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Check out our latest blog post on in-flight thruster performance assessment, a crucial aspect of satellite mission success

Discover the intricacies of in-flight thruster performance assessment and its critical role in satellite mission success. Dive into our latest blog for expert insights: Understanding In-Flight Thruster Performance Assessment. #SpaceTech #SatelliteOperations #AerospaceEngineering #GNSS

ICYMI: This Week in Launch: Electron returns to flight and final Falcon Heavy of the year

ICYMI: This Week in Launch: Electron returns to flight and final Falcon Heavy of the year

LIFTOFF: The Ukrainian-built first stage of the Antares rocket, powered by two Russian RD-181 engines, launched from Wallops Island, Virginia last night, propelling the NG-19 Cygnus resupply capsule towards the International Space Station. This flight marked the final mission for this version of the Antares rocket, signaling the end of a largely successful series of missions dating back to 2013. Going forward, Cygnus resupply vehicles will transition to launching on Falcon 9 rockets from Florida, until an effectively-new commercial launch vehicle, which will retain the Antares name, resumes Cygnus launches later this decade. More shots: https://lnkd.in/gSsqX6EE

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ExoTerra gains flight heritage for Halo thrusters, ExoTerra Resources has demonstrated its first Halo Hall-effect thrusters in orbit on DARPA Blackjack satellites. The post ExoTerra gains flight heritage for Halo thrusters appeared first on SpaceNews., : ExoTerra Resources has demonstrated its first Halo Hall-effect thrusters in orbit on DARPA Blackjack satellites. The post ExoTerra gains flight heritage for Halo thrusters appeared first on SpaceNews. https://lnkd.in/gHYyvbnC

Next week at #SmallSat2023, SWF's Ian Christensen will be moderating the "Space Debris and ASAT Testing: Protecting the Operational Environment for SmallSats" side-event on Wednesday from 9:45-10:45 MST! This meeting will provide a discussion of the impacts of anti-satellite (ASAT) testing on the operational environment for small satellites operators and identify actions the operator community can take to support building momentum behind national direct ascent ASAT test moratoriums. #SWF #SpaceSustainability

Join SWF's Ian Christensen tomorrow for "Space Debris and ASAT Testing: Protecting the Operational Environment for SmallSats," a side-event on Wednesday at #SmallSat2023. Starting at 9:45 MST, this meeting will feature a discussion of the impacts of anti-satellite (ASAT) testing on the operational environment for small satellites operators and identify actions the operator community can take to support building momentum behind national direct ascent ASAT test moratoriums. #SWF #SpaceSustainability

Picturing Proba-3 for safer double satellite control, Controlling a single satellite in orbit is tough enough, but to oversee a pair of satellites as they fly in close formation around one another is likely to be extremely challenging. To simplify oversight of ESA’s coming double-satellite Proba-3 mission, its team is making sure controllers will obtain visualisations of the satellites’ relative positions in real time., : Controlling a single satellite in orbit is tough enough, but to oversee a pair of