Today In Space
Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, 1:39 PM PST
2024-12-03T13:39:45.625616-08:00 2024-12-03T13:39:45.625616-08:00 (2024-12-03T13:39:45.625616-08:00)
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Lockheed Martin Selects Tesat Optical Terminals for GPS Demonstration
By Via Satellite: Lockheed Martin has selected Tesat optical communication terminals (OCT) for a demonstration on a future GPS III spacecraft.
Payload
• Tim Fernholz
European Space Cargo Start-Ups Strike Seven Mission Deal
By Payload: Germany’s ATMOS Space Cargo and France’s Space Cargo Unlimited (SCU) are teaming up.
SpaceX to launch Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
By Spaceflight Now: SpaceX is preparing for the first of three planned Falcon 9 rocket launches over the next two days, which include two Starlink flights and a customer mission.
Payload
• Jacqueline Feldscher
CSF Rebrands To Represent Whole Commercial Space Industry
By Payload: The trade association formerly known as the Commercial Spaceflight Federation is getting a new name, a concise mandate, and a way to support the politicians who support space. .
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
Saudi Neo Space Group, in its first international acquisition, to purchase Airbus’s UP42 open-source geo analytics platform
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Neo Space Group (NSG), the recently created Saudi Public Investment Fund-owned company….
Space.com
• Andrew Jones
Building blocks: How China plans to make bricks on the moon for lunar habitats
By Space.com: China plans to use lunar material to build its moon base.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
Orbit Communication Systems Wins $9.1M Israeli Contract
By Payload: Orbit will ship an undisclosed number of multi-purpose satellite communications terminals (MPTs) to the Israeli Ministry of Defense next year.
