Alien Cube: UK startup launching 1st billboard and memes to the Moon – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-01-28 00:00
The Alien Cube will house a memory card containing digital content and engraved titanium plates featuring photos and messages from individuals around the world. Messages on the front of the cube are written in various alien languages from iconic science fiction franchises such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Futurama, and others. The Cube will also feature a dedicated space for brand logos, showcasing pioneering companies that are eager to join this extraterrestrial adventure.
GPS III SV-07 receives operational acceptance – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-01-28 00:00
SV-07 is set healthy and available to global users on Jan. 22, bringing the GPS constellation to 31 active vehicles. It also marks the first time Satellite Control Authority transferred from the acquisition program to the operations squadron all under one Delta. The GPS III vehicle was launched on an accelerated timeline to meet warfighter needs.
SpaceX ready for SpainSat NG1’s launch tomorrow from Kennedy – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-01-28 00:00
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, January 29 for a Falcon 9 launch of the Hisdesat SpainSat NG I mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit. The two-hour window opens at 8:34 p.m. ET. A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.
U.S. Army awards L3Harris nearly $300 million for resilient communications program – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-01-28 00:00
The radios can switch between Secure But Unclassified – Encrypted (SBU-E) and high-assurance levels of encryption, enabling interoperability with coalition partners. This capability meets the latest NSA encryption and decryption standards for Communications Security and Transmission Security. These orders continue the proliferation of critical resilient communication solutions for U.S. Soldiers.
NASA Juno Mission Spots Most Powerful Volcanic Activity on Io to Date
Juno has made two close flybys of Io in December 2023 and February 2024, getting within about 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of its surface. The latest flyby took place on Dec. 27, 2024, bringing the spacecraft within about 46,200 miles (74,400 kilometers) of the moon. The data supports that this is the most intense volcanic eruption ever recorded on Io.