Blue Origin CEO Smith to step down
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-25 22:33
Bob Smith will step down as Blue Origin CEO effective Dec. 4. He will be replaced by Dave Limp, the Amazon executive who oversaw Project Kuiper. Blue Origin has grown from fewer than 1,000 employees to more than 10,000 today. The company also won a NASA award in May to develop a crewed lunar lander.
UAE’s $5 billion commitment opens doors for Yahsat
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-25 20:25
Yahsat announced a 17-year capacity deal with the UAE government Sept. 22. The deal includes two geostationary satellites slated to launch in 2027 and 2028. Yahsat now has $7 billion of contracted revenues in the pipeline. Yahsat anticipates most of its business will continue coming from governments.
U.S. Space Force and Astroscale to co-invest in a refueling satellite
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-25 19:16
Astroscale U.S. To co-invest in an on-orbit refueling vehicle. Astroscale is a provider of on-orbit services to extend the life of satellites. Astroscale’s bid was one of 23 received through the Space Enterprise Consortium. Space Force wants to take advantage of commercial innovations in space services.
Beijing to foster commercial space and satellite constellations as key future industries
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-25 14:02
Beijing's municipal government intends to support commercial aerospace and satellite constellations. The city will seek to incubate and promote innovation in areas including development and production of reusable rockets. Software-defined satellites, flat-panel satellites, integrated satellite constellations, remote sensing and ground segments are also priority areas.
Space System Command (SSC) opens new TAP Lab for Space Domain Awareness (SDA) innovation – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-25 00:00
Space Systems Command (SSC) has opened a Tools Applications and Processing (TAP) Lab in Colorado Springs. The Lab is designed to address critical challenges in Space Domain Swareness (SDA) The Lab will engage external partners through Project Apollo, slated for kick-off on October 26, 2023.
Monday morning’s successful launch from California of SpaceX’s 21 Starlink smallsats – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-25 00:00
Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This launch in California was just two days after the successful Starlink sendoff in Florida. Starlink is SpaceX’s internet megaconstellation that has more than 4,750 operational satellites in LEO.
ST Engineering iDirect sponsors WTA’s report Designing the Software-Defined Ground Segment of the Future – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-25 00:00
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has released Designing the Software-Defined Ground Segment of the Future. The report examines the technical and operational barriers to digital transformation of ground segment. WTA members can access the report by signing into their accounts on the WTA website.
etherWhere intros URSA-1 for precise timing applications – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-25 00:00
EtherWhere Corporation has rolled out their of URSA-1 product that is optimized for precise timing applications. The URSA-1 chip represents advancements in signal processing implementation and algorithms to achieve low power and lowest jitter. EtherWhere’s innovations in silicon development and algorithm have achieved 1¦Ņ jitter of less than 4.0 nanoseconds in a 24 hour test.
Zenno Astronautics + D-Orbit sign MOU for superconducting electromagnets apps development – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-25 00:00
Zenno Astronautics and D-Orbit have formed a special, commercial partnership to collaborate on the development of new space products and services. The initial project will see Zenno and D-Orbits combine their respective technologies and fields of expertise to develop two new uses for superconducting electromagnets in space applications.
Yahsat awarded billion$ by the UAE Government – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2023-09-25 00:00
Yahsat's government services arm, Yahsat Government Solutions (“YGS”), recently received an Authorization to Proceed (“ATP”) to provide satellite capacity and managed services for 17 years from the UAE Government. The mandate, valued at $5.1, combines related operations, maintenance and technology management services of ground segment satellite systems.
Historic Wind Tunnel Facility Testing NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle Rocket
MAV supports the planned Mars Sample Return campaign. MAV would launch aboard the Sample Retrieval Lander from Earth for a two-year journey to Mars. It would remain on the surface of Mars for nearly a year of receiving the samples collected by Perseverance.