorous demands of space and radar applications, where every component's reliability, efficiency, and size play a critical role in the success of the mission. Develo

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2024
Firefly Aerospace has unveiled the latest cohort of educational payloads destined for space aboard its Alpha rocket, marking a significant stride in its mission to broaden access to outer space. Through its pioneering Dedicated Research Education Accelerator Mission (DREAM) program, Firefly is set to propel CubeSats developed by the University of Illinois, Auburn University, and the Aerospace an

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2024
Apex, the innovative spacecraft manufacturing company based in Los Angeles, reports that 'Aries Serial Number 1 (SN1)', the first production unit of the Aries bus, has established bidirectional communication with ground stations, demonstrating its operational health in orbit. This successful orbital deployment follows its launch aboard SpaceX's Falcon-9 rocket on March 4. The Aries platfor

London, UK (SPX) Mar 07, 2024
The escalating challenge of space debris in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) has sparked significant concern among space agencies and operators. With thousands of satellites, spent rocket stages, and fragments from disintegration and collisions whirling around the Earth, the risk of potentially hazardous collisions has never been higher. Traditional radar and radio-telescope systems, while effective

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2024
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) has announced its selection by NASA for an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract, boasting a ceiling value of $45 million. This contract is aligned with NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate's goals, which encompasses the Flight Opportunities program and the Small Spacecraft Technology program, pivotal arms in the agency's push for

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2024
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) and Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) have both reported the successful launch and deployment of their satellites aboard SpaceX's Transporter-10 Rideshare mission. The mission, which took to the skies from the Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, marked a significant step forward for both companies in expanding their space-based capab

Washington (AFP) March 6, 2024
Elon Musk's SpaceX on Wednesday announced it was eyeing March 14 as the earliest date for the next test launch of its giant Starship rocket, with which it hopes to one day colonize Mars. Two previous attempts have ended in spectacular explosions, though the company has adopted a rapid trial-and-error approach in order to accelerate development. "The third flight test of Starship could la

London, UK (SPX) Mar 07, 2024
In a groundbreaking study led by space weather experts at the University of Surrey, there's a growing call for immediate action to safeguard the burgeoning space tourism industry from the invisible threat of cosmic radiation. The study, recently published in Space Policy, emphasizes the urgent need for collaboration between regulators and space tourism companies to enhance passenger and crew pro