Author: David Bullock

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Space Domain Awareness & Combat Power (SDACP) Directorate delivered the first of two payloads to Japan, putting the United States and Japan one step closer to the launch of two U.S.-hosted payloads on Japan’s GEO-based Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS). The payload deliveries follow the historic Memorandum of Understanding…

World View, a global leader in stratospheric exploration and flight, to be well-positioned to strengthen its leadership position in the stratospheric remote sensing industry TUCSON, Ariz.— January 13, 2023 — World View, a global leader in stratospheric exploration and flight, and Leo Holdings Corp. II (“Leo”) (NYSE: LHC), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, today…

WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — January 12, 2023 — NASA has selected Banner Quality Management Inc., of Friendswood, Texas, to provide safety and mission assurance, engineering, and technical services to the agency in various locations across the country. The Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Engineering and Technical Services (SETS) contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with…

WASHINGTON (NASA HQ PR) — NASA has awarded contracts to IBEX IT Business Experts, LLC of Norcross, Georgia, Bryce Solutions, LLC of Alexandria, Virginia, and Strategy Consulting Team of Fairfax, Virginia, to provide human capital support across the agency. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts include firm fixed-price task orders on a firm fixed-price completion or firm fixed-price…

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HAKUTO-R M1 Lunar Lander Navigates in Deep Space for One Month TOKYO—January 11, 2023—ispace, inc., a global lunar exploration company, announced today that its HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander has successfully completed Success 5 of its Mission 1 Milestones by completing a month-long stable navigation and nominal cruise in deep space. The HAKUTO-R Mission 1…

Leading provider of Earth observation data, utilizing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), announces revenue tripled; brings on new CFO/COO, CISO and CHRO for next phase of growth SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10, 2023 — Capella Space, a leading American satellite manufacturer and Earth observation company, today announced it has closed $60 million in growth equity financing from the U.S. Innovative…

The compact lithium-ion rechargeable battery, developed specifically for the mission, will provide the TAU-SAT3 nanosatellite with energy for its entire life in orbit.  BEIT SHEMESH, Israel, Jan. 10, 2023 — A tiny lithium-ion rechargeable battery developed by Epsilor, a world-recognized developer and manufacturer of mobile energy products for defense and aerospace applications, is being used to power the…

Ball Aerospace completes satellite bus integration and microwave imager testing  BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 10, 2023 — Ball Aerospace completed the spacecraft bus for the Weather System Follow-on-Microwave (WSF-M) satellite, the U.S. Space Force’s next-generation operational environmental satellite system. Ball also finalized environmental testing on the Microwave Imager (MWI) instrument and has started final space vehicle assembly, integration…

NEWQUAY, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The historic first attempt to launch satellites from British soil reached space late last night, but ultimately fell short of reaching its target orbit. “We will work tirelessly to understand the nature of the failure, make corrective actions, and return to orbit as soon as we have completed a full investigation and mission…