Boeing delivers final O3b mPOWER trio ahead of xenon orbit raising
(SpaceEnergy) Boeing has delivered the final three O3b mPOWER satellites to SES ahead of a September launch and subsequent solar-powered xenon electric-propulsion
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ESA, ispace sign €65m lunar polar ice rover contract
(SpaceEnergy) ESA and ispace-Europe have formally signed a €65 million contract to deliver the MAGPIE lunar rover, which will prospect for water ice
NASA installs Dragonfly flight harness for nuclear-powered Titan mission
(SpaceEnergy) NASA’s Dragonfly team has installed the flight electrical harness on its Titan rotorcraft, completing a major integration milestone for the nuclear-powered
MARKETS: Rocket propellant index falls 1.63% as hydrogen retreats
(SpaceEnergy) The SE Liquid Rocket Propellant Index (SELRPI) fell 1.63% in the week ending 28 August to 104.31 points as all three
CycloRP fuel detonates in Venus rotating detonation engine
(SpaceEnergy) CycloKinetics' proposed drop-in replacement for RP-1 and RP-2 has successfully detonated during hot-fire testing in a Venus Aerospace
Intuitive Machines wins two-satellite order with electric propulsion option
(SpaceEnergy) Intuitive Machines has won an order for two IM 300 spacecraft platforms whose modular architecture can support electric or chemical propulsion and higher-
Yank wins Space Force contract for orbital wireless power
(SpaceEnergy) Yank Technologies says it has won a US Space Force contract to develop wireless power transfer for recharging satellites and other orbital assets
NASA begins installing Artemis III RS-25 engines
(SpaceEnergy) NASA has begun installing four RS-25 liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen engines into the Space Launch System core stage for the Artemis III
Satellite supplier GomSpace wins $658,000 D-Orbit power order
(SpaceEnergy) Satellite systems supplier GomSpace has won a SEK6.3 million ($658,000) order to provide spacecraft power systems for D-Orbit's
Galactic Energy's kerolox Pallas-1 reaches orbit on maiden flight
(SpaceEnergy) Galactic Energy's Pallas-1 reusable liquid rocket has reached orbit on its maiden flight, providing an initial flight demonstration for its
NASA awards Blue Origin $700m Mars orbiter contract
(SpaceEnergy) NASA has awarded Blue Origin a contract worth up to $700 million to develop, launch and operate a Mars telecommunications orbiter using hybrid
DOE offers $12m for space solar manufacturing R&D
(SpaceEnergy) The US Department of Energy has opened a $12 million research and development programme aimed at lowering space photovoltaic costs and expanding domestic