Tag: orbital
From 20 to 22 March 2024, ESA’s Future Space Transportation preparation programme (Future Launchers Preparatory Programme – FLPP) hosted the ESA Space Transportation Pitch Week: a series of virtual events exploring new technological concepts for space transportation.
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Firefly Aerospace, Inc., a key player in space transportation, has announced its selection to develop a framework for integrated on-orbit spacecraft hubs. This initiative supports DARPA's 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study. The proposed hubs, leveraging the capabilities of Firefly's Elytra orbital vehicles, aim to provide versatile cislunar services, including refueling, deliv
Skyrora and Spirit AeroSystems have announced a collaboration on orbital launch capability. The companies celebrated theannouncement on the conference’s opening day in Belfast, home to Spirit’s largest UK manufacturing facility.
UK-based, launch-vehicle manufacturer, Skyrora is developing an agile, end-to-end, launch...
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has recently announced its solicitation for 100 satellites for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The SDA is seeking industry proposals for 100 "Alpha" satellites that will be part of the Tranche 2 Transport...
India has joined the Artemis Accords, a multinational agreement for space exploration, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the United States. The Artemis Accords, which began in 2020, now have 27 countries committed to peaceful, sustainable, and...
Revolv Space is a startup currently incubated at ESA BIC Noordwijk and working towards the goal of maximising mission return for small satellite constellations. The aerospace engineers who founded Revolv have developed an autonomous and fail-safe solar array drive...
A leader in large-scale industrial 3D printing, a market leader in space logistics and the European Space Agency teamed up to launch a new Grand Challenge: The COSMIC LFAM ESA Grand Challenge.
Starting from today, 26 May 2023, you can...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded four contracts to Umbra, Terran Orbital’s PredaSAR unit, Northrop Grumman, and Jacobs to fly synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites in formation. The aim is to demonstrate novel imagery collection techniques...
Astroscale and Momentus have joined forces to propose a mission to reboost the Hubble Telescope to NASA. The mission would use a Momentus Vigoride orbital service vehicle (OSV) with Astroscale’s RPOD technology built in. Astroscale’s RPOD technology would approach...
Thales Alenia Space, a consortium of space companies, has been awarded a €235m ($256m) contract by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) for an in-orbit servicing demonstration mission. The Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) mission is set to launch by 2026 and...
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