Blue Origin, Stoke Space selected by U.S. Space Force to compete for small satellite missions
Original Publication Date: 2024-07-03 21:56
Blue Origin and Stoke Space Technologies added to roster of launch providers. They are eligible to compete for short-turnaround small-satellite missions. Space Force’s small launch division at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has awarded seven missions.
Sentinel-2C ready for transatlantic trip to farewell Vega launch
Original Publication Date: 2024-07-03 18:56
Sentinel-2C is ready to be shipped from Germany for a two-week trip across the Atlantic Ocean. Europe’s latest Earth science satellite is due to launch on the final flight of the original version of the Vega rocket. Airbus said the 1,100-kilogram spacecraft would provide continuous imaging.
Chinese satellite manufacturer MinoSpace raises $137 million
Original Publication Date: 2024-07-03 13:45
Chinese commercial satellite maker MinoSpace has secured more than $137 million. MinoSpace, also known as Beijing Weina Star Technology Co., Ltd., announced the funding June 24. MinoSpace will also soon break ground on a satellite manufacturing base within Wuxi City.
Cosmic Shielding works with Aethero to protect Nvidia Jetson Orin NX GPU
Original Publication Date: 2024-07-02 14:00
Cosmic Shielding Corp. Is supporting the upcoming launch of a radiation-hardened edge computer. The computer is scheduled to fly July 10 on the SpaceX Falcon-9 Transporter-11 rideshare. If the demonstration is successful, it may help convince space companies to forgo radiation-hardened components.
Can “AltPNT” Really Replace GPS?
Original Publication Date: 2024-07-02 13:00
Spoofing and jamming have bedeviled positioning on the battlefield. The challenges of operating GPS in adverse environments have led to a call for AltPNT. Most AltPNT solutions are merely supplements to GPS, not replacements for it. Most commercial airlines have supplemental systems that enhance and improve GPS data.
Rocket Lab signs preliminary terms for million$$ in funding to expand production of semiconductors that power spacecraft – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-07-04 00:00
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) with the Department of Commerce that would see the company receive as much as $23.9 million in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. The proposed investment would enable Rocket Lab to increase its production of compound semiconductors for spacecraft and satellites. This proposed CHIPS investment would create more than 100 direct manufacturing jobs.
Shield AI’s V-BAT selected for million$$$ contract for USCG UAS services – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-07-04 00:00
Shield AI has announced that the U.S. Coast Guard has awarded the company a $198,106,876 IDIQ firm, fixed-price contract. The contract will provide Contractor Owned Contractor Operated (COCO) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) services. This service will be implemented using the V-BAT unmanned aircraft system.
High energy particle strike simulation technique for new semiconductor devices – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-07-04 00:00
Chromacity Ltd. Has been cited in pioneering research undertaken by Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, USA. Sandia used the Chromacity 1280 ultra-fast laser as part of their system to simulate radiation-induced events in logic circuits. High energy particles are known to induce permanent or transitory effects in semiconductor devices.
U.S.S.F. SSC awards 2nd ramp for the Orbital Services program to Blue Origin + Stoke Space – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2024-07-03 00:00
The U.S. Space Force’s Small Launch and Targets Division at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, awarded the second on ramp to the Orbital Services Program (OSP)-4 contract. OSP-4 is executed as part of the Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) It allows for the rapid acquisition of launch services to meet mission requirements for payloads 400 pounds or greater.
Amendment 25: New Opportunity: C.27 Lucy in the L4 Trojans Participating Scientist Program.
The purpose of C.27 Lucy in the L4 Trojans Participating Scientist Program is to enhance the scientific return of the Lucy mission. The Lucy-L4-PSP solicits proposals for science investigations or other scientific contributions to the Lucy mission that directly address outstanding questions in planetary science.
Launch Roundup: Second half of 2024 begins with more launches from front runners US & China
Original Publication Date: 2024-07-02 23:57
The first week of July has already begun with the third launch of the Japanese H3 rocket. The week ahead continues with two Starlink missions from SpaceX, pushing the number of Starlink satellites launched to over 6,700. The fifth flight of Firefly’s Alpha launch vehicle was scheduled for the night of Tuesday, July 2, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, but that date has now been postponed.