Space Force extends Kratos’ contract for satellite ground systems
Original Publication Date: 2023-11-25 20:27
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions awarded contract worth up to $579 million. Contract supports command-and-control operations of four constellations and 26 military communication satellites. Contract is for a program named C-SAR, short for Command-and-Control System-Consolidated.
Launch of Ireland’s 1st satellite is upcoming… – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-11-25 00:00
Watch the live launch broadcast of Ireland’s first satellite on ESA Web TV Channel 2 and ESA YouTube. EIRSAT-1 is a 2U CubeSat carrying three experiments, including a novel gamma ray detector. The mission has been in development since the team was accepted to the ESA Academy Fly Your Satellite! Program in 2017.
Satellogic wins NOAA license – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-11-25 00:00
Satellogic has been building and operating EO satellites equipped with optical and multispectral sensors. The company went public via SPAC in January 2022 in a merger that provided $262 million in gross proceeds. Earning a NOAA remote sensing license means that Satellogic is now subject to the agency’s oversight.
Skyrora + Spirit to enhance future UK launch capability – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-11-25 00:00
Skyrora and Spirit AeroSystems have announced a collaboration on orbital launch capability. The companies celebrated the announcement in Belfast, home to Spirit’s largest UK manufacturing facility. Skyrora will provide Spirit with access to Skyprint 2, the largest in-house hybrid 3D printer of its kind in Europe.
AAC Clyde Space wins Starbuck order – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-11-25 00:00
AAC Clyde Space has won a 1.14 million euros (approx. SEK 13.4 million) order on Starbuck power systems. The order, which comes from an existing customer, is scheduled for final delivery in the first quarter of 2025. The Starbuck power system is a PCDU (Power Conditioning and Distribution Unit) system developed for smallsats.
Three space projects funded in Space Systems Command’s Annual Innovation Competition – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-11-25 00:00
A proposal to create a standardized interface between the U.S. And allied partners to share data was named the winner of Space Systems Command’s (SSC) 2nd annual Fight Tonight innovation competition. The winning team was awarded $2.8 million in FY24 to proceed with the development, installation, and software sustainment of the systems in support of Japan and Australia.
From Countdown to Touchdown: Flying Aboard Virgin Galactic
Original Publication Date: 2023-11-24 19:59
Kellie Gerardi is the Virgin Galactic Astronaut 021. Her training began two years before the flight, but unofficially started a decade ago. Gerardi thanks Richard Garriott de Cayeux for first introducing her to the idea of commercial spaceflight.