Sony CubeSat Fires up Water-Based Engine in Earth Orbit for the First Time

By Passant Rabie, Published by Gizmodo, 13 March 2023 Japan's Pale Blue water-based propulsion system successfully completed its initial test on board the nanosatellite. Japanese company Pale Blue pulled off the first test of its experimental water vapor propulsion system, flying a nano-satellite for the first time in space using

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Astranis wins Space Force contract to integrate military satcom on commercial payload

By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 14 February 2023 The $4.5 million SBIR Phase 3 contract has $6 million option for an on-orbit demonstration WASHINGTON – Astranis Space Technologies won a $4.5 million contract to integrate a U.S. military communications waveform on one of the company’s satellite communications payloads, the

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