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EARTH OBSERVATION Hawkeye 360 announces commissioning of second satellite cluster

The trio of satellites, which entered orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in January, have completed functional testing, moved into proper formation, and begun to geolocate RF signals. They are currently supplying RF data to customers and will soon ramp up o... more

MILITARY SPACE Air Force awards $739 million launch service contracts

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) has been awarded a $297 million firm-fixed-price contract, for launch services to deliver AFSPC-44, NROL-85, and NROL-87 to the intended orbit. United Launch Alliance (ULA) has been awarded a $441.76 million ... more

STATION NEWS ISS Crew Completes Spacewalk Preps

On the eve of the second excursion outside the International Space Station within the span of a week, the Expedition 36 crew completed final preparations Wednesday for that spacewalk while continuing to support a number of research and maintenance tasks. Fligh... more

SPACE INDUSTRY Patents help build a global map of new space industry

"New Space" is a loosely defined term that encompasses the recent flurry of space-related activities coming from smaller actors rather than a handful of space-faring nations. Put somewhat simply, while the Apollo missions were more traditional, SpaceX, Rocket ... more

ENERGY TECH Infrared light antenna powers molecular motor

For biological applications, this requires the motors to be driven by low-energy, low-intensity light that penetrates tissue. Chemists at the University of Groningen designed a rotary motor that is efficiently powered by near-infrared light, through adding an ... more

MILSPACE COMMS Lockheed Martin to Deliver Communications and Transmission Services to US Army

The U.S. Army will soon be using satellite and terrestrial communications capabilities delivered in part by Lockheed Martin to support battlefield operations around the globe. Lockheed Martin was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contra... more

MILSPACE COMMS Airbus further extends channel partner program for military satellite communications in Asia

Speedcast has been delivering tactical secure communications services to the Australian and New Zealand governments since September 2016 and the partnership has now been extended to cover customers in the Philippines. In addition, on behalf of Airbus, Speedcas... more

ROCKET SCIENCE Communicating with hypersonic vehicles in flight

Near the end of the movie Apollo 13, which depicts the harrowing journey of the three astronauts aboard the aborted 1970 lunar mission, the tension mounts in textbook fashion. As the spacecraft hurdles into Earth's atmosphere it is encircled by hot ionized air... more