Space Force launches X-37B orbital test vehicle for OTV-8 mission

Large Space Simulator gets a digital twin, The Large Space Simulator, Europe’s largest vacuum chamber, routinely reproduces space conditions on Earth to test spacecraft before they fly into orbit. The facility is complex, and the current process of training a new operator is lengthy and complicated. To make it easier, the space simulator now has a digital twin – the most realistic virtual model of the facility yet, developed for the European Space Agency (ESA) by the Spanish engineering company Empresarios

Portfolio milestone: Quantum Space has completed its Manufacturing Readiness Review and is targeting June 2026 for the launch of its Ranger Prime mission. Ranger represents the next generation of maneuverable, high-endurance spacecraft—expanding capabilities across national security, civil, and commercial markets. https://lnkd.in/ewY6uYmv

All 42 satellite bus platforms ordered for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 1 program have been delivered by Terran Orbital Corporation. These spacecraft are intended to help form a resilient, low-latency communications network in low Earth orbit, designed to deliver secure data connectivity to warfighters anywhere on Earth...https://lnkd.in/gAUVMqpK

CAS Space's Kinetica-1 has flown into sun-synchronous orbit, carrying Pakistan's first hyperspectral imaging satellite alongside two X-band synthetic aperture radar remote sensing spacecraft For China in Space -> https://lnkd.in/efsG-pt9

🛰️ NEWS 🛰️ The UK Space Agency is set to fund a Leicester space and technology company to explore a new kind of spacecraft. Meridian Space Command will receive £150,000 along with French startup Alpha Impulsion to study a new kind of in-space orbital transfer vehicle (OTV). https://lnkd.in/e-cMeek9

Lanteris Space Systems CEO Chris Johnson sizes up the opportunity for the company's spacecraft manufacturing business as the Maxar brand is retired. Spacecraft manufacturing is moving forward as Lanteris Space Systems and the imagery and sensing business is now Vantor. Read article here: https://lnkd.in/gJt2DhRu

I caught up with Chris Johnson this week to talk about the Maxar rebrand to Lanteris Space Systems. Government business has become a larger part of the pie in recent years, and Chris is still bullish on GEO — "GEO is going to come back."

Golden-based Lunar Outpost has announced a mission, MARS-1, to evaluate the capabilities of its Mobile Autonomous Robotic Swarms. This initiative is developed for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and U.S. Space Force SpaceWERX and focuses on demonstrating decentralized robotic operations in low Earth orbit. The mission is considered critical for establishing infrastructure in space.

Portal Space Systems has successfully tested the solar thermal propulsion system for its Supernova transorbital spacecraft, marking a first for the commercial space industry. https://lnkd.in/g_GVTU38

🚀 Happy World Space Week! 🌌 DYK simulation is playing a key role in advancing Space exploration and development? From secure and resilient communications to mission planning, novel propulsion technologies and accurate sensor systems, using simulation enables detailed analysis of spacecraft, rockets, and satellites, ensuring that they perform optimally and safely in the harsh conditions of space. Keep a watch on our socials this week as we look at some of the amazing pioneers who are shaping the future of space, pushing innovation to its limits, and who EDRMedeso is proud to partner. Here’s to the power of simulation in making space missions safer, smarter, sustainable - and faster! #SpaceWeek #Simulation #Innovation #SpaceExploration #Ansys Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gQ_Cnrr7