Manufacturing
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ManufacturingMu Space Opens Satellite Factory in Thailand
Mu Space has opened a satellite manufacturing facility in Bangkok, Thailand, and plans to add more than 300 high tech jobs in the city over the next year. The company […]
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ManufacturingAAC Clyde Space Signs Wyvern for 4-Year Data Services Contract
AAC Clyde Space has signed a Space Data as a Service contract with Canadian Earth Observation (EO) company Wyvern worth 8.4 million pounds ($11.6 million). Under the contract, AAC Clyde […]
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ManufacturingThales Alenia Space and Telespazio Win Italian Deal to Develop SICRAL 3
Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio have won a new contract with the Italian Ministry of Defence, the two companies announced June 16. The contract is for the development of the […]
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ManufacturingYahsat Takes Next Step for Thuraya 4-NGS System
Yahsat and Airbus have completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of the Thuraya 4-NGS next generation mobile telecommunications system, Yahsat announced June 9. This step provided a comprehensive review, validating […]
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ManufacturingAAC Clyde Space to Co-Engineer Astroscale UK’s ELSA-M Satellite
Astroscale‘s UK division awarded a $370,000 contract to AAC Clyde Space to co-engineer the space debris removal company’s End-of-Life Services by Astroscale (ELSA-M) satellite platform. AAC Clyde Space will design […]
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ManufacturingYork Space Systems to Expand Manufacturing With New Denver Facility
York Space Systems is planning to build a new, larger manufacturing facility in its headquarter city of Denver, Colorado, in order to boost manufacturing capability to keep up with customer […]
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ManufacturingCloud Constellation Selects Mynaric Laser OISL Terminals for its SpaceBelt Satellites
Cloud Constellation, the operator of a planned “SpaceBelt” Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite data constellation, will use Mynaric’s laser communication Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) to connect its spacecraft under the terms […]
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ManufacturingNorthrop Grumman Wins Contract to Build Solar Arrays for Airbus’ OneSat
Northrop Grumman will design, develop, and produce 24 ship sets of solar arrays for Airbus‘ new OneSat Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO) satellite product line under the terms of a new contract […]
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ManufacturingYork Space Systems Introduces Larger, More Powerful LX-Class Spacecraft
York Space Systems is adding a larger and more powerful platform called the LX-Class to its family of spacecraft platforms. The new platform is built off of the York S-Class, […]
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MagazineFrom Prototyping to Production: 3D Printing for Space Comes into its Own
3D printing – once the domain of nerdy hobbyists – is gaining momentum across multiple industries including the satellite sector thanks to the efforts of NASA to advance 3D printing […]
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MagazineThe New, Holistic View of Space
Double-digit growth is a big deal, especially when it comes after several years of decline. But in the case of orders for large commercial satellites, the double-digit growth recorded in […]
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MagazineVHTS: Soaring to Unprecedented Heights
It wasn’t so long ago that we hailed the era of High Throughput Satellites (HTS), which made it possible to deliver high-speed broadband data through narrow spot beams — enabling […]
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ManufacturingSatellite Manufacturing in a State of Transition
The requirements from customers are always ‘better, cheaper, faster,” says Andreas Lindenthal, chief operating officer and member of the board at Bremen, Germany-based, satellite manufacturer OHB. “For some of our […]