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2015 ISS Research and Development Conference Recap

…science companies had the opportunity to compete for up to $500,000 in grant funding to support flight projects destined for the ISS National Lab. The winning companies from this initial…

In-Orbit Activities: The ISS As a Research Platform

…as part of Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) and Commercial Crew missions. In FY21, five CRS missions and two Commercial Crew missions launched: SpaceX Crew-1 carried the first ISS National Lab-sponsored…

SpaceX’s 16th Commercial Resupply Services Mission

…science, supplies and hardware to the Exp 57 crew when it arrives Saturday at around 6am. https://t.co/LyNXvf1MMq pic.twitter.com/gjJWzpZ2Kj — Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) December 5, 2018 Are you ready for…

Popular Mechanics Highlights HPE’s Spaceborne Computer

Popular Mechanics featured Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) Spaceborne Computer in an article published yesterday. The Spaceborne Computer, which represents the first long-term demonstration of supercomputing capabilities from a commercial off-the-shelf…

Investment Perspectives: Takeaways From ISSRDC 2020 Investor Panel

…overall access to funding now looks better, the investor commentary pointed to a shift in focus relative to the earlier years of the NewSpace investment activity. Several comments here pointed…

Governor Patrick, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, and the ISS National Lab Announce Grant Competition to Support Research on the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory

…Competition,” a new collaboration that will provide Massachusetts-based companies a unique opportunity to access the International Space Station (ISS) to conduct life sciences research. The grant competition, funded by MLSC,…

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Shooting to Higher Orbit: SlingShot’s Flexible Launch Model Offers Affordable, Fast Path to LEO

…2019. SlingShot provides opportunities for smallsat deployments in a cost-effective manner that aligns with the current resupply flight schedule. The higher-orbit trip comes after Cygnus completes its primary commercial resupply…

Hyperspectral Sensors for Global Monitoring

…project completion, Orbital Sidekick has launched five commercial satellites for its GHOST™ constellation, each with an upgraded sensor. Orbital Sidekick plans to expand GHOST to 14 satellites, allowing the company…

New Technology Demonstration and Facility Installed on the Space Station to Enable Future Research

…Enterprise (HPE), began operations onboard the ISS. Spaceborne Computer-2 is the next step following a previous technology demonstration from HPE focused on providing affordable commercial computing in space. To ensure…

Investment Perspectives: SmallSat Symposium Cheers the SDA Awards, Hopes for Better Capital Markets

…$9.9 billion toward 438 satellites through tranche 2 of the architecture, with deployments through FY26. Tranche 2 will be followed by tranches 3 and 4 later in the decade, followed…