ESA’s Solar Orbiter to Slingshot Around Venus En-Route to the Sun
Solar Orbiter will be the first satellite to provide close-up views of the Sun's polar regions, providing images from high latitudes of parts of the Sun not visible from Earth
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CSO-2 Military Observation Satellite Launched
The CSO-2 ‘Composante Spatiale Optique’ features a very-high-res optical instrument built by Thales Alenia Space and is intended for French defense applications including surveillance, reconnaissance and observation
SNC Start Integration of Wings for the Dream Chaser Spaceplane
Sierra Nevada Corporation worked closely with engineers at Models and Tools to design the mission critical wing tooling, the rotation of which allows for access and installation of critical components
Solar-Electric Zephyr HAPS Completes New Test Flight Campaign
The Airbus Defense and Space campaign focused on operational flexibility and aircraft agility, testing lower altitude flying and early stage transition to the stratosphere of the solar-electric Zephyr.
Second Cluster of Advanced Satellites Readied for SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch
Cluster 2 has up to ten times the collection capacity of Cluster 1 already in orbit, allowing HawkEye 360 to offer increasingly robust space-based RF data insights and improved geolocation accuracy
BlueHalo to Develop Next Generation Space Domain Solutions for AFRL
Five separate cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts have been awarded by AFRL, totalling over $130 million with an available ceiling of over $400 million.
Thales Alenia Space to provide Pressurized Module for Lunar Gateway Habitation And Logistics Outpost
Thales Alenia Space will design and manufacture the HALO primary structure - the pressurized module, the vestibule pressure control, part of the meteoroid protection system as well as the NASA docking systems interface
U.S. Space Force to Launch Fifth SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite in 2021
Lockheed Martin’s SBIRS GEO-5 is the first military space satellite built on the modernized, modular LM 2100™ combat bus, providing enhanced power and resilience
QinetiQ to Develop Relocatable Optical Ground Station Capable of Receiving High-Speed Data Transmissions from Space
QinetiQ’s £2.3 million contract to build the OGS will provide a solid platform to undertake experimentation into free-space optical communications
SpaceX sends Newest Satellite Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich into Space
Satellite will monitor global sea levels and provide critical data for scientific research and lay the framework for future generations
Next-Generation Satellite System Under Development for US Space Force
Boeing will provide a secure and resilient satellite communications architecture as well as a satellite payload prototype
Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar Spacecraft Critical Design Review Completed
PredaSAR is building and will operate the world's largest and most advanced constellation of SAR satellites
